Pulaski County, Illinois (IL)

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County population in July 2007: 6,490 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 2,189
Renter-occupied apartments: 704

% of renters here:	24%
State:	33%

Land area: 201 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.5 sq. mi.

Population density: 32 people per square mile

(low).

2008 cost of living index in Pulaski County: 73.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (25.2%), Manufacturing (13.9%), Public administration (11.0%), Retail trade (10.7%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 68%
Government: 23%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 8%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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Races in Pulaski County, Illinois:

White Non-Hispanic (65.9%)
Black (31.0%)
Hispanic (1.5%)
Two or more races (1.1%)
American Indian (0.6%)
Chinese (0.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	37.7 years
Illinois median age:	34.7 years

Males: 3,516	(47.8%)
Females: 3,832	(52.2%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $23,341
County population in 2003: 7,052
Jobs in 2003: 2,078

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Total labor force in 2004: 2,961
Unemployment rate in 2004: 9.4%

Average household size:

Pulaski County:	2.4 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $29,462 ($25,361 in 1999)

This county:	$29,462
Illinois:	$54,123

2007 median house/condo value: $56,856 ($33,300 in 2000)

Pulaski County:	$56,856
Illinois:	$208,800

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $256 (lower quartile is $174, upper quartile is $333)

This county:	$256
State:	$669

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,031
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $220

Institutionalized population: 235

Pulaski County races chart

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $277 (0.8%)

Pulaski County household income distribution in 2007

Pulaski County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	24.7%
Whole state:	10.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	9.1%
Whole state:	5.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Pulaski County is $408 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $492 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $648 a month.

Cities in this county include: Mounds, Ullin, Mound City, Karnak, Olmsted, Pulaski, New Grand Chain, Mound Station.

Neighboring counties: Alexander County , Ballard County, Kentucky , Johnson County , Massac County , McCracken County, Kentucky , Union County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Pulaski County: Egyptian Country Club (A), Grand Chain Landing (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Pulaski County include: Shiloh Church (A), Bethel Church (B), New Zion Church (C), Edith Chapel (D), Center Church (E), Mount Pisgah Church (F), True Light Church (G), Pleasant Hill Church (H), Ohio Chapel (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Hogendobler Cemetery (1), Lincoln Cemetery (2), Solomon Cemetery (3), King-McNeil Cemetery (4), Sheets Cemetery (5), Hill Cemetery (6), Henderson Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Lence Pond (A), Ulrich Lake (B), Kays Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Boar Creek (A), Indian Camp Creek (B), Post Creek Cutoff (C), Big Creek (D), Sandy Creek (E), Hodges Creek (F), Hess Bayou (G), Hartline Creek (H), Pulaski Slough (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Pulaski County include: Chestnut Hills Nature Preserve (1), Section Eight Woods Nature Preserve (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Perks Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	7.0%
Illinois:	4.8%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 326
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 70.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 7.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 48 (33% naturalized citizens)

Pulaski County:	0.7%
Whole state:	12.3%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 5 1990 to 1994: 5 1985 to 1989: 11 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 2 1970 to 1974: 5 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 20

Mean travel time to work: 25.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 45.4%

Pulaski County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,262
One, attached: 36
Two: 100
3 or 4: 85
5 to 9: 22
10 to 19: 6
20 or more: 41
Mobile homes: 781
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 20

Housing units in Pulaski County with a mortgage: 463 (10 second mortgage, 16 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 805

Here:	36.5% with mortgage
State:	69.8% with mortgage

Agriculture in Pulaski County
Average size of farms: 341 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $58040
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $208.25
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 1.11%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 13.10%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $41594
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 71.01%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 2.84%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $76003
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 88.54%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 5.58
Corn for grain: 15492 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 3966 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 40084 harvested acres
Vegetables: 210 harvested acres

Pulaski County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Illinois state average. It is 3.6 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 fatalities and 41 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/6/2003, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 2 people and injured 33 people and caused $16 million in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (13%)
Public administration (11%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)
Educational services (4%)
Nonmetallic mineral products (4%)
Health care (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (20%)
Educational services (17%)
Public administration (11%)
Social assistance (6%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
Farmers and farm managers (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Cashiers (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (4%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (46%)
Philippines (27%)
Germany (21%)
Canada (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Pulaski County:

United States or American (27%)
German (14%)
English (8%)
Irish (6%)
African (2%)
French (except Basque) (1%)
Dutch (1%)

Pulaski County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,199 (79%)
Carpooled: 367 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 23 (1%)
Motorcycle: 2 (0%)
Walked: 67 (2%)
Other means: 28 (1%)
Worked at home: 115 (4%)

People in group quarters in Pulaski County, Illinois

184 people in federal prisons and detention centers
51 people in nursing homes
50 people in other nonhousehold living situations
6 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $33,944.

5.91% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($22,926 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.91%
Illinois average:	5.66%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.76% relocated from other counties in Illinois ($14,985 average AGI)
2.14% relocated from other states ($7,941 average AGI)
Pulaski County: 2.14%
Illinois average: 2.13%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Alexander County, IL	0.96% ($23,545 average AGI)
from Union County, IL	0.83% ($20,947)

6.76% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($24,000 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.76%
Illinois average:	5.99%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.95% relocated to other counties in Illinois ($14,788 average AGI)
2.82% relocated to other states ($9,212 average AGI)
Pulaski County: 2.82%
Illinois average: 2.58%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Alexander County, IL	0.87% ($14,350 average AGI)
to Union County, IL	0.69% ($24,938)
to Cape Girardeau County, MO	0.56% ($25,077)
to Jackson County, IL	0.48% ($21,000)
to Massac County, IL	0.48% ($32,727)
to Johnson County, IL	0.43% ($24,600)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.3

Births per 1000 population in Pulaski County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.6

Deaths per 1000 population in Pulaski County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 21.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Pulaski County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,410 (1,168 aged, 242 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1324.700
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1265.820

Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 29.44

Household type by relationship

Households: 7,057

In family households: 6,029 (1,391 male householders, 546 female householders)
1,449 spouses, 2,238 children (2,046 natural, 41 adopted, 151 stepchildren), 221 grandchildren, 33 brothers or sisters, 38 parents, 51 other relatives, 62 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,028 (427 male householders (405 living alone)), 508 female householders (456 living alone)), 93 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 291 (223 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 871 2-persons, 430 3-persons, 352 4-persons, 172 5-persons, 76 6-persons, 36 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 861 1-person, 65 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 3 6-persons.

97.7% of residents of Pulaski County speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (33% speak English very well, 37% speak English well, 30% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (44% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 24% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (39% speak English very well, 61% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $91,854,000 ($13146 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $26,521,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $18,928,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $15,799,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,473,000
Federal grants: $26,356,000
Federal procurement contracts: $25,014,000 ($24,541,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,285,000 ($1,205,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $8,395,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $582,000
Federal Government insurance: $9,146,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 519

Here:	76 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 496

Here:	73 per 1000 residents
State:	43 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: 0

Here:	0 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -551

Here:	-81 per 1000 residents
State:	-31 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Pulaski County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.11 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.5
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.5
State:	4.1

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 52
1995 to 1998: 289
1990 to 1994: 163
1980 to 1989: 359
1970 to 1979: 556
1960 to 1969: 427
1950 to 1959: 329
1940 to 1949: 383
1939 or earlier: 795

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Pulaski County, Illinois:
	1 room: 6 2 rooms: 17 3 rooms: 50 4 rooms: 379 5 rooms: 636 6 rooms: 560 7 rooms: 285 8 rooms: 144 9+ rooms: 112

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pulaski County, Illinois:
	1 room: 29 2 rooms: 34 3 rooms: 98 4 rooms: 199 5 rooms: 193 6 rooms: 101 7 rooms: 45 8 rooms: 5 9+ rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Pulaski County:
	no bedroom: 16 1 bedroom: 108 2 bedrooms: 802 3 bedrooms: 956 4 bedrooms: 242 5+ bedrooms: 65

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pulaski County:
	no bedroom: 29 1 bedroom: 163 2 bedrooms: 293 3 bedrooms: 177 4 bedrooms: 34 5+ bedrooms: 8

Cars and other vehicles available in Pulaski County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 164 1 vehicle: 700 2 vehicles: 879 3 vehicles: 320 4 vehicles: 93 5+ vehicles: 33

Cars and other vehicles available in Pulaski County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 189 1 vehicle: 339 2 vehicles: 139 3 vehicles: 29 4 vehicles: 8 5+ vehicles: 0

65% of Pulaski County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in Illinois.

Pulaski County:	65.5%
State average:	58.6%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 4977
Northeast: 35
Midwest: 1206
South: 970
West: 86

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $22,200

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (38%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (30%) Electricity (26%) Wood (4%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (46%) Electricity (26%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (22%) Wood (5%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 30

Here:	3.1%
Illinois:	13.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 25

Here:	5.0%
Illinois:	11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4

Here:	1.3%
Illinois:	25.8%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

Pulaski County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $538,000
Regular Highways: $276,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $1,336,000
General - Other: $868,000

Health Services - Other: $692,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $680,000

Police Protection: $678,000

Welfare - Other: $563,000

Central Staff Services: $548,000
Federal Intergovernmental - General Support: $592,000
All Other: $287,000

Highways: $126,000

Water Utilities: $2,000
General - Interest on Debt: $112,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General: $11,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,867,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $175,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $885,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $1,036,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $121,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $675,000
Interest Earnings: $90,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,583,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $587,000
All Other: $567,000

General Support: $513,000

Public Welfare: $100,000

Housing & Community Development: $34,000
Tax - Property: $875,000
NEC: $240,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,366,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

Pulaski County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Vehicles involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)