Putnam County, Illinois (IL)

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County population in July 2007: 6,014 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 1,988
Renter-occupied apartments: 427

% of renters here:	18%
State:	33%

Land area: 160 sq. mi.
Water area: 12.4 sq. mi.

Population density: 38 people per square mile

(low).

2008 cost of living index in Putnam County: 78.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (22.4%), Educational,health and social services (17.0%), Retail trade (12.7%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 81%
Government: 10%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 8%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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Races in Putnam County, Illinois:

White Non-Hispanic (95.6%)
Hispanic (2.8%)
Black (0.6%)
Other race (0.6%)
Two or more races (0.5%)

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

Median resident age:	39.6 years
Illinois median age:	34.7 years

Males: 3,007	(49.4%)
Females: 3,079	(50.6%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $31,636
County population in 2003: 6,126
Jobs in 2003: 1,789

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Total labor force in 2004: 3,072
Unemployment rate in 2004: 6.8%

Average household size:

Putnam County:	2.5 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $52,848 ($45,492 in 1999)

This county:	$52,848
Illinois:	$54,123

2007 median house/condo value: $144,101 ($89,100 in 2000)

Putnam County:	$144,101
Illinois:	$208,800

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $433 (lower quartile is $345, upper quartile is $491)

This county:	$433
State:	$669

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,339
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $342

Institutionalized population: 10

Putnam County races chart

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $1,229 (1.4%)

Putnam County household income distribution in 2007

Putnam County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	5.5%
Whole state:	10.7%

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

This county:	2.4%
Whole state:	5.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Putnam County is $388 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $511 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $646 a month.

Cities in this county include: Granville, Hennepin, Mark, McNabb, Magnolia, Standard.

Neighboring counties: Bureau County , La Salle County , Marshall County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable location: Edgewood Park Golf Course (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Putnam County include: Immaculate Conception Church (A), Friends Church (B), Kings House of Retreats Chapel (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Friends Cemetery (1), Union Grove Cemetery (2), Boyle-Price Valley Cemetery (3), Saint Joseph Cemetery (4), Caledonia Cemetery (5), Putnman Cemetery (6), Putnam Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Sawmill Lake (A), Lyons Lake (B), Goose Lake (C), Swan Lake (D), Turner Lake (E), Senachwine Lake (F), Lake Thunderbird (G), Fish N Fun Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Poole Creek (A), Allforks Creek (B), Sandy Creek (C), Senachwine Creek (D), Clear Creek (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Putnam County include: Mount Palatine Cemetery Prairie Nature Preserve (1), Donnelley State Fish and Wildlife Area (2), Lake Senachwine Conservation Area (3), George S Park Memorial Woods Nature Preserve (4), Fox Run State Conservation Area (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	4.5%
Illinois:	4.8%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 210
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 111 (53% naturalized citizens)

Putnam County:	1.8%
Whole state:	12.3%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 16 1990 to 1994: 13 1985 to 1989: 9 1980 to 1984: 7 1975 to 1979: 8 1970 to 1974: 19 1970 to 1974: 17 1965 to 1969: 22

Mean travel time to work: 23.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 40.0%

Putnam County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,498
One, attached: 6
Two: 57
3 or 4: 90
5 to 9: 38
Mobile homes: 199

Housing units in Putnam County with a mortgage: 932 (40 second mortgage, 88 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 726

Here:	56.2% with mortgage
State:	69.8% with mortgage

Agriculture in Putnam County
Average size of farms: 407 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $242876
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $669.05
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 6.34%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $195699
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 83.49%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $101943
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 86.29%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 2.56
Corn for grain: 30556 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 27376 harvested acres
Vegetables: 210 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 32 acres

Putnam County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Illinois state average. It is 3.8 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 8 fatalities and 13 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/20/2004, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed 8 people and injured 12 people and caused $8 million in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (15%)
Metal and metal products (15%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
Chemicals (5%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
Accommodation and food services (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (19%)
Educational services (11%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Public administration (3%)
Social assistance (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Cashiers (4%)
Registered nurses (4%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)

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

Mexico (51%)
Yugoslavia (16%)
Italy (7%)
Philippines (5%)
Poland (5%)
Argentina (4%)
United Kingdom (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Putnam County:

German (27%)
Italian (20%)
Irish (8%)
English (7%)
Polish (7%)
Swedish (5%)
United States or American (4%)

Putnam County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,278 (82%)
Carpooled: 290 (10%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 2 (0%)
Railroad: 6 (0%)
Bicycle: 2 (0%)
Walked: 59 (2%)
Other means: 18 (1%)
Worked at home: 122 (4%)

7 people in nursing homes
3 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $54,012.

6.34% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($47,605 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.34%
Illinois average:	5.66%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.53% relocated from other counties in Illinois ($42,783 average AGI)
0.81% relocated from other states ($4,822 average AGI)
Putnam County: 0.81%
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 La Salle County, IL	1.82% ($34,822 average AGI)
from Bureau County, IL	1.74% ($28,465)
from Cook County, IL	0.61% ($161,600)
from Marshall County, IL	0.40% ($29,800)

7.90% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,608 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.90%
Illinois average:	5.99%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.51% relocated to other counties in Illinois ($26,804 average AGI)
1.39% relocated to other states ($7,804 average AGI)
Putnam County: 1.39%
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 La Salle County, IL	2.06% ($29,154 average AGI)
to Bureau County, IL	1.71% ($32,953)
to Marshall County, IL	0.95% ($34,583)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.4

Births per 1000 population in Putnam County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.8

Deaths per 1000 population in Putnam County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Putnam County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,098 (987 aged, 111 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 968.170
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1000.980

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 34.33

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 32.82

Household type by relationship

Households: 6,075

In family households: 5,345 (1,531 male householders, 218 female householders)
1,548 spouses, 1,801 children (1,599 natural, 53 adopted, 149 stepchildren), 86 grandchildren, 19 brothers or sisters, 30 parents, 27 other relatives, 85 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 730 (323 male householders (262 living alone)), 331 female householders (324 living alone)), 76 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 11 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 817 2-persons, 365 3-persons, 340 4-persons, 144 5-persons, 58 6-persons, 25 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 586 1-person, 61 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 2 4-persons, 3 5-persons.

94.1% of residents of Putnam County speak English at home.
3.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (61% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (31% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 38% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $31,762,000 ($5198 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $454,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $17,218,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $6,636,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,293,000
Federal grants: $2,708,000
Federal procurement contracts: $396,000 ($15,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,510,000 ($65,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,277,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,325,000
Federal Government insurance: $17,348,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 321

Here:	53 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 286

Here:	47 per 1000 residents
State:	43 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +9

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -27

Here:	-4 per 1000 residents
State:	-31 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Putnam County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.19 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.0
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.8
State:	4.1

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 116
1995 to 1998: 220
1990 to 1994: 158
1980 to 1989: 302
1970 to 1979: 569
1960 to 1969: 284
1950 to 1959: 241
1940 to 1949: 146
1939 or earlier: 852

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Putnam County, Illinois:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 8 3 rooms: 38 4 rooms: 183 5 rooms: 502 6 rooms: 489 7 rooms: 343 8 rooms: 208 9+ rooms: 217

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Putnam County, Illinois:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 25 3 rooms: 47 4 rooms: 117 5 rooms: 81 6 rooms: 48 7 rooms: 70 8 rooms: 16 9+ rooms: 23

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Putnam County:
	no bedroom: 7 1 bedroom: 51 2 bedrooms: 476 3 bedrooms: 1,067 4 bedrooms: 329 5+ bedrooms: 58

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Putnam County:
	no bedroom: 2 1 bedroom: 80 2 bedrooms: 174 3 bedrooms: 109 4 bedrooms: 51 5+ bedrooms: 11

Cars and other vehicles available in Putnam County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 68 1 vehicle: 495 2 vehicles: 909 3 vehicles: 358 4 vehicles: 107 5+ vehicles: 51

Cars and other vehicles available in Putnam County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 32 1 vehicle: 231 2 vehicles: 116 3 vehicles: 22 4 vehicles: 23 5+ vehicles: 3

67% of Putnam County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 84% lived in Illinois.

Putnam County:	67.1%
State average:	58.6%

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

This state: 5281
Northeast: 64
Midwest: 389
South: 160
West: 70

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $62,500

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (69%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%) Electricity (8%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (59%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (15%) Electricity (15%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%) Other fuel (3%) Wood (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 58

Here:	8.0%
Illinois:	13.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 31

Here:	8.3%
Illinois:	11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 26

Here:	13.3%
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.)

Putnam County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $348,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $744,000
Central Staff Services: $572,000

Police Protection: $382,000

Health Services - Other: $263,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $215,000

General - Other: $78,000

Corrections - Other: $76,000

Financial Administration: $60,000

General Public Buildings: $39,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $3,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $8,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $217,000
Interest Earnings: $52,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,025,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $521,000
Highways: $484,000

Health & Hospitals: $108,000
Tax - Property: $872,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $819,000

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

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

Putnam County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006:

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