Richland County, Illinois (IL)

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% of renters here:	24%
State:	33%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (23.7%), Retail trade (15.8%), Manufacturing (15.0%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Richland County, Illinois:

Median resident age:	39.1 years
Illinois median age:	34.7 years

Males: 7,796	(48.3%)
Females: 8,353	(51.7%)

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Richland County:	2.4 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

This county:	$36,227
Illinois:	$54,123

This county:	$366
State:	$669

Richland County:	$101,865
Illinois:	$208,800

Detached houses: $133,909

Here:	$133,909
State:	$269,211

Townhouses or other attached units: $117,733

Here:	$117,733
State:	$258,887

In 2-unit structures: $389,252

Here:	$389,252
State:	$320,810

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $259,157

Here:	$259,157
State:	$275,408

Mobile homes: $30,155

Here:	$30,155
State:	$35,670

This county:	12.9%
Whole state:	10.7%

This county:	4.6%
Whole state:	5.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Richland County is $444 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $492 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $677 a month.

Cities in this county include: Olney, Noble, Parkersburg, Calhoun, Claremont.

Neighboring counties: Clay County , Crawford County , Edwards County , Jasper County , Lawrence County , Wabash County , Wayne County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Richland County: Richland Country Club (A), Bonpas Townhall (B), Decker Townhall (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Richland County include: South Freedom Church (A), Adventist Church (B), Amity Chapel (C), Antioch Church (D), Asbury Church (E), Saron Church (F), Ebenezer Church (G), Prairie Hall Church (H), Prairieton Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Liberty Lawn Cemetery (1), Smith Cemetery (2), Amity Cemetery (3), Fritschle Cemetery (4), Antioch Cemetery (5), Shiloh Number 2 Cemetery (6), Shiloh Number 1 Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Montclare, Lake (A), Jordan Lake (B), Nix Lake (C), Millers Lake (D), Webber Lake (E), East Fork Lake (F), McCarthy Lake (G), M D Borah Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: East Fork Fox River (A), Camp Branch (B), Calfkiller Creek (C), Buck Run (D), Rock Branch (E), Brown Creek (F), Mash Creek (G), Simmons Creek (H), Big Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Richland County include: Big Creek Woods Memorial Nature Preserve (1), Gassmann Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Dundas Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	8.9%
Illinois:	9.9%

Current college students: 898
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 95 (65% naturalized citizens)

Richland County:	0.6%
Whole state:	12.3%

Mean travel time to work: 16.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 81.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,972
• One, attached: 45
• Two: 205
• 3 or 4: 110
• 5 to 9: 180
• 10 to 19: 30
• 20 or more: 117
• Mobile homes: 809

Housing units in Richland County with a mortgage: 1,864 (151 second mortgage, 39 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,870

Here:	49.9% with mortgage
State:	69.8% with mortgage

Richland County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Illinois state average. It is 3.3 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 9 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 11/26/1965, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 5 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Richland County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Illinois state average. It is 34% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 21.8 miles away from Richland County center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 13.2 miles away from the county center
On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 53.6 miles away from the county center
On 4/18/2008 at 15:14:16, a magnitude 4.8 (4.5 MB, 4.8 MW, 4.6 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 21.7 miles away from Richland County center
On 4/3/1974 at 23:05:02, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG) earthquake occurred 9.0 miles away from the county center
On 4/21/2008 at 05:38:29, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 MB, 4.0 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 20.6 miles away from Richland County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 5,988 (84%) Carpooled: 663 (9%) Bus or trolley bus: 4 (0%) Taxi: 8 (0%) Bicycle: 8 (0%) Walked: 124 (2%) Other means: 35 (0%) Worked at home: 294 (4%)

5.09% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,064 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.09%
Illinois average:	5.66%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.25% relocated from other counties in Illinois ($18,403 average AGI)
1.84% relocated from other states ($9,658 average AGI)

Richland County:	1.84%
Illinois average:	2.13%

from Clay County, IL	0.49% ($26,100 average AGI)
from Jasper County, IL	0.42% ($24,192)
from Lawrence County, IL	0.41% ($28,480)
from Edwards County, IL	0.39% ($25,625)
from Wayne County, IL	0.18% ($34,273)
from Marion County, IL	0.16% ($26,000)

6.29% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,801 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.29%
Illinois average:	5.99%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.87% relocated to other counties in Illinois ($17,416 average AGI)
2.42% relocated to other states ($11,385 average AGI)

Richland County:	2.42%
Illinois average:	2.58%

to Clay County, IL	0.48% ($29,233 average AGI)
to Edwards County, IL	0.26% ($16,375)
to Lawrence County, IL	0.26% ($29,938)
to Wayne County, IL	0.24% ($28,800)
to Jasper County, IL	0.21% ($22,077)
to St. Clair County, IL	0.19% ($52,917)
to Knox County, IN	0.19% ($26,750)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 10.6

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,335 (2,916 aged, 419 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 13,502 (3,754 male householders, 790 female householders)

  3,666 spouses, 4,676 children (4,340 natural, 83 adopted, 253 stepchildren), 146 grandchildren, 70 brothers or sisters, 60 parents, 37 other relatives, 303 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,498 (861 male householders (660 living alone)), 1,253 female householders (1,185 living alone)), 384 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 149 (129 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,193 2-persons, 970 3-persons, 860 4-persons, 372 5-persons, 94 6-persons, 55 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,845 1-person, 215 2-persons, 32 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 6 5-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.

97.9% of residents of Richland County speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 23% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% speak English very well, 13% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $97,697,000 ($6160 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,345,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $44,775,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $24,801,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,937,000
Federal grants: $14,966,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,611,000 ($1,790,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,608,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $5,453,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,514,000
Federal Government insurance: $22,963,000

Here:	60 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Here:	63 per 1000 residents
State:	43 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	-19 per 1000 residents
State:	-31 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.46 millions of gallons per day (2% from ground, 98% from surface)

Here:	5.9
State:	6.1

Here:	4.5
State:	4.1

62% of Richland County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in Illinois.

Richland County:	62.0%
State average:	58.6%

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

• This state: 12895
• Northeast: 166
• Midwest: 1808
• South: 835
• West: 288

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $49,000

Here:	10.6%
Illinois:	13.4%

Here:	1.7%
Illinois:	11.1%

Here:	5.7%
Illinois:	25.8%

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