Richland County, Illinois (IL)

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County population in July 2007: 15,546 (54% urban, 46% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 5,086
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,574

% of renters here:	24%
State:	33%

Land area: 360 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.9 sq. mi.

Population density: 43 people per square mile

(average).

2008 cost of living index in Richland County: 76.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 78%
Government: 13%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 9%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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Races in Richland County, Illinois:

White Non-Hispanic (97.7%)
Hispanic (0.8%)
Two or more races (0.6%)

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

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

Average wage per job in 2003: $24,658
County population in 2003: 15,914
Jobs in 2003: 7,065

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Total labor force in 2004: 7,261
Unemployment rate in 2004: 6.6%

Average household size:

Richland County:	2.4 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $36,227 ($31,185 in 1999)

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

2007 median house/condo value: $101,459 ($62,500 in 2000)

Richland County:	$101,459
Illinois:	$208,800

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $366 (lower quartile is $261, upper quartile is $448)

This county:	$366
State:	$669

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,155
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $284

Institutionalized population: 128

Richland County races chart

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $864 (1.4%)

Richland County household income distribution in 2007

Richland County home values distribution

Richland County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	12.9%
Whole state:	10.7%

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

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

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	5.1%
Illinois:	4.8%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

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%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 8 1990 to 1994: 8 1985 to 1989: 5 1980 to 1984: 6 1975 to 1979: 18 1970 to 1974: 21 1970 to 1974: 11 1965 to 1969: 18

Mean travel time to work: 16.1 minutes

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

Richland County marital status for males

Richland County marital status for females

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

Agriculture in Richland County
Average size of farms: 414 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $104782
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $164.55
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 43.26%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $95536
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 87.36%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $120792
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 91.30%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 2.04
Corn for grain: 74954 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 9337 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 100609 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 19 acres

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.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (9%)
Transportation equipment (7%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
Truck transportation (6%)
Educational services (6%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (21%)
Educational services (14%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Transportation equipment (6%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
Social assistance (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Farmers and farm managers (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (3%)
Cashiers (3%)

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

Germany (29%)
Colombia (18%)
United Kingdom (9%)
Thailand (7%)
India (6%)
Ireland (5%)
Japan (5%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Richland County:

German (34%)
United States or American (27%)
English (11%)
Irish (8%)
French (except Basque) (3%)
Dutch (2%)
Scottish (2%)

Richland County mode of transportation to work chart

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%)

People in group quarters in Richland County, Illinois

103 people in nursing homes
15 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
12 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
10 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
10 people in other group homes

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $25,536.

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%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

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

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%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

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

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

Births per 1000 population in Richland County

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

Deaths per 1000 population in Richland County

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

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Richland County

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%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 6.31
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 20991.24
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 706.220
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 63711.46

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1329.280
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1379.920
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 25.32

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 53.67
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 82.29

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 18.99

Household type by relationship

Households: 16,000

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

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 955

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

Deaths: 999

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

Net international migration: +3

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

Net internal migration: -294

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

Population growth in Richland County

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

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.9
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.5
State:	4.1

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 161
1995 to 1998: 374
1990 to 1994: 258
1980 to 1989: 804
1970 to 1979: 1,390
1960 to 1969: 895
1950 to 1959: 1,002
1940 to 1949: 729
1939 or earlier: 1,855

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Richland County, Illinois:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 33 3 rooms: 75 4 rooms: 603 5 rooms: 1,315 6 rooms: 1,242 7 rooms: 881 8 rooms: 493 9+ rooms: 444

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Richland County, Illinois:
	1 room: 14 2 rooms: 95 3 rooms: 233 4 rooms: 456 5 rooms: 422 6 rooms: 203 7 rooms: 66 8 rooms: 67 9+ rooms: 18

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Richland County:
	no bedroom: 8 1 bedroom: 168 2 bedrooms: 1,355 3 bedrooms: 2,670 4 bedrooms: 704 5+ bedrooms: 181

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Richland County:
	no bedroom: 21 1 bedroom: 298 2 bedrooms: 787 3 bedrooms: 376 4 bedrooms: 78 5+ bedrooms: 14

Cars and other vehicles available in Richland County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 239 1 vehicle: 1,388 2 vehicles: 2,146 3 vehicles: 978 4 vehicles: 271 5+ vehicles: 64

Cars and other vehicles available in Richland County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 245 1 vehicle: 822 2 vehicles: 384 3 vehicles: 92 4 vehicles: 10 5+ vehicles: 21

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

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (66%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20%) Electricity (8%) Wood (6%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (65%) Electricity (21%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%) Other fuel (1%) Wood (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 189

Here:	10.6%
Illinois:	13.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 16

Here:	1.7%
Illinois:	11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 49

Here:	5.7%
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.)

Richland County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $354,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $205,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $1,030,000
Corrections - Other: $824,000

General - Other: $664,000

Central Staff Services: $646,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $507,000

Health Services - Other: $213,000

Police Protection: $160,000

Financial Administration: $108,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $644,000
Interest Earnings: $179,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $347,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,956,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $1,131,000
All Other: $593,000

Highways: $196,000

Health & Hospitals: $11,000
Tax - Property: $1,148,000
Total General Sales: $496,000

NEC: $10,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,661,000

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)

Richland County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

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