Schuyler County, Illinois (IL)

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County population in July 2007: 6,990 (45% urban, 55% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 2,349
Renter-occupied apartments: 626

% of renters here:	21%
State:	33%

Land area: 437 sq. mi.
Water area: 4.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 16 people per square mile

(low).

2008 cost of living index in Schuyler County: 74.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (22.6%), Manufacturing (13.1%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (10.4%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 69%
Government: 16%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 14%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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Races in Schuyler County, Illinois:

White Non-Hispanic (98.6%)
Hispanic (0.5%)
American Indian (0.5%)

Median resident age:	40.9 years
Illinois median age:	34.7 years

Males: 3,565	(49.6%)
Females: 3,624	(50.4%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $27,169
County population in 2003: 6,994
Jobs in 2003: 2,186

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Total labor force in 2004: 4,184
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.5%

Average household size:

Schuyler County:	2.4 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $40,930 ($35,233 in 1999)

This county:	$40,930
Illinois:	$54,123

2007 median house/condo value: $87,081 ($54,000 in 2000)

Schuyler County:	$87,081
Illinois:	$208,800

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $322 (lower quartile is $258, upper quartile is $363)

This county:	$322
State:	$669

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,192
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $277

Institutionalized population: 87

Schuyler County races chart

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $793 (1.5%)

Schuyler County household income distribution in 2007

Schuyler County home values distribution

Schuyler County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	10.1%
Whole state:	10.7%

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

This county:	2.5%
Whole state:	5.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Schuyler County is $390 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $492 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $661 a month.

Cities in this county include: Rushville, Littleton, Browning, Camden.

Neighboring counties: Adams County , Brown County , Cass County , Fulton County , Hancock County , McDonough County , Mason County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Schuyler County: Holmes Landing (A), Sharps Landing (B), Independence Hall (C), Frederick Landing (D), Briggs Landing (E), Woodstock Townhall (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Schuyler County include: Shiloh Church (A), Bethany Church (B), Houston Church (C), Curry Chapel (D), Moores Chapel (E), Christian Neck Church (F), Ebenezer Church (G), Memorial Chapel (H), McTyeire Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Milby Cemetery (1), Adams Cemetery (2), France Cemetery (3), South Cady Cemetery (4), Hale Cemetery (5), Mecum Cemetery (6), Simms Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Little Lake (A), Big Lake (B), Long Lake (C), Sugar Creek Lake (D), Curry Lake (E), Dutchmans Lake (F), Emmanuel Lake (G), Musick Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Camp Creek (A), Cedar Creek (B), Brushy Creek (C), Brushy Branch (D), Fowler Branch (E), Logan Creek (F), Elm Creek (G), Horney Branch (H), Skiles Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Schuyler County include: Schuy-Rush Park (1), Schuyler County Fairground (2), Weinborg-King State Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post offices: Huntsville Post Office (A), Frederick Post Office (B), Ray Post Office (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.7%
Illinois:	4.8%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 186
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 27 (44% naturalized citizens)

Schuyler County:	0.4%
Whole state:	12.3%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 6 1990 to 1994: 9 1985 to 1989: 7 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 5

Mean travel time to work: 21.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 53.0%

Schuyler County marital status for males

Schuyler County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,486
One, attached: 26
Two: 50
3 or 4: 158
5 to 9: 21
20 or more: 14
Mobile homes: 526
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 23

Housing units in Schuyler County with a mortgage: 744 (66 second mortgage, 27 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 783

Here:	48.7% with mortgage
State:	69.8% with mortgage

Agriculture in Schuyler County
Average size of farms: 386 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $77795
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $229.07
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 31.96%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $67682
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 59.93%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.05%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $70725
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 84.76%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 5.43
Corn for grain: 57770 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 3665 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 57011 harvested acres

Schuyler County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Illinois state average. It is 2.2 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 12 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/21/1981, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 12 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
Construction (10%)
Food (9%)
Public administration (7%)
Truck transportation (6%)
Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers (4%)
Educational services (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (24%)
Educational services (12%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Food (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Public administration (5%)
Finance and insurance (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (13%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
Registered nurses (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)

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

Germany (33%)
Korea (26%)
Mexico (22%)
Japan (19%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Schuyler County:

United States or American (32%)
German (23%)
English (14%)
Irish (10%)
Dutch (3%)
Scotch-Irish (3%)
Scottish (2%)

Schuyler County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,790 (78%)
Carpooled: 477 (13%)
Motorcycle: 2 (0%)
Bicycle: 10 (0%)
Walked: 71 (2%)
Other means: 44 (1%)
Worked at home: 166 (5%)

People in group quarters in Schuyler County, Illinois

81 people in nursing homes
18 people in other group homes
6 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 $40,903.

6.33% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,803 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.33%
Illinois average:	5.66%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.87% relocated from other counties in Illinois ($25,472 average AGI)
1.46% relocated from other states ($6,331 average AGI)
Schuyler County: 1.46%
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 Cass County, IL	1.24% ($32,229 average AGI)
from McDonough County, IL	0.68% ($21,895)
from Adams County, IL	0.36% ($41,900)
from Fulton County, IL	0.36% ($16,300)

7.45% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,330 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.45%
Illinois average:	5.99%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.27% relocated to other counties in Illinois ($19,547 average AGI)
2.18% relocated to other states ($7,783 average AGI)
Schuyler County: 2.18%
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 McDonough County, IL	1.02% ($19,793 average AGI)
to Cass County, IL	0.95% ($21,222)
to Fulton County, IL	0.63% ($30,222)
to Brown County, IL	0.53% ($21,200)
to Sangamon County, IL	0.46% ($24,692)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.0

Births per 1000 population in Schuyler County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.0

Deaths per 1000 population in Schuyler County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 13.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Schuyler County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,343 (1,222 aged, 121 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 14.28
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 11125.39
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 785.490
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 104313.05

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 777.6
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1032.090

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 26.21
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 70.69

Household type by relationship

Households: 7,086

In family households: 6,078 (1,799 male householders, 271 female householders)
1,884 spouses, 1,859 children (1,652 natural, 62 adopted, 145 stepchildren), 126 grandchildren, 43 brothers or sisters, 3 parents, 19 other relatives, 74 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,008 (443 male householders (382 living alone)), 458 female householders (427 living alone)), 107 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 103 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 1,047 2-persons, 413 3-persons, 387 4-persons, 146 5-persons, 68 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 809 1-person, 74 2-persons, 18 3-persons.

98.3% of residents of Schuyler County speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 26% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 20% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $44,725,000 ($6387 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $558,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $18,249,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $8,427,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,739,000
Federal grants: $10,281,000
Federal procurement contracts: $410,000 ($12,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,620,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $205,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $817,000
Federal Government insurance: $19,870,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 426

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

Deaths: 524

Here:	74 per 1000 residents
State:	43 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +8

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

Net internal migration: -16

Here:	-2 per 1000 residents
State:	-31 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Schuyler County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.03 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.8
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.7
State:	4.1

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 32
1995 to 1998: 172
1990 to 1994: 92
1980 to 1989: 216
1970 to 1979: 685
1960 to 1969: 420
1950 to 1959: 258
1940 to 1949: 276
1939 or earlier: 1,153

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Schuyler County, Illinois:
	1 room: 2 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 52 4 rooms: 320 5 rooms: 611 6 rooms: 579 7 rooms: 307 8 rooms: 271 9+ rooms: 207

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Schuyler County, Illinois:
	1 room: 6 2 rooms: 8 3 rooms: 95 4 rooms: 183 5 rooms: 134 6 rooms: 114 7 rooms: 47 8 rooms: 36 9+ rooms: 3

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Schuyler County:
	no bedroom: 2 1 bedroom: 85 2 bedrooms: 769 3 bedrooms: 1,071 4 bedrooms: 361 5+ bedrooms: 61

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Schuyler County:
	no bedroom: 6 1 bedroom: 114 2 bedrooms: 302 3 bedrooms: 148 4 bedrooms: 49 5+ bedrooms: 7

Cars and other vehicles available in Schuyler County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 63 1 vehicle: 610 2 vehicles: 1,083 3 vehicles: 406 4 vehicles: 151 5+ vehicles: 36

Cars and other vehicles available in Schuyler County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 79 1 vehicle: 264 2 vehicles: 202 3 vehicles: 68 4 vehicles: 11 5+ vehicles: 2

67% of Schuyler 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, 80% lived in Illinois.

Schuyler County:	67.2%
State average:	58.6%

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

This state: 6425
Northeast: 43
Midwest: 379
South: 215
West: 80

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $45,000

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (51%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (22%) Electricity (17%) Wood (6%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%) No fuel used (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (46%) Electricity (22%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (21%) Wood (5%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%) Other fuel (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3

Here:	0.4%
Illinois:	13.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 10

Here:	2.4%
Illinois:	11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 34

Here:	20.9%
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.)

Schuyler County government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
Charges - All Other: $607,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $1,786,000
Financial Administration: $563,000

Health Services - Other: $434,000

Corrections - Other: $399,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $349,000

General - Other: $290,000

Police Protection: $135,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $220,000
Interest Earnings: $115,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $180,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,326,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $1,230,000
General Support: $469,000

All Other: $171,000
Tax - Property: $834,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,810,000

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)

Schuyler County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

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