Shelby County, Illinois (IL)

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% of renters here:	19%
State:	33%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (25.0%), Educational,health and social services (18.9%), Retail trade (10.3%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Shelby County, Illinois:

Median resident age:	39.3 years
Illinois median age:	34.7 years

Males: 11,300	(49.4%)
Females: 11,593	(50.6%)

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Shelby County:	2.5 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

This county:	$43,346
Illinois:	$54,123

This county:	$383
State:	$669

Shelby County:	$110,302
Illinois:	$208,800

Detached houses: $138,202

Here:	$138,202
State:	$269,211

Townhouses or other attached units: $73,819

Here:	$73,819
State:	$258,887

In 2-unit structures: $309,106

Here:	$309,106
State:	$320,810

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $106,499

Here:	$106,499
State:	$330,214

Mobile homes: $34,219

Here:	$34,219
State:	$35,670

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $22,500

Here:	$22,500
State:	$62,382

This county:	9.1%
Whole state:	10.7%

This county:	3.4%
Whole state:	5.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Shelby County is $409 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $492 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $641 a month.

Cities in this county include: Shelbyville, Moweaqua, Windsor, Stewardson, Findlay, Cowden, Tower Hill, Strasburg, Herrick, Sigel.

Neighboring counties: Christian County , Coles County , Cumberland County , Effingham County , Fayette County , Macon County , Montgomery County , Moultrie County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Shelby County: Shady Grove Campground (A), Town House (B), Possum Creek Campground (C), Prairie Home (D), Clarksburg Townhall (E), Cold Spring Townhall (F), Rural Townhall (G), Ash Grove Townhall (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Shelby County include: Ash Grove Church (A), Knobs Baptist Church (B), Hopewell Baptist Church (C), Sanner Chapel United Methodist Church (D), Saint Pauls United Church of Christ (E), Saint Patricks Church (F), Saint Marys Church (G), Saint Johns Church (H), Gaskill Chapel (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Spain Cemetery (1), Middlesworth Cemetery (2), Methodist Cemetery (3), Smith Cemetery (4), Anderson Cemetery (5), Liston Cemetery (6), Ludwig Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Askins Lake (A), Bass Lake (B), Lake Mattoon (C), Lake Matton (D), Langley Pond (E), Pana Lake (F), Lake Louise (G), Daily Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Swafford Branch (A), Lick Creek (B), Robinson Creek (C), Howe Creek (D), Polecat Creek (E), Wilborn Creek (F), Cary Branch (G), Rattlesnake Creek (H), Rocky Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Shelby County include: Wolf Creek State Park (1), Eagle Creek State Park (2), Opossum Creek Access Area (3), Coon Creek Access Area (4), Rocky Spring Access Area (5), Rolling Meadows Use Area (6), Lithia Springs Access Area (7), Lone Point Access Area (8), Shelby County Fairgrounds (9). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Westervelt Post Office (A), Mode Post Office (B), Lakewood Post Office (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	8.6%
Illinois:	9.9%

Current college students: 772
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 101 (72% naturalized citizens)

Shelby County:	0.4%
Whole state:	12.3%

Mean travel time to work: 26.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 50.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 8,093
• One, attached: 54
• Two: 115
• 3 or 4: 210
• 5 to 9: 104
• 10 to 19: 40
• 20 or more: 91
• Mobile homes: 1,331
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 22

Housing units in Shelby County with a mortgage: 2,797 (161 second mortgage, 112 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,336

Here:	54.5% with mortgage
State:	69.8% with mortgage

Shelby County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Illinois state average. It is 1.2 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 6 fatalities and 63 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 8/21/1977, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed 6 people and injured 56 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Shelby County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Illinois state average. It is 82% 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 81.2 miles away from Shelby 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 62.7 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 81.1 miles away from the county center
On 4/3/1974 at 23:05:02, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 LG) earthquake occurred 66.7 miles away from Shelby 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 80.0 miles away from the county center
On 11/11/1991 at 09:20:47, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 67.3 miles away from Shelby 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: 8,267 (79%) Carpooled: 1,392 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 45 (0%) Railroad: 12 (0%) Ferryboat: 2 (0%) Motorcycle: 4 (0%) Bicycle: 9 (0%) Walked: 182 (2%) Other means: 76 (1%) Worked at home: 511 (5%)

5.65% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,971 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.65%
Illinois average:	5.66%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.83% relocated from other counties in Illinois ($28,370 average AGI)
0.81% relocated from other states ($4,600 average AGI)

Shelby County:	0.81%
Illinois average:	2.13%

from Christian County, IL	0.70% ($31,424 average AGI)
from Macon County, IL	0.70% ($39,424)
from Coles County, IL	0.66% ($30,143)
from Effingham County, IL	0.51% ($29,047)
from Moultrie County, IL	0.41% ($30,800)
from Fayette County, IL	0.27% ($16,522)
from Cook County, IL	0.15% ($33,000)

5.98% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,809 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.98%
Illinois average:	5.99%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.60% relocated to other counties in Illinois ($24,002 average AGI)
1.38% relocated to other states ($6,809 average AGI)

Shelby County:	1.38%
Illinois average:	2.58%

to Christian County, IL	0.68% ($27,379 average AGI)
to Effingham County, IL	0.66% ($32,125)
to Macon County, IL	0.65% ($35,236)
to Coles County, IL	0.61% ($30,000)
to Moultrie County, IL	0.31% ($18,615)
to Cumberland County, IL	0.24% ($22,250)
to Fayette County, IL	0.24% ($22,550)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.4

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,285 (3,838 aged, 447 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 19,813 (5,543 male householders, 984 female householders)

  5,572 spouses, 6,888 children (6,248 natural, 127 adopted, 513 stepchildren), 247 grandchildren, 70 brothers or sisters, 66 parents, 125 other relatives, 318 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,781 (1,105 male householders (978 living alone)), 1,405 female householders (1,315 living alone)), 271 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 299 (281 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,057 2-persons, 1,391 3-persons, 1,260 4-persons, 541 5-persons, 211 6-persons, 67 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,293 1-person, 184 2-persons, 19 3-persons, 14 4-persons.

98.2% of residents of Shelby County speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 32% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (64% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $131,274,000 ($5851 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $8,248,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $59,760,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $31,922,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $12,395,000
Federal grants: $14,679,000
Federal procurement contracts: $7,092,000 ($5,999,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,425,000 ($809,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,022,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,691,000
Federal Government insurance: $54,605,000

Here:	56 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Here:	60 per 1000 residents
State:	43 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	-21 per 1000 residents
State:	-31 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.17 millions of gallons per day (57% from ground, 43% from surface)

Here:	6.0
State:	6.1

Here:	4.7
State:	4.1

67% of Shelby County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 85% lived in Illinois.

Shelby County:	66.8%
State average:	58.6%

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

• This state: 20280
• Northeast: 180
• Midwest: 1211
• South: 709
• West: 341

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $43,500

Here:	7.9%
Illinois:	13.4%

Here:	2.4%
Illinois:	11.1%

Here:	5.7%
Illinois:	25.8%

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