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County population in July 2009: 263,617 (89% urban, 11% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 64,860
Renter-occupied apartments: 31,950
% of renters here:

33%
State:

32%

Land area: 664 sq. mi.
Water area: 10.1 sq. mi.
Population density: 397 people per square mile 
 
  (high).

Jan. 2011 cost of living index in St. Clair County: 82.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (21.5%), Retail trade (12.1%), Manufacturing (11.2%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 80%
  • Government: 14%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%

St. Clair County, Illinois business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

St. Clair County races chart

Races in St. Clair County, Illinois:

  • White Non-Hispanic Alone (65.3%)
  • Black Non-Hispanic Alone (28.7%)
  • Hispanic or Latino (2.7%)
  • Two or more races (1.8%)
  • Asian alone (1.1%)

Median resident age:  35.3 years
Illinois median age:  34.7 years

Males: 122,314  (47.8%)
Females: 133,768  (52.2%)

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St. Clair County,IL real estate house value trend



Average household size:
St. Clair County:

2.6 people
Illinois:

3 people

Estimated median household income in 2009: $46,320 ($39,148 in 1999)
This county:

$46320
Illinois:

$53966

Median contract rent in 2009 for apartments: $513 (lower quartile is $366, upper quartile is $688)
This county:

$513
State:

$708

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $127,800 (it was $74,200 in 2000)
St. Clair County:

$127,800
Illinois:

$202,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $76,800 - $199,700

Mean price in 2009:

Detached houses: $140,464
Here:

$140,464
State:

$252,233

Townhouses or other attached units: $188,153
Here:

$188,153
State:

$249,884

In 2-unit structures: $103,658
Here:

$103,658
State:

$282,193

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $238,976
Here:

$238,976
State:

$320,044

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $238,059
Here:

$238,059
State:

$280,866

Mobile homes: $59,837
Here:

$59,837
State:

$35,670

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $219,246
Here:

$219,246
State:

$62,382
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,330
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $454

Institutionalized population: 3,508

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Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2000: 909 buildings, average cost: $124,300
  • 2001: 1061 buildings, average cost: $133,500
  • 2002: 1239 buildings, average cost: $138,700
  • 2003: 1346 buildings, average cost: $153,800
  • 2004: 1642 buildings, average cost: $149,100
  • 2005: 1810 buildings, average cost: $150,600
  • 2006: 1502 buildings, average cost: $172,700
  • 2007: 1094 buildings, average cost: $175,100
  • 2008: 559 buildings, average cost: $184,500
  • 2009: 509 buildings, average cost: $185,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)




2008 Presidential Election results in St. Clair County Illinois:

Obama (Democratic): 60.9%
McCain (Republican): 38.4%
Detailed 2008 Election Results



Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $2,799 (1.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,460 (1.5%)


St. Clair County household income distribution in 2009 St. Clair County home values distribution


St. Clair County contract rent distribution in 2009

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 17.2%
(8.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 35.4% for Black residents)

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 17.2%
St. Clair County:

17.2%
Illinois:

13.3%
(8.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 35.4% for Black residents)

Median age of residents in 2009: 36 years old
(Males: 34 years old, Females: 38 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 40 years old, Black residents: 29 years old, American Indian residents: 53 years old, Asian residents: 41 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 25 years old, Other race residents: 32 years old)

Area name: St. Louis, MO-IL HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in St. Clair County is $526 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $654 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $842 a month.

Cities in this county include: Belleville, East St. Louis, O'Fallon, Cahokia, Fairview Heights, Swansea, Shiloh, Centreville, Mascoutah, Washington Park.

St. Clair County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential

2005 air pollution in St. Clair County:

Carbon Monoxide: 2 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Lead: 0.07 µg/m3 (standard limit: 1.5 µg/m3). Near U.S. average.
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.015 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.127 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.094 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual: 35 µg/m3. Above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) 24-hour: 75 µg/m3(standard limit: 150 µg/m3). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 17.1 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) 24-hour: 40 µg/m3(standard limit: 35 µg/m3). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.005 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.042 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Above U.S. average.



Click to draw/clear St. Clair County borders

Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in St. Clair County: National Stock Yards (A), Saint Clair Country Club (B), Shiloh Valley Grange (C), Marissa Waterworks (D), Emerald Mound Grange (E), Broad Hollow Grange (F), Woodland Grange (G), Mascoutah Township Grange (H), Catholic War Veterans Post Number 370 (I), Progressive Grange (J). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in St. Clair County include: Abundant Life Church (A), Zion Church (B), Hope Christian Church (C), Pin Oak Baptist Church (D), New Hope Baptist Church (E), Bethel Baptist Church (F), Friendship Baptist Church (G), Troy Assembly of God Church (H), Spring Valley Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: High Prairie Cemetery (1), Hill Cemetery (2), Hirst Cemetery (3), Hoerath Cemetery (4), Meng Cemetery (5), Holy Childhood of Jesus Cemetery (6), Andress Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Brush Lake (A), Brushy Lake (B), Round Pond (C), Round Lake (D), Dyer Pond (E), Halfmoon Lake (F), Schmids Lake (G), Halfmoon Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Cahokia Chute (A), Walters Creek (B), Sugar Creek (C), Rock Spring Branch (D), Silver Creek (E), Jackson Slough (F), Jacks Run (G), Powdermill Creek (H), Prairie duPont Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in St. Clair County include: Foley Park (1), Smithton Community Park (2), Julius J Knobeloch Woods Nature Preserve (3), Saint Clair County Farm and Nature Park (4), Marissa Woods Nature Preserve (5), American Legion Freedom Park (6), Horner Recreation Park (7), Stemler Cave Woods Nature Preserve (8), Hanft Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Neighboring counties: Clinton County , Madison County , Monroe County , Randolph County , Washington County , St. Louis County, Missouri , St. Louis city, Missouri .

Unemployment in Apr. 2010:
Here:

10.2%
Illinois:

9.1%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)


Current college students: 14,400
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 80.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 5,443 (50% naturalized citizens)

St. Clair County:

2.1%
Whole state:

12.3%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

  • 1995 to March 2000: 1,096
  • 1990 to 1994: 648
  • 1985 to 1989: 722
  • 1980 to 1984: 631
  • 1975 to 1979: 450
  • 1970 to 1974: 564
  • 1970 to 1974: 299
  • 1965 to 1969: 1,033

Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 62.0%

St. Clair County marital status for males
St. Clair County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 72,538
  • One, attached: 4,272
  • Two: 4,226
  • 3 or 4: 5,281
  • 5 to 9: 5,808
  • 10 to 19: 2,647
  • 20 or more: 1,737
  • Mobile homes: 7,905
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 32

Housing units in St. Clair County with a mortgage: 35,770 (3,524 second mortgage, 4,295 home equity loan, 148 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 19,591

Here:

64.6% with mortgage
State:

69.8% with mortgage



Religion statistics:

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 43.96%
Here44.0%
USA50.2%
Total adherents: 112,569
Total congregations: 214

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameCatholic ChurchSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Church of ChristUnited Methodist ChurchLutheran Church
Adherents52,674 (46.8%)16,989 (15.1%)11,071 (9.8%)6,932 (6.2%)4,979 (4.4%)
Congregations32 (15.0%)45 (21.0%)24 (11.2%)17 (7.9%)14 (6.5%)
NameChurches of ChristChristian Churches and Churches of ChristAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaOther
Adherents1,851 (1.6%)1,657 (1.5%)1,650 (1.5%)1,531 (1.4%)13,235 (11.8%)
Congregations6 (2.8%)5 (2.3%)5 (2.3%)5 (2.3%)61 (28.5%)
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Religions in St. Clair County - Belleville, East St. Louis, O'Fallon, Cahokia, Fairview Heights

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 47
This county:

1.80 / 10,000 pop.
Illinois:

2.24 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
St. Clair County:

0.04 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.08 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 17
St. Clair County:

0.65 / 10,000 pop.
Illinois:

0.75 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 93
This county:

3.56 / 10,000 pop.
Illinois:

2.61 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 155
St. Clair County:

5.93 / 10,000 pop.
Illinois:

6.86 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Here:

9.5%
Illinois:

8.3%

Adult obesity rate:
Here:

28.4%
Illinois:

25.2%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
St. Clair County:

8.2%
State:

14.5%


Agriculture in St. Clair County:

Average size of farms: 333 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $86,773
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $250.44
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 9.31%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 13.89%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $68,627
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 89.67%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $104,587
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 82.86%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 2.59
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 14.87%
Corn for grain: 97503 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 28391 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 121953 harvested acres
Vegetables: 797 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 451 acres

Tornado activity:

St. Clair County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Illinois state average. It is 4.3 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 5 fatalities and 95 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/15/1968, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed 4 people and injured 60 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

St. Clair County-area historical earthquake activity is near Illinois state average. It is 80% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/26/1990 at 13:18:51, a magnitude 5.0 (4.7 MB, 4.8 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 7.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 97.8 miles away from the county center
On 2/5/1994 at 14:55:37, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 LG, 4.2 MD, Depth: 9.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 92.1 miles away from the county center
On 3/2/1990 at 07:01:47, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 48.2 miles away from the county center
On 10/24/1990 at 08:20:04, a magnitude 3.5 (3.2 LG, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 57.0 miles away from St. Clair County center
On 8/26/1992 at 05:41:38, a magnitude 3.5 (3.2 LG, 3.5 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 64.9 miles away from the county center
On 3/12/2002 at 08:30:48, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 94.1 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD)

Class of Workers


Most common industries in 2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (-0%)
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (-0%)
  • Construction (-0%)
  • Food (-0%)
  • Beverage and tobacco products (-0%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (-0%)
  • Apparel (-0%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (-0%)
  • Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (-0%)
  • Construction (-0%)
  • Food (-0%)
  • Beverage and tobacco products (-0%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (-0%)
  • Apparel (-0%)
Most common occupations in 2009 (%)
Males Females
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Computer specialists (4%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)

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



  • Mexico (24%)
  • Germany (10%)
  • Philippines (9%)
  • Korea (8%)
  • United Kingdom (5%)
  • India (5%)
  • Canada (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in St. Clair County (%):



  • German (27%)
  • Irish (7%)
  • United States or American (7%)
  • English (6%)
  • French (except Basque) (3%)
  • Italian (2%)
  • Polish (2%)


St. Clair County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 92,576 (82%)
  • Carpooled: 11,955 (11%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 2,675 (2%)
  • Streetcar or trolley car: 80 (0%)
  • Subway or elevated: 399 (0%)
  • Railroad: 66 (0%)
  • Ferryboat: 7 (0%)
  • Taxi: 54 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 61 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 108 (0%)
  • Walked: 2,014 (2%)
  • Other means: 555 (0%)
  • Worked at home: 2,929 (3%)

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders


People in group quarters in St. Clair County, Illinois:

  • 2,473 people in nursing homes
  • 596 people in state prisons
  • 427 people in military barracks, etc.
  • 323 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 274 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 231 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 125 people in other group homes
  • 117 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 75 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 63 people in religious group quarters
  • 41 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
  • 40 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
  • 23 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 22 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 21 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
  • 12 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
  • 6 people in homes for the physically handicapped

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $51,037.

6.09% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,239 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.09%
Illinois average:

5.66%


0.29% of residents moved from foreign countries ($2,296 average AGI)
St. Clair County:

0.29%
Illinois average:

0.19%

2.12% relocated from other counties in Illinois ($12,110 average AGI)
3.68% relocated from other states ($27,833 average AGI)
St. Clair County:

3.68%
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 Madison County, IL  0.98% ($32,037 average AGI)
from St. Louis County, MO  0.53% ($40,693)
from St. Louis city, MO  0.37% ($33,103)
from Monroe County, IL  0.19% ($39,335)
from Clinton County, IL  0.13% ($32,041)
from Randolph County, IL  0.10% ($27,891)
from Jefferson County, MO  0.09% ($34,540)


6.04% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($41,683 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

6.04%
Illinois average:

5.99%


0.21% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,651 average AGI)
St. Clair County:

0.21%
Illinois average:

0.07%

2.24% relocated to other counties in Illinois ($13,901 average AGI)
3.60% relocated to other states ($26,131 average AGI)
St. Clair County:

3.60%
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 Madison County, IL  0.96% ($36,962 average AGI)
to St. Louis County, MO  0.48% ($40,909)
to St. Louis city, MO  0.36% ($27,370)
to Monroe County, IL  0.27% ($46,067)
to Clinton County, IL  0.22% ($43,073)
to Randolph County, IL  0.11% ($31,609)
to St. Charles County, MO  0.10% ($48,389)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.4

Births per 1000 population in St. Clair County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.0

Deaths per 1000 population in St. Clair County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 9.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in St. Clair County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 38,124 (31,876 aged, 6,248 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 1.93
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 14063.1
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 334.190
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 45549.37

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1436.170
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1012.430
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 6.92

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 45.81
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 77.29

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 9.61
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1

Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 127.4. This is more than state average.

Mechanisms of homicide:

 

Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 84.2
  • Cut/Pierce - 14.4
  • Other - 28.8

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 104.2. This is more than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide:

 

Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 55.4
  • Suffocation - 27.2
  • Poisoning - 13.9
  • Other - 7.8

Household type by relationship:

Households: 251,208
  • In family households: 217,087 (47,119 male householders, 20,494 female householders)
    47,405 spouses, 83,370 children (76,511 natural, 2,285 adopted, 4,574 stepchildren), 6,907 grandchildren, 2,019 brothers or sisters, 1,449 parents, 2,965 other relatives, 5,359 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 34,121 (13,135 male householders (10,692 living alone)), 16,029 female householders (14,475 living alone)), 4,957 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 4,874 (3,573 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 26,402 2-persons, 16,641 3-persons, 14,116 4-persons, 6,663 5-persons, 2,495 6-persons, 1,296 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 25,167 1-person, 3,396 2-persons, 388 3-persons, 148 4-persons, 34 5-persons, 31 6-persons.

95.5% of residents of St. Clair County speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (65% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $2,731,776,000 ($10542 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $979,297,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $784,312,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $373,194,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $17,307,000
Federal grants: $468,408,000
Federal procurement contracts: $521,057,000 ($312,234,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $567,497,000 ($516,110,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $667,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $229,659,000
Federal Government insurance: $222,203,000

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

Births: 19,730
Here:

76 per 1000 residents
State:

75 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 13,681
Here:

53 per 1000 residents
State:

43 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +865
Here:

+3 per 1000 residents
State:

+26 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -3,263
Here:  -13 per 1000 residents
State:  -31 per 1000 residents

Population growth in St. Clair County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 53.90 millions of gallons per day (1% from ground, 99% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.9
State:

6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.3
State:

4.1

Year house built

  • 2005 or later: 3,667
  • 2000 to 2004: 9,664
  • 1990 to 1999: 13,944
  • 1980 to 1989: 12,041
  • 1970 to 1979: 14,429
  • 1960 to 1969: 13,847
  • 1950 to 1959: 18,820
  • 1940 to 1949: 8,946
  • 1939 or earlier: 18,926
Rooms in houses/apartments in St. Clair County, Illinois
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • 1 room: 30
  • 2 rooms: 304
  • 3 rooms: 1,133
  • 4 rooms: 7,532
  • 5 rooms: 16,670
  • 6 rooms: 15,918
  • 7 rooms: 10,280
  • 8 rooms: 6,852
  • 9+ rooms: 6,141
  • 1 room: 531
  • 2 rooms: 1,943
  • 3 rooms: 5,228
  • 4 rooms: 9,813
  • 5 rooms: 7,412
  • 6 rooms: 4,013
  • 7 rooms: 1,599
  • 8 rooms: 908
  • 9+ rooms: 503
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in St. Clair County, Illinois
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • no bedroom: 102
  • 1 bedroom: 2,064
  • 2 bedrooms: 16,329
  • 3 bedrooms: 33,007
  • 4 bedrooms: 11,325
  • 5+ bedrooms: 2,033
  • no bedroom: 775
  • 1 bedroom: 7,683
  • 2 bedrooms: 13,615
  • 3 bedrooms: 7,512
  • 4 bedrooms: 2,077
  • 5+ bedrooms: 288
Cars and other vehicles available in St. Clair County, Illinois in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • no vehicle: 3,276
  • 1 vehicle: 19,035
  • 2 vehicles: 28,499
  • 3 vehicles: 10,295
  • 4 vehicles: 2,848
  • 5+ vehicles: 907
  • no vehicle: 6,808
  • 1 vehicle: 15,075
  • 2 vehicles: 8,103
  • 3 vehicles: 1,590
  • 4 vehicles: 279
  • 5+ vehicles: 95

57% of St. Clair County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 32% lived in Illinois.

St. Clair County:

57.4%
State average:

58.6%


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

  • This state: 153603
  • Northeast: 5868
  • Midwest: 50045
  • South: 30319
  • West: 7686

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $50,200


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 St. Clair County
Houses and condos Apartments
  • Utility gas (77.7%)
  • Electricity (13.8%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7.0%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1.0%)
  • Utility gas (58.7%)
  • Electricity (37.0%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2.7%)
  • No fuel used (0.6%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (0.6%)



Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4,530
Here:

13.5%
Illinois:

13.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1,453
Here:

8.6%
Illinois:

11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2,060
Here:

16.6%
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.)


St. Clair County government finances in 2006:

  • Charges - All Other: $16,467,000
    Parking Facilities: $218,000
  • Construction - General - Other: $5,040,000
    Regular Highways: $1,309,000
  • Current Operations - Correctional Institutions: $17,287,000
    General - Other: $16,069,000
    Central Staff Services: $8,165,000
    Health - Other: $8,120,000
    Regular Highways: $7,065,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $6,199,000
    Housing and Community Development: $5,831,000
    Financial Administration: $5,345,000
    Police Protection: $5,193,000
    General Public Buildings: $3,789,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $5,932,000
    All Other: $4,981,000
    Health and Hospitals: $3,791,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $208,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - General - Other: $7,653,000
    Air Transportation: $4,411,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $2,687,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,210,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $4,190,000
    Fines and Forfeits: $3,324,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $515,000
  • NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $16,835,000
    Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $16,835,000
    Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,210,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff Services: $3,116,000
    Correctional Institutions: $2,996,000
    General - Other: $103,000
    Police Protection: $25,000
  • Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $149,704,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $16,866,000
    All Other: $10,554,000
    Highways: $5,138,000
    Health and Hospitals: $1,412,000
    Housing and Community Development: $97,000
  • Tax - Property: $26,130,000
    Other License: $1,075,000
    Other Selective Sales: $116,000
  • Total Salaries and Wages: $33,631,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

  • Total number of recipients: 8,341
  • Number of aged recipients: 336
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 8,005
  • Number of recipients under 18: 1,805
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 5,430
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 1,106
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 2,151
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 4,115


St. Clair County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 1991
Count Vehicles DUI Fatalities Persons

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

St. Clair County Fatal accident statistics for 1992 - 2009
Count Vehicles DUI Fatalities Persons Pedestrians

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 55 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1,355$149,3231,223$124,8606,953$154,978420$56,76244$379,409699$89,95194$42,596
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED61$143,082121$127,496545$150,02456$38,1431$130,00037$85,97321$46,524
APPLICATIONS DENIED152$122,013259$90,0311,770$132,317419$26,9057$208,429133$67,571105$44,562
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN133$134,549127$140,1021,586$144,47892$61,6303$3,277,33378$97,97417$58,294
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS23$175,95722$125,545294$152,87415$53,0670$014$80,7148$59,625
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 40 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED145$159,193219$185,6621$87,000
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED39$159,41075$202,4004$70,000
APPLICATIONS DENIED16$159,12547$215,1911$152,000
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN11$161,72715$178,2001$80,000
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS3$85,66710$229,1000$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value


Most common first names in St. Clair County, IL among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
John1,94574.1 years
Mary1,86878.3 years
William1,71574.1 years
James1,32569.7 years
Robert1,26768.9 years
Charles1,10573.3 years
George1,03075.3 years
Joseph91474.5 years
Helen77479.3 years
Edward71175.3 years
Most common last names in St. Clair County, IL among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith66974.2 years
Williams60368.8 years
Johnson58472.0 years
Jones48572.8 years
Brown44671.8 years
Davis39171.5 years
Miller36175.3 years
Jackson30071.6 years
Moore29373.3 years
Harris29073.7 years
Businesses in St. Clair County, IL
NameCountNameCount
7-Eleven2Lowes2
AT&T7Macy's1
Abercrombie & Fitch1Marriott3
Abercrombie Kids1Marshalls1
Aeropostale1MasterBrand Cabinets17
Ann Taylor1McDonald's16
Arby's4Motel 62
Ashley Furniture1Office Depot2
AutoZone5OfficeMax3
Bath & Body Works1Outback Steakhouse1
Baymont Inn1Panda Express2
Bed Bath & Beyond1Panera Bread4
Best Western1Papa John's Pizza2
Blockbuster3Payless6
Buffalo Wild Wings1PetSmart2
Burger King4Pizza Hut7
Caribou Coffee1Popeyes5
Chick-Fil-A1Qdoba Mexican Grill3
Chipotle2Quality2
Comfort Inn1Quiznos5
Comfort Suites1RadioShack7
Cricket Wireless10Ramada1
DHL1Red Robin1
Dairy Queen8Ruby Tuesday1
Days Inn2Rue211
Decora Cabinetry6SONIC Drive-In2
Dennys3Sam's Club1
Domino's Pizza5Sears3
Dunkin Donuts3Sephora1
Econo Lodge1Spencer Gifts1
FedEx35Sprint Nextel5
Foot Locker2Staples1
GNC4Starbucks8
GameStop6Suburban1
Gymboree1Subway21
H&R Block12Super 82
Hardee's7T-Mobile15
Holiday Inn4T.J.Maxx1
Hollister Co.1Taco Bell7
Home Depot3Target4
Houlihan's1The Limited1
IHOP3Toys"R"Us2
JCPenney1U.S. Cellular5
Jack In The Box2UPS40
KFC4Value City Furniture1
Kincaid1Verizon Wireless1
Kmart2Victoria's Secret1
Kohl's2Walgreens9
LENSCRAFTERS2Walmart3
La Quinta1Wendy's4
La-Z-Boy1White Castle3
Lane Furniture3YMCA7

St. Clair County on our top lists:

  • #16 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest lead air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m3)"
  • #26 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Ozone (1-hour) air pollution readings in 2005 (ppm)"
  • #28 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m3)"
  • #29 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Sulfur Oxides 24-hour air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m3)"
  • #34 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Ozone (8-hour) air pollution readings in 2005 (ppm)"
  • #44 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m3)"
  • #79 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Nitrogen Dioxide air pollution readings in 2005 (ppm)"
  • #86 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2003 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #92 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2006 (pop. 50,000+)"
  • #98 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM2.5) 24-hour air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m3)"

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