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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.
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 (standard limit: 150 µg/m3): 75 µg/m3. Near U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3): 17.1 µg/m3. Above U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m3): 40 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.
Neighboring counties: Clinton County , Madison County , Monroe County , Randolph County , Washington County , St. Louis County, Missouri , St. Louis city, Missouri .
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in St. Clair County: Saint Clair Country Club (A), Marissa Waterworks (B), Shiloh Valley Grange (C), Emerald Mound Grange (D), National Stock Yards (E), Mascoutah Township Grange (F), Broad Hollow Grange (G), Woodland Grange (H), Progressive Grange (I), Catholic War Veterans Post Number 370 (J). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in St. Clair County include: Abundant Life Church (A), Hope Christian Church (B), Bethel Baptist Church (C), Saint Pauls Church (D), Saint Michael Church (E), Pin Oak Baptist Church (F), Oakhill Church (G), Our Lady of the Snows Shrine (H), Little Oak Old Regular Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Meng Cemetery (1), Freedom Cemetery (2), Freivogel Cemetery (3), Holy Childhood of Jesus Cemetery (4), Simpson Cemetery (5), Andress Cemetery (6), Fries Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Brush Lake (A), Hilltop Lake (B), Schmids Lake (C), Koch Pond (D), Brushy Lake (E), Prairie Lake (F), Round Lake (G), Hentzels Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Rayhill Slough (A), Cahokia Chute (B), Walters Creek (C), Rock Spring Branch (D), Silver Creek (E), Powdermill Creek (F), Engle Creek (G), Kinney Branch (H), Lively Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in St. Clair County include: Foley Park (1), Julius J Knobeloch Woods Nature Preserve (2), Hanft Park (3), Marissa Woods Nature Preserve (4), Saint Clair County Farm and Nature Park (5), Horner Recreation Park (6), American Legion Freedom Park (7), Smithton Community Park (8), Stemler Cave Woods Nature Preserve (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Notable locations in St. Clair County: Saint Clair Country Club (A), Marissa Waterworks (B), Shiloh Valley Grange (C), Emerald Mound Grange (D), National Stock Yards (E), Mascoutah Township Grange (F), Broad Hollow Grange (G), Woodland Grange (H), Progressive Grange (I), Catholic War Veterans Post Number 370 (J). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in St. Clair County include: Abundant Life Church (A), Hope Christian Church (B), Bethel Baptist Church (C), Saint Pauls Church (D), Saint Michael Church (E), Pin Oak Baptist Church (F), Oakhill Church (G), Our Lady of the Snows Shrine (H), Little Oak Old Regular Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Meng Cemetery (1), Freedom Cemetery (2), Freivogel Cemetery (3), Holy Childhood of Jesus Cemetery (4), Simpson Cemetery (5), Andress Cemetery (6), Fries Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Brush Lake (A), Hilltop Lake (B), Schmids Lake (C), Koch Pond (D), Brushy Lake (E), Prairie Lake (F), Round Lake (G), Hentzels Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Rayhill Slough (A), Cahokia Chute (B), Walters Creek (C), Rock Spring Branch (D), Silver Creek (E), Powdermill Creek (F), Engle Creek (G), Kinney Branch (H), Lively Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in St. Clair County include: Foley Park (1), Julius J Knobeloch Woods Nature Preserve (2), Hanft Park (3), Marissa Woods Nature Preserve (4), Saint Clair County Farm and Nature Park (5), Horner Recreation Park (6), American Legion Freedom Park (7), Smithton Community Park (8), Stemler Cave Woods Nature Preserve (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
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)
Mean travel time to work: 24.7 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 62.0%
Housing units in structures:
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
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.
Means of transportation to work
6.09% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,239 average adjusted gross income)
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%
6.04% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($41,683 average adjusted gross income)
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%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.8 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.0 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.9 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 10.1
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%
Household type by relationship
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
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
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 53.90 millions of gallons per day (1% from ground, 99% from surface)
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.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $50,200
General: $2,868,000
Health Services - Other: $7,953,000
Central Staff Services: $7,874,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $6,234,000
Financial Administration: $5,155,000
General - Other: $4,667,000
Police Protection: $4,141,000
Regular Highways: $3,833,000
General Public Buildings: $3,652,000
All Other: $1,053,000
Air Transportation: $5,242,000
General Revenue, NEC: $1,412,000
Central Staff: $3,601,000
Regular Highways: $3,505,000
All Other: $10,569,000
Highways: $6,855,000
Health & Hospitals: $1,552,000
NEC: $927,000
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