Stark County, Illinois (IL)

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% of renters here:	23%
State:	33%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (21.5%), Educational,health and social services (18.8%), Retail trade (12.0%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Stark County, Illinois:

Median resident age:	39.9 years
Illinois median age:	34.7 years

Males: 3,054	(48.2%)
Females: 3,278	(51.8%)

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Stark County:	2.5 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

This county:	$41,619
Illinois:	$54,123

This county:	$356
State:	$669

Stark County:	$103,917
Illinois:	$208,800

Detached houses: $134,679

Here:	$134,679
State:	$269,211

Townhouses or other attached units: $79,258

Here:	$79,258
State:	$258,887

In 2-unit structures: $142,430

Here:	$142,430
State:	$320,810

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $185,720

Here:	$185,720
State:	$330,214

Mobile homes: $29,675

Here:	$29,675
State:	$35,670

This county:	8.6%
Whole state:	10.7%

This county:	4.1%
Whole state:	5.1%

Area name: Peoria, IL MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Stark County is $471 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $586 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $755 a month.

Cities in this county include: Wyoming, Toulon, Bradford, La Fayette.

Neighboring counties: Bureau County , Henry County , Knox County , Marshall County , Peoria County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable location: Osceola Center (A). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Stark County include: Apostolic Christian Church (A), Saint Timothy Lutheran Church (B), Elmira United Presbyterian Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: McClenahan Cemetery (1), Snareville Cemetery (2), Smith Cemetery (3), Shockley Cemetery (4), Sheets Cemetery (5), Himes Cemetery (6), Grant Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Elmore Stock Farm Pond (A), Allendale Conservation Club Lake (B), Marsh Lake (C), Kepler Lake (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Camp Run (A), Camp Creek (B), Fox Creek (C), East Fork Spoon River (D), Silver Creek (E), Mason Creek (F), Prince Run (G), West Fork Spoon River (H), Mud Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Castleton Post Office (A), Speer Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	8.6%
Illinois:	9.9%

Current college students: 151
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: 13.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 28 (71% naturalized citizens)

Stark County:	0.4%
Whole state:	12.3%

Mean travel time to work: 25.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 42.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,313
• One, attached: 20
• Two: 70
• 3 or 4: 112
• 5 to 9: 60
• 10 to 19: 12
• Mobile homes: 138

Housing units in Stark County with a mortgage: 805 (71 second mortgage, 51 home equity loan, 10 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 794

Here:	50.3% with mortgage
State:	69.8% with mortgage

Stark County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Illinois state average. It is 2.3 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 8 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/14/1961, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 8 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Stark County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Illinois state average. It is 96% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.0 MB, 4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 53.2 miles away from Stark County center
On 9/2/1999 at 16:17:29, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 47.2 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 2,050 (77%) Carpooled: 321 (12%) Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%) Bicycle: 4 (0%) Walked: 91 (3%) Other means: 19 (1%) Worked at home: 165 (6%)

7.41% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,483 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.41%
Illinois average:	5.66%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.12% relocated from other counties in Illinois ($25,646 average AGI)
1.29% relocated from other states ($6,837 average AGI)

Stark County:	1.29%
Illinois average:	2.13%

from Peoria County, IL	1.62% ($35,846 average AGI)
from Henry County, IL	1.37% ($24,485)
from Bureau County, IL	0.54% ($21,231)
from Marshall County, IL	0.46% ($25,909)
from Tazewell County, IL	0.46% ($35,545)

6.52% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,077 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.52%
Illinois average:	5.99%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.67% relocated to other counties in Illinois ($28,452 average AGI)
1.85% relocated to other states ($7,626 average AGI)

Stark County:	1.85%
Illinois average:	2.58%

to Peoria County, IL	1.51% ($48,389 average AGI)
to Henry County, IL	1.14% ($23,148)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 12.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 10.9

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,254 (1,162 aged, 92 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 5,374 (1,480 male householders, 279 female householders)

  1,525 spouses, 1,877 children (1,754 natural, 21 adopted, 102 stepchildren), 104 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 15 parents, 18 other relatives, 70 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 837 (305 male householders (259 living alone)), 452 female householders (427 living alone)), 80 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 121 (119 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 851 2-persons, 354 3-persons, 305 4-persons, 162 5-persons, 62 6-persons, 25 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 686 1-person, 60 2-persons, 4 3-persons, 7 4-persons.

97.7% of residents of Stark County speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $41,226,000 ($6709 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $315,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $16,764,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $10,662,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $7,588,000
Federal grants: $3,971,000
Federal procurement contracts: $483,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,759,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $764,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,669,000
Federal Government insurance: $38,703,000

Here:	59 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

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

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

Here:	-8 per 1000 residents
State:	-31 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.29 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.3
State:	6.1

Here:	5.2
State:	4.1

68% of Stark County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 85% lived in Illinois.

Stark County:	67.5%
State average:	58.6%

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

• This state: 5427
• Northeast: 68
• Midwest: 497
• South: 181
• West: 106

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $30,600

Here:	10.1%
Illinois:	13.4%

Here:	7.2%
Illinois:	11.1%

Here:	15.3%
Illinois:	25.8%

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