Stephenson County, Illinois (IL)

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% of renters here:	25%
State:	33%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (26.9%), Educational,health and social services (19.1%), Retail trade (10.1%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Stephenson County, Illinois:

Median resident age:	38.5 years
Illinois median age:	34.7 years

Males: 23,612	(48.2%)
Females: 25,367	(51.8%)

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Stephenson County:	2.4 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

This county:	$46,893
Illinois:	$54,123

This county:	$421
State:	$669

Stephenson County:	$131,938
Illinois:	$208,800

Detached houses: $162,954

Here:	$162,954
State:	$269,211

Townhouses or other attached units: $163,272

Here:	$163,272
State:	$258,887

In 2-unit structures: $159,938

Here:	$159,938
State:	$320,810

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $138,757

Here:	$138,757
State:	$330,214

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $147,652

Here:	$147,652
State:	$275,408

Mobile homes: $22,935

Here:	$22,935
State:	$35,670

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000

Here:	$5,000
State:	$62,382

This county:	9.0%
Whole state:	10.7%

This county:	3.9%
Whole state:	5.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Stephenson County is $431 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $568 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $679 a month.

Cities in this county include: Freeport, Lena, Pearl City, Orangeville, Cedarville, Davis, Dakota, German Valley, Winslow, Rock City.

Neighboring counties: Carroll County , Green County, Wisconsin , Lafayette County, Wisconsin , Jo Daviess County , Ogle County , Winnebago County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable location: Brewster Public Access (A). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Stephenson County include: Silver Creek Reformed Church (A), Basswood Church (B), Salem United Church of Christ (C), Salem Evangelical Church (D), Bethel Church (E), Saint Pauls United Church of Christ (F), Saint Pauls Church (G), Dakota Community Presbyterian Church (H), Mennonite Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Frankeburger Cemetery (1), Afolkey Cemetery (2), Mennonite Cemetery (3), Holly Grove Cemetery (4), Freeport Mennonite Cemetery (5), Hart Cemetery (6), Silver Spring Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs and swamps: Lake Le-Aqua-Na (A), Willow Lake (B), Ducks Misery (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Waddams Creek (A), East Spafford Branch (B), Brush Creek (C), Brown Creek (D), Rock Run (E), Boone Branch (F), Silver Creek (G), Wickham Creek (H), Spring Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Stephenson County include: Wirth Prairie Nature Preserve (1), Oakdale Nature Preserve (2), Blackhawk Battlefield Park (3), Lake Le-Aqua-Na State Park (4), Wayside Park (5). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Kent Post Office (A), Eleroy Post Office (B), Scioto Mills Post Office (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	9.8%
Illinois:	9.9%

Current college students: 2,375
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 921 (40% naturalized citizens)

Stephenson County:	1.9%
Whole state:	12.3%

Mean travel time to work: 19.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 79.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 15,801
• One, attached: 438
• Two: 1,189
• 3 or 4: 1,113
• 5 to 9: 817
• 10 to 19: 313
• 20 or more: 648
• Mobile homes: 1,382
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 12

Housing units in Stephenson County with a mortgage: 7,219 (628 second mortgage, 901 home equity loan, 30 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,511

Here:	61.5% with mortgage
State:	69.8% with mortgage

Stephenson County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Illinois state average. It is 1.7 times below overall U.S. average.
On 10/8/1958, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado killed one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Stephenson County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Illinois state average. It is 97% 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 71.9 miles away from Stephenson 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 44.2 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: 18,953 (82%) Carpooled: 2,310 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 7 (0%) Subway or elevated: 2 (0%) Taxi: 137 (1%) Motorcycle: 5 (0%) Bicycle: 29 (0%) Walked: 578 (2%) Other means: 68 (0%) Worked at home: 1,121 (5%)

4.35% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,316 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.35%
Illinois average:	5.66%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.77% relocated from other counties in Illinois ($25,157 average AGI)
1.58% relocated from other states ($13,159 average AGI)

Stephenson County:	1.58%
Illinois average:	2.13%

from Winnebago County, IL	0.93% ($38,394 average AGI)
from Jo Daviess County, IL	0.30% ($48,250)
from Ogle County, IL	0.29% ($28,204)
from Cook County, IL	0.27% ($34,640)
from Carroll County, IL	0.20% ($27,378)
from Green County, WI	0.18% ($30,324)
from DuPage County, IL	0.10% ($33,158)

5.39% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,465 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.39%
Illinois average:	5.99%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.85% relocated to other counties in Illinois ($18,639 average AGI)
2.55% relocated to other states ($17,825 average AGI)

Stephenson County:	2.55%
Illinois average:	2.58%

to Winnebago County, IL	1.03% ($40,118 average AGI)
to Jo Daviess County, IL	0.32% ($38,115)
to Cook County, IL	0.27% ($26,769)
to Green County, WI	0.27% ($23,196)
to Ogle County, IL	0.25% ($35,500)
to Carroll County, IL	0.16% ($25,742)
to Dane County, WI	0.16% ($48,935)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.8

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 9,395 (8,388 aged, 1,007 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 40,943 (10,970 male householders, 2,559 female householders)

  11,054 spouses, 14,536 children (13,407 natural, 367 adopted, 762 stepchildren), 465 grandchildren, 160 brothers or sisters, 126 parents, 252 other relatives, 821 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 7,215 (2,633 male householders (2,149 living alone)), 3,616 female householders (3,305 living alone)), 966 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 821 (646 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 6,401 2-persons, 2,800 3-persons, 2,652 4-persons, 1,167 5-persons, 338 6-persons, 171 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,454 1-person, 681 2-persons, 91 3-persons, 13 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 2 6-persons.

96.0% of residents of Stephenson County speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (52% speak English very well, 48% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (80% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $269,330,000 ($5594 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $10,270,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $129,205,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $55,723,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $14,072,000
Federal grants: $51,275,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,125,000 ($1,014,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $15,929,000 ($7,365,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,312,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $15,851,000
Federal Government insurance: $53,140,000

Here:	63 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Here:	55 per 1000 residents
State:	43 per 1000 residents

Here:	+7 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Here:	-35 per 1000 residents
State:	-31 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.00 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.2
State:	6.1

Here:	4.5
State:	4.1

60% of Stephenson County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Illinois.

Stephenson County:	60.1%
State average:	58.6%

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

• This state: 36191
• Northeast: 646
• Midwest: 8055
• South: 2167
• West: 821

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $105,400

Here:	14.4%
Illinois:	13.4%

Here:	4.3%
Illinois:	11.1%

Here:	9.2%
Illinois:	25.8%

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