Tazewell County, Illinois (IL)

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% of renters here:	24%
State:	33%

Tazewell County:	9.6%
Illinois:	12.0%

This county:	6.3%
Whole state:	10.7%

This county:	2.5%
Whole state:	5.1%

Type of workers:

Tazewell County, Illinois business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Tazewell County, Illinois:

Median resident age:	38.1 years
Illinois median age:	34.7 years

Males: 63,186	(49.2%)
Females: 65,299	(50.8%)

Tazewell County:	2.5 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

This county	$48,814
Illinois:	$50,260

Tazewell County	$128,356
Illinois:	$183,900

Area name: Peoria, IL MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Tazewell 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: Pekin, East Peoria, Morton, Washington, Creve Coeur, Marquette Heights, Tremont, Delavan, North Pekin, Mackinaw.

2005 air pollution in Tazewell County:

Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.005 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.052 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Significanly above U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Fulton County , Logan County , McLean County , Mason County , Peoria County , Woodford County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Tazewell County: Pekin Country Club (A), Pekin Junction (B), Pine Lakes Country Club (C), Camp Jeremia (D), Herget (E), Menert (F), Camp Soldwedel (G), Campground Number 1 (H), Bible Camp (I), South Park Picnic Area (J), North Park Picnic Area (K), Malone Townhall (L), Sand Prairie Townhall (M), Washington Fire Department (N), Tazewell County Home (O), Elm Grove Townhall (P), Spring Lake Townhall (Q), Dillon Townhall (R), Fire Station Number Four (S). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Tazewell County include: Ascension Luthern Church (A), Averyville Church (B), Hopedale Church (C), Bayview Church (D), Bethel Church (E), Saint Johns Church (F), First Church of the Nazarine (G), New Castle Church (H), Kingdom Hall (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Sparrow Cemetery (1), Holland's Grove Cemetery (2), Freeman Cemetery (3), Antioch Cemetery (4), Kimler's Cemetery (5), Gaines Cemetery (6), Haines Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Meyers Lake (A), Redbird Slough (B), Horseshoe Lake (C), Wahelo, Lake (D), Bowen Lake (E), Norman Slough (F), Bessler Lakes (G), Spring Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Lick Creek (A), Rock Creek (B), Springhill Creek (C), Sargent Slough (D), Tenmile Creek (E), Whitten Branch (F), Prairie Creek (G), Hollands Creek (H), Alloway Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Tazewell County include: Farmdale Recreation Area (1), Oak Ridge Park (2), Manito Prairie Nature Preserve (3), ParkLands Nature Preserve (4), Pekin Lake Conservation Area (5), Powerton Fish and Wildlife Area (6), Bowen Lake Park (7), Spring Lake State Park (8). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	4.3%
Illinois:	4.8%

Current college students: 5,906
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,455 (54% naturalized citizens)

Tazewell County:	1.1%
Whole state:	12.3%

Mean travel time to work: 20.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 55.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 43,008
• One, attached: 927
• Two: 1,451
• 3 or 4: 1,625
• 5 to 9: 2,075
• 10 to 19: 1,202
• 20 or more: 1,421
• Mobile homes: 1,243
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 21

Housing units in Tazewell County with a mortgage: 22,323 (2,049 second mortgage, 3,405 home equity loan, 123 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 12,734

Tazewell County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Illinois state average. It is 4.6 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 67 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/10/2003, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 32 people and caused $10 million in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 52,904 (85%) Carpooled: 5,949 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 229 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 4 (0%) Subway or elevated: 7 (0%) Railroad: 4 (0%) Ferryboat: 6 (0%) Taxi: 51 (0%) Motorcycle: 34 (0%) Bicycle: 163 (0%) Walked: 851 (1%) Other means: 261 (0%) Worked at home: 1,565 (3%)

6.30% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,199 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.30%
Illinois average:	5.66%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($207 average AGI)

Tazewell County:	0.04%
Illinois average:	0.19%

4.74% relocated from other counties in Illinois ($29,808 average AGI)
1.52% relocated from other states ($11,184 average AGI)

Tazewell County:	1.52%
Illinois average:	2.13%

from Peoria County, IL	2.48% ($39,334 average AGI)
from Woodford County, IL	0.42% ($35,895)
from McLean County, IL	0.34% ($36,050)
from Mason County, IL	0.24% ($30,260)
from Fulton County, IL	0.16% ($31,610)
from Cook County, IL	0.12% ($46,242)
from Sangamon County, IL	0.09% ($34,467)

5.98% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,891 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.98%
Illinois average:	5.99%

0.02% of residents moved to foreign countries ($113 average AGI)

Tazewell County:	0.02%
Illinois average:	0.07%

4.32% relocated to other counties in Illinois ($26,032 average AGI)
1.63% relocated to other states ($11,746 average AGI)

Tazewell County:	1.63%
Illinois average:	2.58%

to Peoria County, IL	2.12% ($33,412 average AGI)
to Woodford County, IL	0.42% ($43,876)
to McLean County, IL	0.41% ($37,836)
to Mason County, IL	0.17% ($34,033)
to Cook County, IL	0.17% ($35,281)
to Fulton County, IL	0.13% ($28,429)
to Sangamon County, IL	0.08% ($38,119)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.2

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 21,899 (19,664 aged, 2,235 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 108,419 (30,016 male householders, 6,011 female householders)

  30,258 spouses, 36,980 children (33,231 natural, 932 adopted, 2,817 stepchildren), 1,557 grandchildren, 499 brothers or sisters, 459 parents, 731 other relatives, 1,908 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 16,741 (6,289 male householders (5,052 living alone)), 8,058 female householders (7,419 living alone)), 2,394 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 3,325 (2,910 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 16,651 2-persons, 7,960 3-persons, 7,169 4-persons, 2,960 5-persons, 1,001 6-persons, 286 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 12,471 1-person, 1,557 2-persons, 178 3-persons, 105 4-persons, 30 5-persons, 6 6-persons.

23,271 married couples with children.
5,781 single-parent households (1,393 men, 4,388 women).

97.4% of residents of Tazewell County speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (54% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (56% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 25% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $591,610,000 ($4581 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $10,855,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $305,436,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $144,473,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $10,968,000
Federal grants: $86,988,000
Federal procurement contracts: $13,005,000 ($4,591,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $30,739,000 ($877,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $677,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $69,112,000
Federal Government insurance: $69,772,000

Here:	64 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Here:	51 per 1000 residents
State:	43 per 1000 residents

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Here:	-2 per 1000 residents
State:	-31 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 15.11 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.1
State:	6.1

Here:	4.1
State:	4.1

61% of Tazewell County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Illinois.

Tazewell County:	61.0%
State average:	58.6%

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

• This state: 104249
• Northeast: 1500
• Midwest: 11453
• South: 7115
• West: 2319

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $88,500

Here:	9.5%
Illinois:	13.4%

Here:	6.4%
Illinois:	11.1%

Here:	12.8%
Illinois:	25.8%

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