White County, Illinois (IL)

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County population in July 2007: 14,657 (37% urban, 63% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 5,096
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,438

% of renters here:	22%
State:	33%

Land area: 495 sq. mi.
Water area: 6.8 sq. mi.

Population density: 31 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	12.5%
Whole state:	10.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	3.6%
Whole state:	5.1%

2008 cost of living index in White County: 73.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (21.5%), Manufacturing (14.3%), Retail trade (12.8%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (10.5%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 75%
Government: 14%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 11%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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

Races in White County, Illinois:

White Non-Hispanic (97.8%)
American Indian (0.9%)
Two or more races (0.9%)
Hispanic (0.7%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	42.0 years
Illinois median age:	34.7 years

Males: 7,326	(47.7%)
Females: 8,045	(52.3%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $24,152
County population in 2003: 15,121
Jobs in 2003: 5,458

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Total labor force in 2004: 7,910
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.2%

Average household size:

White County:	2.3 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $31,933 ($29,601 in 2000)

This county	$31,933
Illinois:	$50,260

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $62,019

White County	$62,019
Illinois:	$183,900

Median monthly rent in 2000: $313
Institutionalized population: 399
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in White County in 2000: $588

White County races chart

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2004: 0 buildings

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $450 (1.0%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in White County is $408 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $492 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $648 a month.

Cities in this county include: Carmi, Norris City, Crossville, Enfield, Mill Shoals, Maunie, Springerton, Burnt Prairie, Phillipstown.

Neighboring counties: Edwards County , Gibson County, Indiana , Gallatin County , Hamilton County , Posey County, Indiana , Wabash County , Wayne County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in White County: Jacobs Camp (A), Possum Community Hall (B), Old River Camp (C), Webbs Ferry (D), Gossett Station (E), Simpson Switch (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in White County include: Antioch Church (A), Asbury Church (B), Ashland Church (C), Sharon Church (D), Salem Church (E), Bethel Church (F), Saint Patricks Church (G), Bruce Chapel (H), Saint Johns Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Absher Family Cemetery (1), Abshire Cemetery (2), Holderby Family Cemetery (3), McLntosh Cemetery (4), Shrewsbury Cemetery (5), Shipley Cemetery (6), Garden of Memories (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Browns Pond (A), Clear Pond (B), Tweedle Pond (C), Fishpond Swamp (D), Lost Lake (E), Russell Pond (F), Flat Pond (G), Dick Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Lick Creek (A), Brushy Slough (B), Eaton Hill Branch (C), Broad Run (D), Elliott Creek (E), Boyd Creek (F), Big Hill Branch (G), Skillet Fork (H), Beaver Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in White County: Burrell Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	5.4%
Illinois:	4.8%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 499
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 74.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 42 (69% naturalized citizens)

White County:	0.3%
Whole state:	12.3%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 17 1990 to 1994: 2 1985 to 1989: 4 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 6 1970 to 1974: 7 1965 to 1969: 6

Mean travel time to work: 25.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 64.1%

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 5,626
One, attached: 17
Two: 189
3 or 4: 189
5 to 9: 84
10 to 19: 57
20 or more: 17
Mobile homes: 1,210
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 4

Housing units in White County with a mortgage: 1,613 (122 second mortgage, 114 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,941

Agriculture in White County
Average size of farms: 583 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $91052
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $171.46
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 11.72%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $77380
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 80.46%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 4.71%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $116234
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 87.55%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 2.30
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.09%
Corn for grain: 86034 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 17004 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 126760 harvested acres

White County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Illinois state average. It is 1.2 times above overall U.S. average.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (9%)
Mining (9%)
Construction (9%)
Truck transportation (6%)
Transportation equipment (6%)
Plastics and rubber products (5%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (21%)
Educational services (14%)
Public administration (6%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Social assistance (4%)
Transportation equipment (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (11%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Farmers and farm managers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (4%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)

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

Russia (26%)
Yugoslavia (14%)
Thailand (14%)
Canada (14%)
Germany (12%)
Korea (10%)
Poland (5%)

Most common first ancestries reported in White County:

United States or American (25%)
German (24%)
English (16%)
Irish (11%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
French (except Basque) (2%)
Scottish (2%)

White County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 5,407 (81%)
Carpooled: 778 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 29 (0%)
Bicycle: 7 (0%)
Walked: 149 (2%)
Other means: 63 (1%)
Worked at home: 245 (4%)

People in group quarters in White County, Illinois

244 people in nursing homes
60 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
60 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
58 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
37 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
18 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
10 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $44,489.

4.71% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,167 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.71%
Illinois average:	5.66%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.57% relocated from other counties in Illinois ($15,856 average AGI)
2.15% relocated from other states ($14,311 average AGI)
White County: 2.15%
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 Gallatin County, IL	0.40% ($31,217 average AGI)
from Posey County, IN	0.31% ($42,222)
from Vanderburgh County, IN	0.30% ($29,000)
from Edwards County, IL	0.23% ($22,462)
from Wabash County, IL	0.23% ($26,385)
from Wayne County, IL	0.21% ($17,417)
from Hamilton County, IL	0.19% ($31,273)

5.73% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,434 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.73%
Illinois average:	5.99%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.18% relocated to other counties in Illinois ($13,605 average AGI)
2.56% relocated to other states ($12,828 average AGI)
White County: 2.56%
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 Vanderburgh County, IN	0.52% ($22,133 average AGI)
to Wayne County, IL	0.47% ($21,593)
to Hamilton County, IL	0.35% ($21,700)
to Edwards County, IL	0.31% ($19,500)
to Saline County, IL	0.29% ($27,647)
to Gallatin County, IL	0.22% ($41,385)
to Wabash County, IL	0.22% ($26,077)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.6

Births per 1000 population in White County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.5

Deaths per 1000 population in White County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 0.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in White County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,716 (3,253 aged, 463 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 6.56
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 3825.710
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 643.090
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 33591.44

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1203.870
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1661.870
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 6.54

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 31.96
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 65.43

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 6.54

Household type by relationship

Households: 14,945

In family households: 12,553 (3,681 male householders, 709 female householders)
3,754 spouses, 3,878 children (3,482 natural, 116 adopted, 280 stepchildren), 185 grandchildren, 34 brothers or sisters, 68 parents, 120 other relatives, 124 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,392 (875 male householders (735 living alone)), 1,283 female householders (1,217 living alone)), 234 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 426 (388 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,241 2-persons, 1,011 3-persons, 781 4-persons, 265 5-persons, 54 6-persons, 38 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,952 1-person, 172 2-persons, 26 3-persons, 8 4-persons.

99.1% of residents of White County speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 29% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 23% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (70% speak English very well, 30% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $127,726,000 ($8382 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,556,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $51,249,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $27,081,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $11,345,000
Federal grants: $22,979,000
Federal procurement contracts: $11,528,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,544,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $646,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,931,000
Federal Government insurance: $46,540,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 842

Here:	55 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,171

Here:	77 per 1000 residents
State:	43 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +6

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

Net internal migration: +263

Here:	+17 per 1000 residents
State:	-31 per 1000 residents

Population growth in White County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.24 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.6
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.5
State:	4.1

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 99
1995 to 1998: 296
1990 to 1994: 248
1980 to 1989: 844
1970 to 1979: 1,107
1960 to 1969: 818
1950 to 1959: 1,306
1940 to 1949: 962
1939 or earlier: 1,713

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in White County, Illinois:
	1 room: 3 2 rooms: 27 3 rooms: 71 4 rooms: 748 5 rooms: 1,609 6 rooms: 1,130 7 rooms: 833 8 rooms: 373 9+ rooms: 302

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in White County, Illinois:
	1 room: 10 2 rooms: 60 3 rooms: 141 4 rooms: 491 5 rooms: 390 6 rooms: 230 7 rooms: 89 8 rooms: 25 9+ rooms: 2

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in White County:
	no bedroom: 10 1 bedroom: 175 2 bedrooms: 1,829 3 bedrooms: 2,533 4 bedrooms: 474 5+ bedrooms: 75

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in White County:
	no bedroom: 22 1 bedroom: 226 2 bedrooms: 791 3 bedrooms: 312 4 bedrooms: 80 5+ bedrooms: 7

Cars and other vehicles available in White County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 187 1 vehicle: 1,554 2 vehicles: 2,176 3 vehicles: 836 4 vehicles: 280 5+ vehicles: 63

Cars and other vehicles available in White County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 261 1 vehicle: 646 2 vehicles: 434 3 vehicles: 75 4 vehicles: 14 5+ vehicles: 8

64% of White County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 55% lived in Illinois.

White County:	64.5%
State average:	58.6%

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

This state: 9971
Northeast: 129
Midwest: 3569
South: 1325
West: 287

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $24,300

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (58%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (28%) Electricity (11%) Wood (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (60%) Electricity (23%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (15%) Wood (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 33

Here:	2.1%
Illinois:	13.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 16

Here:	2.0%
Illinois:	11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 34

Here:	7.7%
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.)

White County government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $1,616,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $1,291,000
General - Other: $1,149,000

Corrections - Other: $957,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $528,000

Police Protection: $397,000

Health Services - Other: $345,000

Central Staff Services: $285,000

Financial Administration: $234,000

Solid Waste Management: $30,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $5,000
General - Interest on Debt: $7,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $133,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $98,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $35,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $628,000
Interest Earnings: $103,000
Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $27,000
Corrections - Other: $10,000

Central Staff: $7,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,359,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $1,007,000
All Other: $616,000

Highways: $479,000
Tax - Property: $892,000
NEC: $2,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $2,163,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

White County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Vehicles involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)

Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers (per 100,000 population)