Whiteside County, Illinois (IL)

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County population in 2005: 59,863 (65% urban, 35% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 17,635
Renter-occupied apartments: 6,049

% of renters here:	26%
State:	33%

Land area: 685 sq. mi.
Water area: 12.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 87 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	8.5%
Whole state:	10.7%

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

This county:	3.3%
Whole state:	5.1%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (29.5%), Educational,health and social services (18.1%), Retail trade (11.7%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 83%
Government: 10%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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Races in Whiteside County, Illinois:

White Non-Hispanic (88.9%)
Hispanic (8.8%)
Other race (4.1%)
Two or more races (1.4%)
Black (1.0%)
American Indian (0.6%)

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

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

Males: 29,697	(49.0%)
Females: 30,956	(51.0%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $25,838
County population in 2003: 59,972
Jobs in 2003: 23,309

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Total labor force in 2004: 29,183
Unemployment rate in 2004: 6.7%

Average household size:

Whiteside County:	2.5 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $43,533 ($40,354 in 2000)

This county	$43,533
Illinois:	$50,260

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $108,930

Whiteside County	$108,930
Illinois:	$183,900

Median montly rent in 2000: $463
Institutionalized population: 872
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Whiteside County in 2000: $778

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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $1,343 (1.8%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Whiteside County is $443 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $546 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $676 a month.

Cities in this county include: Sterling, Rock Falls, Morrison, Fulton, Prophetstown, Erie, Albany, Tampico, Lyndon, Coleta.

Neighboring counties: Bureau County , Carroll County , Clinton County, Iowa , Henry County , Lee County , Ogle County , Rock Island County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Whiteside County: Morrison Country Club (A), Eastwood Industrial Park (B), Oppold Marina (C), Prophet Hills Country Club (D), Annan Grist Mill (E), Blind Charleys Corner (F), Jordan Center (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Whiteside County include: Sharon Church (A), Science Ridge Mennonite Church (B), Saint Patrick Catholic Church (C), Brick Church (D), First Christian Church (E), First Congregational Church of Rock Falls (F), Newton Zion Reformed Church (G), East Jordan United Methodist Church (H), Clyde Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Hollinshead Cemetery (1), Smack Cemetery (2), Garden Plain Cemetery (3), Sharon Church Cemetery (4), Shady Town Cemetery (5), Kingsbury Presbyterian Cemetery (6), Baker Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Erie, Lake (A), Goose Lake (B), Wares Lake (C), Swedes Lake (D), Lake Carlton (E), French Pond (F), Leo Johnson Lake (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Buffalo Creek (A), Walker Slough (B), Cedar Creek (C), Wild Creek (D), Howland Creek (E), Rock Creek (F), Cattail Slough (G), Elkhorn Creek (H), Cattail Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Whiteside County include: Morrison-Rockwood State Park (1), Lyndon Prairie Nature Preserve (2), Eberly Park (3), Lawrence Park (4), Indian Mounds Historic Site (5), Cattail Slough Public Use Area (6), Big Bend State Conservation Area (7), Scheid Park (8), Hoover Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	5.3%
Illinois:	4.8%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 2,286
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 79.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,685 (40% naturalized citizens)

Whiteside County:	2.8%
Whole state:	12.3%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 282
1990 to 1994: 376
1985 to 1989: 286
1980 to 1984: 126
1975 to 1979: 114
1970 to 1974: 99
1970 to 1974: 48
1965 to 1969: 354

Mean travel time to work: 18.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 72.8%

Whiteside County marital status for males

Whiteside County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 19,982
One, attached: 284
Two: 1,099
3 or 4: 1,028
5 to 9: 838
10 to 19: 244
20 or more: 651
Mobile homes: 896
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 3

Housing units in Whiteside County with a mortgage: 9,247 (886 second mortgage, 1,366 home equity loan, 46 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6,240

Agriculture in Whiteside County
Average size of farms: 379 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $143962
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $296.00
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 1.42%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 33.30%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $118500
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 85.60%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 12.82%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $106898
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 89.51%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 9.37
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 3.05%
Corn for grain: 186491 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 1542 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 123369 harvested acres
Vegetables: 3684 harvested acres

Whiteside County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Illinois state average. It is 2.0 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 4 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 9/1/1961, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 4 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Metal and metal products (20%)
Construction (9%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Public administration (4%)
Machinery (3%)
Food (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (18%)
Educational services (10%)
Metal and metal products (9%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Assemblers and fabricators (4%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
Registered nurses (4%)

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

Mexico (63%)
Other Eastern Europe (6%)
Germany (5%)
Philippines (2%)
Korea (2%)
Netherlands (2%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (2%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Whiteside County:

German (29%)
Irish (11%)
Dutch (10%)
United States or American (10%)
English (8%)
Swedish (3%)
Italian (2%)

Whiteside County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 22,637 (81%)
Carpooled: 3,263 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 183 (1%)
Taxi: 5 (0%)
Motorcycle: 41 (0%)
Bicycle: 110 (0%)
Walked: 690 (2%)
Other means: 195 (1%)
Worked at home: 862 (3%)

People in group quarters in Whiteside County, Illinois

690 people in nursing homes
174 people in other nonhousehold living situations
102 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
100 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
66 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
63 people in homes for the mentally retarded
43 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
16 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $46,413.

4.38% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,088 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.38%
Illinois average:	5.66%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.52% relocated from other counties in Illinois ($18,247 average AGI)
1.86% relocated from other states ($15,841 average AGI)
Whiteside County: 1.86%
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 Lee County, IL	0.71% ($25,689 average AGI)
from Clinton County, IA	0.46% ($30,787)
from Carroll County, IL	0.24% ($33,684)
from Rock Island County, IL	0.22% ($41,302)
from Cook County, IL	0.21% ($37,440)
from Ogle County, IL	0.14% ($28,029)
from DuPage County, IL	0.10% ($44,043)

5.04% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,421 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.04%
Illinois average:	5.99%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.62% relocated to other counties in Illinois ($15,935 average AGI)
2.42% relocated to other states ($16,486 average AGI)
Whiteside County: 2.42%
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 Lee County, IL	0.61% ($27,104 average AGI)
to Rock Island County, IL	0.38% ($38,444)
to Clinton County, IA	0.34% ($24,354)
to Cook County, IL	0.20% ($38,234)
to Scott County, IA	0.17% ($44,366)
to Carroll County, IL	0.16% ($28,077)
to DuPage County, IL	0.14% ($31,441)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.4

Births per 1000 population in Whiteside County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.2

Deaths per 1000 population in Whiteside County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Whiteside County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 11,444 (9,920 aged, 1,524 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship

Households: 59,392

In family households: 51,495 (13,930 male householders, 3,030 female householders)
13,764 spouses, 17,541 children (15,727 natural, 479 adopted, 1,335 stepchildren), 1,104 grandchildren, 319 brothers or sisters, 242 parents, 470 other relatives, 1,095 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 7,897 (3,037 male householders (2,506 living alone)), 3,747 female householders (3,393 living alone)), 1,113 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,261 (863 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 7,713 2-persons, 3,733 3-persons, 3,300 4-persons, 1,441 5-persons, 602 6-persons, 171 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,899 1-person, 737 2-persons, 101 3-persons, 43 4-persons, 4 5-persons.

10,548 married couples with children.
3,216 single-parent households (781 men, 2,435 women).

93.1% of residents of Whiteside County speak English at home.
5.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (45% speak English very well, 39% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (75% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $328,930,000 ($5479 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $5,498,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $190,769,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $73,367,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $15,398,000
Federal grants: $35,174,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,450,000 ($306,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $11,772,000 ($2,283,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,120,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $13,893,000
Federal Government insurance: $79,863,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 3,866

Here:	65 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 3,309

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

Net international migration: +239

Here:	+4 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -1,506

Here:	-25 per 1000 residents
State:	-31 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Whiteside County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.95 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.1
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	4.1

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 276
1995 to 1998: 1,078
1990 to 1994: 813
1980 to 1989: 1,319
1970 to 1979: 3,998
1960 to 1969: 3,607
1950 to 1959: 3,799
1940 to 1949: 2,754
1939 or earlier: 7,381

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Whiteside County, Illinois:

1 room: 7
2 rooms: 33
3 rooms: 264
4 rooms: 1,689
5 rooms: 4,087
6 rooms: 4,468
7 rooms: 3,193
8 rooms: 1,982
9 or more rooms: 1,912

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Whiteside County, Illinois:

1 room: 155
2 rooms: 338
3 rooms: 1,084
4 rooms: 1,630
5 rooms: 1,297
6 rooms: 743
7 rooms: 397
8 rooms: 253
9 or more rooms: 152

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Whiteside County:

no bedroom: 12
1 bedroom: 400
2 bedrooms: 4,287
3 bedrooms: 9,191
4 bedrooms: 3,213
5 or more bedrooms: 532

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Whiteside County:

no bedroom: 209
1 bedroom: 1,610
2 bedrooms: 2,312
3 bedrooms: 1,386
4 bedrooms: 387
5 or more bedrooms: 145

Cars and other vehicles available in Whiteside County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 662
1 vehicle: 4,658
2 vehicles: 8,320
3 vehicles: 3,010
4 vehicles: 720
5 or more vehicles: 265

Cars and other vehicles available in Whiteside County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 1,009
1 vehicle: 2,743
2 vehicles: 1,837
3 vehicles: 366
4 vehicles: 46
5 or more vehicles: 48

61% of Whiteside County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 51% lived in Illinois.

Whiteside County:	60.6%
State average:	58.6%

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

This state: 44084
Northeast: 649
Midwest: 10000
South: 2890
West: 1068

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $65,000

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (78%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%)
Electricity (7%)
Wood (1%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (63%)
Electricity (27%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 653

Here:	9.3%
Illinois:	13.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 241

Here:	6.6%
Illinois:	11.1%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 338

Here:	16.4%
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 (Noninstitutionalized)

Whiteside County government finances in 2004:

Charges - All Other: $5,125,000
Solid Waste Management: $643,000

Parks & Recreation: $36,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $767,000
Current Operations - General - Other: $3,168,000
Health Services - Other: $3,047,000

Financial Administration: $2,244,000

Regular Highways: $2,227,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $2,167,000

Police Protection: $1,793,000

Corrections - Other: $1,691,000

Central Staff Services: $1,555,000

Welfare - Other: $730,000

Parks & Recreation: $360,000

Air Transportation: $258,000

Fire Protection: $176,000

Solid Waste Management: $170,000

Libraries: $28,000

General Public Buildings: $14,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $853,000
General - Interest on Debt: $530,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $8,830,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $34,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $8,490,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $374,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $617,000
Interest Earnings: $294,000
Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff: $210,000
Own Hospitals: $187,000

Regular Highways: $135,000

Corrections - Other: $37,000

Police Protection: $9,000

Libraries: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $25,352,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $3,626,000
Highways: $1,169,000

Health & Hospitals: $917,000

Public Welfare: $503,000

All Other: $6,000
Tax - Property: $5,737,000
NEC: $238,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $8,721,000

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