Whiteside County, Illinois (IL)

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% of renters here:	26%
State:	33%

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

Type of workers:

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Races in Whiteside County, Illinois:

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

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

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Whiteside County:	2.5 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

This county:	$46,879
Illinois:	$54,123

This county:	$467
State:	$669

Whiteside County:	$124,246
Illinois:	$208,800

Detached houses: $147,206

Here:	$147,206
State:	$269,211

Townhouses or other attached units: $236,844

Here:	$236,844
State:	$258,887

In 2-unit structures: $188,147

Here:	$188,147
State:	$320,810

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $153,305

Here:	$153,305
State:	$330,214

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $102,393

Here:	$102,393
State:	$275,408

Mobile homes: $30,378

Here:	$30,378
State:	$35,670

This county:	8.5%
Whole state:	10.7%

This county:	3.3%
Whole state:	5.1%

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

Here:	9.2%
Illinois:	9.9%

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%

Mean travel time to work: 18.5 minutes

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

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

Here:	59.7% with mortgage
State:	69.8% with mortgage

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.

Whiteside County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Illinois state average. It is 95% 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 54.7 miles away from Whiteside 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 22.8 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: 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%)

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%

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%

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

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

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

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

• 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Here:	6.1
State:	6.1

Here:	4.4
State:	4.1

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

Here:	9.3%
Illinois:	13.4%

Here:	6.6%
Illinois:	11.1%

Here:	16.4%
Illinois:	25.8%

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