Whiteside County, Illinois (IL)

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• • 45,32582.6%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 7,04812.8%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1,4972.7%Two or more races
  • 5631.0%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 3030.6%Asian alone
  • 740.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 720.1%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone
  • 70.01%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2021:

Detached houses: $150,881

Here:	$150,881
State:	$285,490

Townhouses or other attached units: $209,028

Here:	$209,028
State:	$267,853

In 2-unit structures: $226,161

Here:	$226,161
State:	$305,909

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $190,865

Here:	$190,865
State:	$356,547

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $159,979

Here:	$159,979
State:	$327,261

Mobile homes: $79,968

Here:	$79,968
State:	$69,530

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 5
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 11
• Burglaries: 38
• Thefts: 31
• Auto thefts: 8

Crime in 2019 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 8
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 8
• Burglaries: 36
• Thefts: 37
• Auto thefts: 6

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $2,626 (2.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $2,288 (2.0%)

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, Como, Lyndon.

Neighboring counties: Arthur County, Nebraska , Cuming County, Nebraska , Custer County, Nebraska , Putnam County, New York , Hooker County, Nebraska , Pierce County, Nebraska .

Current college students: 2,286
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 91.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,740 (47.1% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 4082010 or later
• 4012000 to 2009
• 4081990 to 1999
• 4121980 to 1989
• 2131970 to 1979
• 402Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.5 minutes

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

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 21,032
• One, attached: 540
• Two: 961
• 3 or 4: 896
• 5 to 9: 821
• 10 to 19: 305
• 20 to 49: 332
• 50 or more: 478
• Mobile homes: 587
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 47

Housing units in Whiteside County with a mortgage: 9,711 (729 second mortgage, 17 home equity loan, 568 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 91

Religion statistics for Whiteside County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Whiteside County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Illinois Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4489, Natural disaster type: Other
• Illinois Severe Storms And Flooding, Incident Period: February 24, 2019 - July 3, 2019, FEMA Id: 4461, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Illinois Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds and Flooding, Incident Period: April 16, 2013 to May 05, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4116: May 10, 2013, FEMA Id: 4116, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Wind
• Illinois Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: January 31, 2011 to February 03, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1960: March 17, 2011, FEMA Id: 1960, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
• Illinois Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: June 01, 2008 to July 22, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1771: June 24, 2008, FEMA Id: 1771, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Illinois Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3230: September 07, 2005, FEMA Id: 3230, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Illinois Flooding, Incident Period: April 18, 2001 to May 29, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1368: May 09, 2001, FEMA Id: 1368, Natural disaster type: Flood
• Illinois Flooding, Severe Storms, Incident Period: April 13, 1993 to October 22, 1993, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-997: July 09, 1993, FEMA Id: 997, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Illinois Blizzards and Snowstorms, Incident Period: January 16, 1979, Emergency Declared EM-3068: January 16, 1979, FEMA Id: 3068, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Blizzard
• Illinois SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: June 10, 1974, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-438: June 10, 1974, FEMA Id: 438, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• 3 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

4.56% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($45,054 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.66% relocated from other counties in Illinois ($25,435 average AGI)
1.90% relocated from other states ($19,620 average AGI)

Whiteside County:	1.90%
Illinois average:	2.01%

from Lee County, IL	0.78% ($39,344 average AGI)
from Clinton County, IA	0.53% ($46,311)
from Rock Island County, IL	0.29% ($48,493)
from Carroll County, IL	0.27% ($48,905)
from Ogle County, IL	0.22% ($30,863)
from Cook County, IL	0.21% ($67,673)
from Henry County, IL	0.10% ($48,000)

4.86% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($49,550 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.42% relocated to other counties in Illinois ($22,768 average AGI)
2.44% relocated to other states ($26,781 average AGI)

Whiteside County:	2.44%
Illinois average:	3.06%

to Lee County, IL	0.73% ($43,871 average AGI)
to Clinton County, IA	0.52% ($40,025)
to Carroll County, IL	0.25% ($43,220)
to Rock Island County, IL	0.23% ($39,648)
to Ogle County, IL	0.17% ($51,275)
to Scott County, IA	0.17% ($48,051)
to Cook County, IL	0.15% ($31,139)

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 11.6

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Whiteside County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 11,596 (3,680 living alone), Female householders: 11,881 (3,826 living alone)

• 10,625 spouses (10,509 opposite-sex spouses), 2,081 unmarried partners, (2,049 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 15,258 children (14,296 natural, 489 adopted, 455 stepchildren), 1,153 grandchildren, 299 brothers or sisters, 299 parents, 60 foster children, 384 other relatives, 875 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 1,008

Size of family households: 7,139 2-persons, 3,091 3-persons, 2,724 4-persons, 1,261 5-persons, 377 6-persons, 114 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 7,507 1-person, 1,088 2-persons, 120 3-persons, 36 4-persons, 5 6-persons, 12 7-or-more-persons.

6,553 married couples with children.
4,254 single-parent households (1,045 men, 3,209 women).

92.9% of residents of Whiteside speak English at home.
5.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (46% speak English very well, 49% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (72% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $328,930,000 ($5,479 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:

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)

• Year house built in Whiteside County, Illinois
• 02020 or later
• 8982010 to 2019
• 1,5022000 to 2009
• 1,8731990 to 1999
• 1,6321980 to 1989
• 4,2011970 to 1979
• 3,2811960 to 1969
• 3,9721950 to 1959
• 1,8491940 to 1949
• 6,5481939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Whiteside County, Illinois

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Whiteside County, Illinois
• 441 room
• 512 rooms
• 5643 rooms
• 1,4504 rooms
• 3,2245 rooms
• 4,2146 rooms
• 3,0607 rooms
• 2,0188 rooms
• 3,0679+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Whiteside County, Illinois
• 2591 room
• 3562 rooms
• 7873 rooms
• 1,3994 rooms
• 1,0265 rooms
• 1,0276 rooms
• 4927 rooms
• 1558 rooms
• 3589+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Whiteside County, Illinois

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Whiteside County, Illinois
• 66no bedroom
• 6721 bedroom
• 3,7232 bedrooms
• 9,2853 bedrooms
• 3,2604 bedrooms
• 6585+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Whiteside County, Illinois
• 290no bedroom
• 1,2861 bedroom
• 2,1572 bedrooms
• 1,3943 bedrooms
• 5784 bedrooms
• 1255+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Whiteside County, Illinois in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Whiteside County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 490no vehicle
• 5,1821 vehicle
• 7,2492 vehicles
• 3,0523 vehicles
• 1,2164 vehicles
• 4835+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Whiteside County in renter-occupied apartments
• 708no vehicle
• 3,2781 vehicle
• 1,4052 vehicles
• 3743 vehicles
• 794 vehicles
• 295+ vehicles

89.6% of Whiteside County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 55% lived in Illinois.

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

• This state: 40,530
• Other state: 12,408
• Northeast: 550
• Midwest: 8,821
• South: 1,882
• West: 1,106

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 937
• Number of aged recipients: 44
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 893
• Number of recipients under 18: 200
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 649
• Number of recipients older than 64: 88
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 292
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 383

Whiteside County on our top lists:

• #99 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"