Williamson County, Illinois (IL)

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% of renters here:	26%
State:	33%

This county:	14.6%
Whole state:	10.7%

This county:	5.6%
Whole state:	5.1%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (25.0%), Retail trade (15.0%), Manufacturing (10.4%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in Williamson County, Illinois:

Median resident age:	38.8 years
Illinois median age:	34.7 years

Males: 29,691	(48.4%)
Females: 31,605	(51.6%)

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Williamson County:	2.4 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

This county	$34,511
Illinois:	$50,260

Williamson County	$91,087
Illinois:	$183,900

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Williamson County is $375 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $492 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $709 a month.

Cities in this county include: Marion, Herrin, Carterville, Johnston City, Cambria, Energy, Crainville, Hurst, Creal Springs, Pittsburg.

Neighboring counties: Franklin County , Jackson County , Johnson County , Pope County , Saline County , Union County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Williamson County: Cedar Point Camp (A), Halfway (B), Camp Carew (C), Pine Ridge Camp (D), Pulleys Mill (E), Little Grassy Fish Hatchery (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Williamson County include: South County Line Christian Church (A), Allens Chapel (B), Shiloh Church (C), Arnold View Church (D), Grange Church (E), Bethel Church (F), Saint Pauls Church (G), Coal Bank Springs Church (H), Liberty Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Meneese Cemetery (1), Allen Hunter Cemetery (2), Freeman Spur Cemetery (3), Smith Cemetery (4), Holmes Cemetery (5), Simmons Cemetery (6), Hart Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs and swamps: Knights of Pythias Lake (A), Little Grassy Lake (B), Marion Reservoir (C), Teal Lake (D), Fresh Water Lake (E), Devils Kitchen Lake (F), Madison Lake (G), Crab Orchard Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Cana Creek (A), Hurricane Creek (B), Buckley Creek (C), Brushy Creek (D), Rock Creek (E), Pond Creek (F), Caney Branch (G), Bear Creek (H), Prairie Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Williamson County: Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	6.3%
Illinois:	4.8%

Current college students: 3,462
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: 17.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 651 (57% naturalized citizens)

Williamson County:	1.1%
Whole state:	12.3%

Mean travel time to work: 21.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 67.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 20,094
• One, attached: 340
• Two: 1,452
• 3 or 4: 1,156
• 5 to 9: 514
• 10 to 19: 181
• 20 or more: 530
• Mobile homes: 3,433
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 3

Housing units in Williamson County with a mortgage: 7,462 (650 second mortgage, 509 home equity loan, 20 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6,825

Williamson County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Illinois state average. It is 2.2 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 10 fatalities and 197 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/29/1982, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed 10 people and injured 181 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 22,896 (86%) Carpooled: 2,533 (9%) Bus or trolley bus: 6 (0%) Railroad: 8 (0%) Taxi: 7 (0%) Motorcycle: 2 (0%) Bicycle: 34 (0%) Walked: 491 (2%) Other means: 142 (1%) Worked at home: 602 (2%)

7.04% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,708 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.04%
Illinois average:	5.66%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($284 average AGI)

Williamson County:	0.07%
Illinois average:	0.19%

4.65% relocated from other counties in Illinois ($21,033 average AGI)
2.32% relocated from other states ($13,391 average AGI)

Williamson County:	2.32%
Illinois average:	2.13%

from Jackson County, IL	1.21% ($30,691 average AGI)
from Franklin County, IL	0.85% ($30,598)
from Johnson County, IL	0.36% ($30,643)
from Saline County, IL	0.25% ($31,379)
from Cook County, IL	0.18% ($35,381)
from Union County, IL	0.17% ($31,282)
from Perry County, IL	0.15% ($24,143)

6.39% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,544 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.39%
Illinois average:	5.99%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.77% relocated to other counties in Illinois ($16,890 average AGI)
2.62% relocated to other states ($14,655 average AGI)

Williamson County:	2.62%
Illinois average:	2.58%

to Jackson County, IL	1.01% ($25,626 average AGI)
to Franklin County, IL	0.75% ($29,200)
to Saline County, IL	0.25% ($25,719)
to Johnson County, IL	0.22% ($30,529)
to Cook County, IL	0.15% ($25,971)
to Union County, IL	0.12% ($24,586)
to Jefferson County, IL	0.10% ($20,458)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.9

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 11,226 (9,458 aged, 1,768 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 50,176 (13,595 male householders, 3,627 female householders)

  13,803 spouses, 16,575 children (15,062 natural, 415 adopted, 1,098 stepchildren), 854 grandchildren, 339 brothers or sisters, 198 parents, 379 other relatives, 806 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 9,459 (3,254 male householders (2,709 living alone)), 4,988 female householders (4,592 living alone)), 1,217 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,661 (1,541 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 8,071 2-persons, 4,150 3-persons, 3,395 4-persons, 1,133 5-persons, 332 6-persons, 141 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 7,301 1-person, 826 2-persons, 49 3-persons, 35 4-persons, 10 5-persons, 21 6-persons.

97.0% of residents of Williamson County speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (66% speak English very well, 34% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $534,942,000 ($8478 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $135,267,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $174,818,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $84,240,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,772,000
Federal grants: $68,025,000
Federal procurement contracts: $127,882,000 ($122,024,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $74,206,000 ($5,709,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $4,557,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $19,205,000
Federal Government insurance: $21,569,000

Here:	61 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Here:	61 per 1000 residents
State:	43 per 1000 residents

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Here:	+37 per 1000 residents
State:	-31 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.46 millions of gallons per day (2% from ground, 98% from surface)

Here:	5.5
State:	6.1

Here:	4.2
State:	4.1

59% of Williamson County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in Illinois.

Williamson County:	59.3%
State average:	58.6%

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

• This state: 49041
• Northeast: 616
• Midwest: 5051
• South: 4202
• West: 1455

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $53,300

Here:	8.7%
Illinois:	13.4%

Here:	6.8%
Illinois:	11.1%

Here:	4.3%
Illinois:	25.8%