Winnebago County, Illinois (IL)

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• • 183,53264.8%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 40,79214.4%Hispanic or Latino
  • 35,82412.7%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 14,1815.0%Two or more races
  • 7,8562.8%Asian alone
  • 6580.2%Some other race alone
  • 1800.06%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone
  • 960.03%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Mean price in 2021:

Detached houses: $155,996

Here:	$155,996
State:	$285,490

Townhouses or other attached units: $150,029

Here:	$150,029
State:	$267,853

In 2-unit structures: $119,897

Here:	$119,897
State:	$305,909

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $132,069

Here:	$132,069
State:	$356,547

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $84,285

Here:	$84,285
State:	$327,261

Mobile homes: $22,906

Here:	$22,906
State:	$69,530

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 16
• Robberies: 6
• Assaults: 73
• Burglaries: 171
• Thefts: 189
• Auto thefts: 38

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

• Murders: 3
• Rapes: 34
• Robberies: 6
• Assaults: 59
• Burglaries: 125
• Thefts: 327
• Auto thefts: 41

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: $3,694 (2.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $3,146 (2.4%)

Area name: Rockford, IL MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Winnebago County is $486 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $616 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $806 a month.

Cities in this county include: Rockford, Machesney Park, Loves Park, Roscoe, South Beloit, Rockton, Winnebago, Cherry Valley, Lake Summerset, Pecatonica.

2019 air pollution in Winnebago County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.036 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 11.3 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Above U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Dubuque County, Iowa , Kane County , Lake County .

Current college students: 12,464
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 89.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 25.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 23,365 (56.6% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 6,1542010 or later
• 6,2482000 to 2009
• 6,6611990 to 1999
• 3,3611980 to 1989
• 2,4501970 to 1979
• 2,926Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 86.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 86,433
• One, attached: 5,487
• Two: 7,740
• 3 or 4: 9,120
• 5 to 9: 4,734
• 10 to 19: 3,382
• 20 to 49: 1,809
• 50 or more: 4,924
• Mobile homes: 1,360

Housing units in Winnebago County with a mortgage: 42,999 (3,435 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 3,047 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,044

Religion statistics for Winnebago County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Winnebago County:

Tornado activity:

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, 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: July 19, 2010 to August 07, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1935: August 19, 2010, FEMA Id: 1935, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• 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 Snow, Incident Period: February 05, 2008 to February 06, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3283: March 13, 2008, FEMA Id: 3283, Natural disaster type: Snow
• Illinois Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: August 07, 2007 to August 08, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1722: August 30, 2007, FEMA Id: 1722, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Illinois Snow, Incident Period: November 30, 2006 to December 01, 2006, Emergency Declared EM-3269: December 29, 2006, FEMA Id: 3269, Natural disaster type: Snow
• 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 Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 11, 2000 to December 31, 2000, Emergency Declared EM-3161: January 17, 2001, FEMA Id: 3161, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• 6 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

4.78% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($49,890 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.64% relocated from other counties in Illinois ($26,910 average AGI)
2.13% relocated from other states ($22,980 average AGI)

Winnebago County:	2.13%
Illinois average:	2.01%

from Cook County, IL	0.61% ($48,684 average AGI)
from Boone County, IL	0.55% ($54,688)
from Rock County, WI	0.36% ($44,552)
from Ogle County, IL	0.23% ($46,243)
from Kane County, IL	0.21% ($44,917)
from Stephenson County, IL	0.19% ($45,310)
from McHenry County, IL	0.18% ($46,241)

5.37% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($59,002 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.09% relocated to other counties in Illinois ($21,258 average AGI)
3.28% relocated to other states ($37,744 average AGI)

Winnebago County:	3.28%
Illinois average:	3.06%

to Boone County, IL	0.51% ($78,258 average AGI)
to Cook County, IL	0.37% ($42,687)
to Rock County, WI	0.37% ($55,238)
to Ogle County, IL	0.22% ($53,159)
to Stephenson County, IL	0.16% ($45,196)
to Maricopa County, AZ	0.12% ($65,652)
to McHenry County, IL	0.11% ($64,256)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 14.0
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 12.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 8.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 10.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2009: 8.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2010 to 2018: 6.9

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Winnebago 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: 52,939 (15,050 living alone), Female householders: 62,343 (19,437 living alone)

• 49,889 spouses (48,986 opposite-sex spouses), 7,184 unmarried partners, (6,950 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 84,564 children (79,839 natural, 1,613 adopted, 3,112 stepchildren), 6,432 grandchildren, 2,211 brothers or sisters, 2,410 parents, 290 foster children, 3,336 other relatives, 7,124 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 4,397

Size of family households: 35,020 2-persons, 15,821 3-persons, 14,174 4-persons, 4,880 5-persons, 2,430 6-persons, 973 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 34,487 1-person, 6,623 2-persons, 814 3-persons, 60 4-persons.

32,408 married couples with children.
26,846 single-parent households (4,875 men, 21,971 women).

85.1% of residents of Winnebago speak English at home.
9.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (65% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak other language at home (71% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $1,322,407,000 ($4,611 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $141,335,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $619,658,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $261,069,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $20,276,000
Federal grants: $212,541,000
Federal procurement contracts: $139,966,000 ($123,549,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $68,896,000 ($4,028,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,855,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $242,006,000
Federal Government insurance: $157,918,000

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

Here:	-6 per 1000 residents
State:	-31 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 32.80 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Winnebago County, Illinois
• 3762020 or later
• 2,9722010 to 2019
• 16,8622000 to 2009
• 13,5081990 to 1999
• 13,7591980 to 1989
• 17,7211970 to 1979
• 16,6881960 to 1969
• 16,0941950 to 1959
• 6,8451940 to 1949
• 20,1641939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Winnebago County, Illinois

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Winnebago County, Illinois
• 01 room
• 102 rooms
• 1,6173 rooms
• 6,0724 rooms
• 13,8575 rooms
• 18,1826 rooms
• 10,8177 rooms
• 8,7288 rooms
• 15,2319+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Winnebago County, Illinois
• 1,4111 room
• 2,5082 rooms
• 5,6553 rooms
• 9,9984 rooms
• 9,1295 rooms
• 7,0086 rooms
• 2,2737 rooms
• 1,4958 rooms
• 1,2919+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Winnebago County, Illinois

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Winnebago County, Illinois
• 0no bedroom
• 1,3511 bedroom
• 13,7862 bedrooms
• 40,7193 bedrooms
• 16,0294 bedrooms
• 2,6295+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Winnebago County, Illinois
• 1,581no bedroom
• 8,0321 bedroom
• 16,7762 bedrooms
• 11,1713 bedrooms
• 3,0434 bedrooms
• 1655+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Winnebago County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 1,837no vehicle
• 20,8101 vehicle
• 31,2042 vehicles
• 15,2463 vehicles
• 3,8244 vehicles
• 1,5935+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Winnebago County in renter-occupied apartments
• 8,473no vehicle
• 19,2641 vehicle
• 10,4062 vehicles
• 1,6073 vehicles
• 9484 vehicles
• 705+ vehicles

86.2% of Winnebago County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in Illinois.

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

• This state: 197,219
• Other state: 60,791
• Northeast: 4,198
• Midwest: 34,344
• South: 14,669
• West: 7,580

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 6,148
• Number of aged recipients: 383
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 5,765
• Number of recipients under 18: 1,378
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 3,967
• Number of recipients older than 64: 803
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,688
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 2,992

Winnebago County on our top lists:

• #3 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011"
• #15 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving out compared to moving in (pop. 50,000+)"
• #16 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #39 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #41 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011"
• #63 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #66 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011"
• #71 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #71 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
• #72 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
• #73 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #100 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"