Woodford County, Illinois (IL)

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% of renters here:	17%
State:	33%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (22.3%), Manufacturing (19.8%), Retail trade (10.5%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Woodford County, Illinois:

Median resident age:	37.8 years
Illinois median age:	34.7 years

Males: 17,326	(48.8%)
Females: 18,143	(51.2%)

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Woodford County:	2.7 people
Illinois:	2.6 people

This county:	$59,704
Illinois:	$54,123

This county:	$504
State:	$669

Woodford County:	$169,079
Illinois:	$208,800

Detached houses: $205,345

Here:	$205,345
State:	$269,211

Townhouses or other attached units: $148,396

Here:	$148,396
State:	$258,887

In 2-unit structures: $197,724

Here:	$197,724
State:	$320,810

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $288,809

Here:	$288,809
State:	$275,408

Mobile homes: $22,435

Here:	$22,435
State:	$35,670

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $12,500

Here:	$12,500
State:	$62,382

This county:	4.3%
Whole state:	10.7%

This county:	2.0%
Whole state:	5.1%

Area name: Peoria, IL MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Woodford County is $471 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $586 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $755 a month.

Cities in this county include: Eureka, Metamora, El Paso, Minonk, Germantown Hills, Roanoke, Washburn, Goodfield, Congerville, Spring Bay.

Neighboring counties: La Salle County , Livingston County , McLean County , Marshall County , Peoria County , Tazewell County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Woodford County: El Paso Golf Club (A), Camp Manitoumi (B), Camp Tapawingo (C), Camp Wildwood (D), Woodford County Home (E), Kansas Townhall (F), Spring Bay Township Hall (G), Linn Township Hall (H), Greene Township Hall (I), Partridge Townhall (J). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Woodford County include: Apostolic Church (A), Ascension Lutheran Church (B), Averyville Baptist Church (C), Saint Peter Lutheran Church (D), Brethren Church (E), Liberty Bible Church (F), East White Oak Church (G), Lourdes Church (H), Mennonite Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Mennonite Cemetery (1), Allison Cemetery (2), Apostolic Christian Cemetery (3), Secor Cemetery (4), Hickory Point Cemetery (5), Baughman Cemetery (6), Bauman Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Goose Lake (A), Izaak Walton Lake (B), Upper Peoria Lake (C), Douglas Lake (D), Wildwind Lake (E), Evergreen Lake (F), Stark Pond (G), Rich Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Walnut Creek (A), Blalock Creek (B), Sixmile Creek (C), Snag Creek (D), Snake Creek (E), Panther Creek (F), Partridge Creek (G), Red River (H), Dry Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Woodford County include: Woodford County State Conservation Area (1), Ridgetop Hill Prairie Nature Preserve (2), Spring Bay Fen Nature Preserve (3). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Cazenovia Post Office (A), Lowpoint Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	6.5%
Illinois:	9.9%

Current college students: 1,945
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 21.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 342 (52% naturalized citizens)

Woodford County:	1.0%
Whole state:	12.3%

Mean travel time to work: 22.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 43.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 11,322
• One, attached: 247
• Two: 528
• 3 or 4: 352
• 5 to 9: 112
• 10 to 19: 49
• 20 or more: 139
• Mobile homes: 725
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 13

Housing units in Woodford County with a mortgage: 5,369 (389 second mortgage, 886 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,436

Here:	61.0% with mortgage
State:	69.8% with mortgage

Woodford County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is above Illinois state average. It is 3.9 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 8 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/10/2003, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 4 people.

Woodford County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Illinois state average. It is 97% 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 49.8 miles away from Woodford 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 65.7 miles away from the county center
On 4/24/1990 at 09:41:24, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 99.9 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: 14,472 (83%) Carpooled: 1,558 (9%) Bus or trolley bus: 3 (0%) Railroad: 2 (0%) Motorcycle: 17 (0%) Bicycle: 33 (0%) Walked: 479 (3%) Other means: 83 (0%) Worked at home: 814 (5%)

6.80% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($53,113 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.80%
Illinois average:	5.66%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.59% relocated from other counties in Illinois ($41,452 average AGI)
1.21% relocated from other states ($11,661 average AGI)

Woodford County:	1.21%
Illinois average:	2.13%

from Tazewell County, IL	1.56% ($43,876 average AGI)
from Peoria County, IL	1.50% ($61,474)
from McLean County, IL	0.83% ($47,252)
from Marshall County, IL	0.32% ($40,205)
from La Salle County, IL	0.16% ($38,773)
from Livingston County, IL	0.13% ($30,167)
from Cook County, IL	0.11% ($47,938)

6.66% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,067 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.66%
Illinois average:	5.99%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.05% relocated to other counties in Illinois ($27,563 average AGI)
1.61% relocated to other states ($11,504 average AGI)

Woodford County:	1.61%
Illinois average:	2.58%

to Tazewell County, IL	1.58% ($35,895 average AGI)
to Peoria County, IL	1.06% ($35,435)
to McLean County, IL	0.96% ($36,522)
to Marshall County, IL	0.23% ($37,813)
to Cook County, IL	0.21% ($36,621)
to La Salle County, IL	0.11% ($29,133)
to Livingston County, IL	0.08% ($44,273)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.9

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.2

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 4,939 (4,577 aged, 362 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 30,965 (8,495 male householders, 1,358 female householders)

  8,691 spouses, 11,387 children (10,369 natural, 328 adopted, 690 stepchildren), 297 grandchildren, 121 brothers or sisters, 52 parents, 218 other relatives, 346 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 3,406 (1,249 male householders (1,025 living alone)), 1,725 female householders (1,602 living alone)), 432 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,098 (672 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,348 2-persons, 1,967 3-persons, 2,004 4-persons, 985 5-persons, 384 6-persons, 165 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,627 1-person, 291 2-persons, 36 3-persons, 18 4-persons, 2 5-persons.

96.8% of residents of Woodford County speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 15% 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 (74% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 25% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $140,739,000 ($3807 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,286,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $68,446,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $32,277,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $11,186,000
Federal grants: $22,693,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,386,000 ($29,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,751,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,031,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $12,052,000
Federal Government insurance: $58,611,000

Here:	58 per 1000 residents
State:	75 per 1000 residents

Here:	48 per 1000 residents
State:	43 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+42 per 1000 residents
State:	-31 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 9.80 millions of gallons per day (17% from ground, 83% from surface)

Here:	6.5
State:	6.1

Here:	4.5
State:	4.1

63% of Woodford County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 79% lived in Illinois.

Woodford County:	63.4%
State average:	58.6%

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

• This state: 29322
• Northeast: 542
• Midwest: 3069
• South: 1460
• West: 599

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $84,100

Here:	10.5%
Illinois:	13.4%

Here:	6.2%
Illinois:	11.1%

Here:	28.2%
Illinois:	25.8%

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