Farmer City, IL (Illinois) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 1,951 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 1,951 (all nonfarm))

Farmer City, Illinois Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 911 (839 occupied: 636 owner occupied, 203 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	24%
State:	33%

Housing density: 396 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $284,819.

Median contract rent in 2007: $373 (lower quartile is $304, upper quartile is $490)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $337

Median gross rent in Farmer City, IL in 2007: $550

Housing units in Farmer City with a mortgage: 297 (37 second mortgage, 15 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 253

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $110,780 (it was $67,800 in 2000)

Farmer City:	$110,780
Illinois:	$208,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $77,292 - $153,898

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $122,319
Here: $122,319
State: $269,211

Townhouses or other attached units: $100,173
Here: $100,173
State: $258,887

In 2-unit structures: $149,880
Here: $149,880
State: $320,810

Mobile homes: $10,705
Here: $10,705
State: $35,670

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,016

In family households: 1,668 (433 male householders, 104 female householders)
415 spouses, 625 children (590 natural, 5 adopted, 30 stepchildren), 24 grandchildren, 10 brothers or sisters, 9 parents, 7 other relatives, 41 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 348 (145 male householders (109 living alone)), 149 female householders (140 living alone)), 54 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 53 (43 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 225 2-persons, 150 3-persons, 80 4-persons, 62 5-persons, 13 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 249 1-person, 36 2-persons, 9 3-persons.

365 married couples with children.
116 single-parent households (36 men, 80 women).

98.7% of residents of Farmer City speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (88% speak English very well, 12% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 7 (0.3%)
(42.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.0
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.7
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Farmer City, Illinois:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 8 4 rooms: 65 5 rooms: 168 6 rooms: 158 7 rooms: 89 8 rooms: 73 9 or more rooms: 75

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Farmer City, Illinois:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 4 3 rooms: 41 4 rooms: 44 5 rooms: 69 6 rooms: 4 7 rooms: 17 8 rooms: 20 9 or more rooms: 4

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 8
1990 to 1994: 8
1980 to 1989: 52
1970 to 1979: 164
1960 to 1969: 129
1950 to 1959: 61
1940 to 1949: 85
1939 or earlier: 404

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Farmer City:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 12 2 bedrooms: 178 3 bedrooms: 322 4 bedrooms: 103 5 or more bedrooms: 21

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Farmer City:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 45 2 bedrooms: 98 3 bedrooms: 31 4 bedrooms: 25 5 or more bedrooms: 4

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Farmer City in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 14 1 vehicle: 191 2 vehicles: 279 3 vehicles: 100 4 vehicles: 40 5 or more vehicles: 12

Cars and other vehicles available in Farmer City in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 16 1 vehicle: 96 2 vehicles: 76 3 vehicles: 11 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 4

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Farmer City, IL:

Less than $10,000: 16
$10,000 to $14,999: 8
$15,000 to $19,999: 5
$20,000 to $24,999: 3
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 3
$35,000 to $39,999: 7
$40,000 to $49,999: 9
$50,000 to $59,999: 22
$60,000 to $69,999: 37
$70,000 to $79,999: 37
$80,000 to $89,999: 54
$90,000 to $99,999: 54
$100,000 to $124,999: 97
$125,000 to $149,999: 126
$150,000 to $174,999: 54
$175,000 to $199,999: 20
$200,000 to $249,999: 17
$250,000 to $299,999: 21
$300,000 to $399,999: 12
$400,000 to $499,999: 1
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Farmer City rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Farmer City:

Less than $100: 3 people
$100 to $149: 2
$150 to $199: 5
$200 to $249: 17
$250 to $299: 16
$300 to $349: 30
$350 to $399: 30
$400 to $449: 17
$450 to $499: 15
$500 to $549: 8
$550 to $599: 8
$600 to $649: 10
$650 to $699: 12
$700 to $749: 6
$750 to $799: 2
$800 to $899: 0
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 12

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 3 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 4

Farmer City, IL Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 42.9%
Number of people working at home: 32 (3.1% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 130
5 to 9 minutes: 221
10 to 14 minutes: 58
15 to 19 minutes: 53
20 to 24 minutes: 102
25 to 29 minutes: 78
30 to 34 minutes: 188
35 to 39 minutes: 44
40 to 44 minutes: 50
45 to 59 minutes: 39
60 to 89 minutes: 7
90 or more minutes: 20

Farmer City mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 830 (81%)
Carpooled: 99 (10%)
Bicycle: 6 (1%)
Walked: 51 (5%)
Other means: 4 (0%)
Worked at home: 32 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 62
$10,000 to $14,999: 57
$15,000 to $19,999: 39
$20,000 to $24,999: 64
$25,000 to $29,999: 46
$30,000 to $34,999: 78
$35,000 to $39,999: 67
$40,000 to $44,999: 72
$45,000 to $49,999: 21
$50,000 to $59,999: 78
$60,000 to $74,999: 95
$75,000 to $99,999: 95
$100,000 to $124,999: 31
$125,000 to $149,999: 20
$150,000 to $199,999: 3
$200,000 or more: 3

First ancestries reported:

German: 356

United States or American: 253

English: 185

Irish: 174

French (except Basque): 60

Other groups: 56

Swedish: 26

Dutch: 25

Scottish: 25

European: 17

Norwegian: 14

Scotch-Irish: 12

French Canadian: 10

Italian: 8

Welsh: 8

Danish: 7

Polish: 5

Subsaharan African:: 5

African: 5

Portuguese: 4

Swiss: 4

Finnish: 3

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Canada (57%)
Cambodia (43%)

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

This state: 1675
Northeast: 27
Midwest: 168
South: 134
West: 46

59% of Farmer City residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Illinois.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 5
7th and 8th grade: 34
9th grade: 15
10th grade: 16
11th grade: 27
12th grade, no diploma: 23
High school graduate (or equivalency): 265
Less than 1 year of college: 56
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 85
Associate degree: 37
Bachelor's degree: 75
Master's degree: 15
Professional school degree: 10
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 5
7th and 8th grade: 33
9th grade: 15
10th grade: 34
11th grade: 13
12th grade, no diploma: 21
High school graduate (or equivalency): 293
Less than 1 year of college: 79
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 112
Associate degree: 33
Bachelor's degree: 92
Master's degree: 0
Professional school degree: 3
Doctorate degree: 4

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 6.2%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.5%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $47,500
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $70,667

Farmer City household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Farmer City marital status for males

Farmer City marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $116,490
Hispanic or Latino householders: $183,802

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 733
One, attached: 4
Two: 24
3 or 4: 52
5 to 9: 11
Mobile homes: 87

Median worth of mobile homes: $12,094

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Farmer City:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (96%) Electricity (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (84%) Electricity (16%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 18

Here:	7.3%
Illinois:	13.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Illinois:	11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 5

Here:	13.5%
Illinois:	25.8%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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