Mount Carroll, IL (Illinois) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 1,817 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 1,817 (5 farm, 1,812 nonfarm))

Mount Carroll, Illinois Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 854 (761 occupied: 595 owner occupied, 166 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	22%
State:	33%

Housing density: 449 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2000: $40,000

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2000: $294

Median gross rent in Mount Carroll, IL in 2000: $385

Housing units in Mount Carroll with a mortgage: 279 (23 second mortgage, 26 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 238

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,783

In family households: 1,574 (429 male householders, 104 female householders)
440 spouses, 528 children (467 natural, 22 adopted, 39 stepchildren), 17 grandchildren, 15 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 0 other relatives, 37 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 209 (73 male householders (58 living alone)), 117 female householders (114 living alone)), 19 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 34 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 257 2-persons, 106 3-persons, 124 4-persons, 24 5-persons, 19 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 172 1-person, 15 2-persons, 3 3-persons.

330 married couples with children.
87 single-parent households (21 men, 66 women).

96.3% of residents of Mount Carroll speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (35% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 35% speak English not well).
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 26 (1.4%)
(76.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.2
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.6
State:	4.1

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Mount Carroll, Illinois:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 11
4 rooms: 60
5 rooms: 109
6 rooms: 161
7 rooms: 104
8 rooms: 101
9 or more rooms: 49

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mount Carroll, Illinois:

1 room: 2
2 rooms: 9
3 rooms: 30
4 rooms: 38
5 rooms: 32
6 rooms: 30
7 rooms: 15
8 rooms: 7
9 or more rooms: 3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 2
1995 to 1998: 31
1990 to 1994: 16
1980 to 1989: 23
1970 to 1979: 87
1960 to 1969: 52
1950 to 1959: 64
1940 to 1949: 55
1939 or earlier: 524

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Mount Carroll:

no bedroom: 2
1 bedroom: 10
2 bedrooms: 155
3 bedrooms: 307
4 bedrooms: 106
5 or more bedrooms: 15

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mount Carroll:

no bedroom: 2
1 bedroom: 46
2 bedrooms: 61
3 bedrooms: 47
4 bedrooms: 10
5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Mount Carroll in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 19
1 vehicle: 170
2 vehicles: 293
3 vehicles: 93
4 vehicles: 18
5 or more vehicles: 2

Cars and other vehicles available in Mount Carroll in n renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 24
1 vehicle: 70
2 vehicles: 57
3 vehicles: 14
4 vehicles: 1
5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Mount Carroll, IL:

Less than $10,000: 5
$10,000 to $14,999: 7
$15,000 to $19,999: 5
$20,000 to $24,999: 10
$25,000 to $29,999: 14
$30,000 to $34,999: 19
$35,000 to $39,999: 23
$40,000 to $49,999: 42
$50,000 to $59,999: 66
$60,000 to $69,999: 63
$70,000 to $79,999: 58
$80,000 to $89,999: 58
$90,000 to $99,999: 46
$100,000 to $124,999: 57
$125,000 to $149,999: 20
$150,000 to $174,999: 16
$175,000 to $199,999: 2
$200,000 to $249,999: 6
$250,000 to $299,999: 0
$300,000 to $399,999: 0
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Mount Carroll rent paid by renters graph

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Mount Carroll:

Less than $100: 4
$100 to $149: 9
$150 to $199: 9
$200 to $249: 29
$250 to $299: 30
$300 to $349: 25
$350 to $399: 27
$400 to $449: 10
$450 to $499: 2
$500 to $549: 2
$550 to $599: 3
$600 to $649: 4
$650 to $699: 0
$700 to $749: 0
$750 to $799: 0
$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: 2
1975 to 1979: 0
1970 to 1974: 5
1970 to 1974: 0
1965 to 1969: 19

Mount Carroll, IL Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 73.3%
Number of people working at home: 26 (3.2% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 109
5 to 9 minutes: 196
10 to 14 minutes: 97
15 to 19 minutes: 92
20 to 24 minutes: 67
25 to 29 minutes: 36
30 to 34 minutes: 60
35 to 39 minutes: 18
40 to 44 minutes: 28
45 to 59 minutes: 46
60 to 89 minutes: 26
90 or more minutes: 20

Mount Carroll mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 631 (77%)
Carpooled: 116 (14%)
Walked: 45 (5%)
Other means: 3 (0%)
Worked at home: 26 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 66
$10,000 to $14,999: 61
$15,000 to $19,999: 60
$20,000 to $24,999: 47
$25,000 to $29,999: 50
$30,000 to $34,999: 79
$35,000 to $39,999: 43
$40,000 to $44,999: 42
$45,000 to $49,999: 61
$50,000 to $59,999: 64
$60,000 to $74,999: 72
$75,000 to $99,999: 56
$100,000 to $124,999: 11
$125,000 to $149,999: 4
$150,000 to $199,999: 7
$200,000 or more: 0

First ancestries reported:

German: 691
United States or American: 160
English: 103
Dutch: 93
Irish: 82
Other groups: 78
Italian: 49
French (except Basque): 25
Polish: 22
Swedish: 20
Norwegian: 17
Swiss: 15
Albanian: 14
Czech: 14
Scotch-Irish: 14
Scottish: 11
Pennsylvania German: 7
French Canadian: 5
Finnish: 5
Armenian: 4
British: 4
Welsh: 3
Luxemburger: 2
Danish: 1

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

Germany (42%)
Other Eastern Europe (19%)
Canada (19%)
Poland (12%)
Other Northern Europe (8%)

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

This state: 1368
Northeast: 32
Midwest: 293
South: 59
West: 28

59% of Mount Carroll 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, 74% lived in Illinois.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 3
Nursery to 4th grade: 2
5th and 6th grade: 4
7th and 8th grade: 19
9th grade: 14
10th grade: 15
11th grade: 10
12th grade, no diploma: 20
High school graduate (or equivalency): 270
Less than 1 year of college: 53
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 57
Associate degree: 35
Bachelor's degree: 36
Master's degree: 23
Professional school degree: 19
Doctorate degree: 1

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 1
Nursery to 4th grade: 3
5th and 6th grade: 4
7th and 8th grade: 25
9th grade: 5
10th grade: 30
11th grade: 10
12th grade, no diploma: 9
High school graduate (or equivalency): 275
Less than 1 year of college: 71
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 94
Associate degree: 44
Bachelor's degree: 56
Master's degree: 16
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.3%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 8.4%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Median household income in 1999 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $35,333
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $2,499
Two or more races householders: $11,875

Mount Carroll household income for White Non-Hispanic householders

Mount Carroll household income for American Indian or Alaska Native householders

Mount Carroll household income for two or more races householders

Mount Carroll marital status for males

Mount Carroll marital status for females

Median house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $70,900
Two or more races householders: $65,000

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 689
One, attached: 14
Two: 24
3 or 4: 61
5 to 9: 9
10 to 19: 11
Mobile homes: 46

Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Mount Carroll:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (95%)
Electricity (3%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (77%)
Electricity (18%)
Other fuel (3%)
No fuel used (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0

Here:	0.0%
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:	14.3%
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 (Noninstitutionalized)

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