Whiteside County, Illinois (IL)

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• • 44,40281.3%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 7,14513.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • 2,0943.8%Two or more races
  • 5771.1%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2850.5%Asian alone
  • 770.1%Some other race alone
  • 410.08%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 180.03%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $172,084

Here:	$172,084
State:	$310,164

Townhouses or other attached units: $233,852

Here:	$233,852
State:	$286,230

In 2-unit structures: $250,532

Here:	$250,532
State:	$299,638

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $214,512

Here:	$214,512
State:	$330,907

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $178,643

Here:	$178,643
State:	$318,887

Mobile homes: $93,566

Here:	$93,566
State:	$78,855

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 5
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 11
• Burglaries: 38
• Thefts: 31
• Auto thefts: 8

Crime in 2019 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 8
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 8
• Burglaries: 36
• Thefts: 37
• Auto thefts: 6

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,625 (2.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,419 (1.9%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Whiteside County is $443 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $546 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $676 a month.

Cities in this county include: Sterling, Rock Falls, Morrison, Fulton, Prophetstown, Erie, Albany, Tampico, Como, Lyndon.

Neighboring counties: Arthur County, Nebraska , Cuming County, Nebraska , Custer County, Nebraska , Putnam County, New York , Hooker County, Nebraska , Pierce County, Nebraska .

Current college students: 2,286
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,572 (46.0% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 3932010 or later
• 2382000 to 2009
• 4711990 to 1999
• 4121980 to 1989
• 2131970 to 1979
• 402Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 89.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 20,966
• One, attached: 502
• Two: 997
• 3 or 4: 873
• 5 to 9: 749
• 10 to 19: 321
• 20 to 49: 341
• 50 or more: 450
• Mobile homes: 573
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 78

Housing units in Whiteside County with a mortgage: 9,545 (725 second mortgage, 9 home equity loan, 582 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 180

Religion statistics for Whiteside County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Whiteside County:

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 And Flooding, Incident Period: February 24, 2019 - July 3, 2019, FEMA Id: 4461, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• 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: 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 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 Flooding, Incident Period: April 18, 2001 to May 29, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1368: May 09, 2001, FEMA Id: 1368, Natural disaster type: Flood
• Illinois Flooding, Severe Storms, Incident Period: April 13, 1993 to October 22, 1993, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-997: July 09, 1993, FEMA Id: 997, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Illinois Blizzards and Snowstorms, Incident Period: January 16, 1979, Emergency Declared EM-3068: January 16, 1979, FEMA Id: 3068, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Blizzard
• Illinois SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: June 10, 1974, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-438: June 10, 1974, FEMA Id: 438, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• 3 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

4.56% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($45,054 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.66% relocated from other counties in Illinois ($25,435 average AGI)
1.90% relocated from other states ($19,620 average AGI)

Whiteside County:	1.90%
Illinois average:	2.01%

from Lee County, IL	0.78% ($39,344 average AGI)
from Clinton County, IA	0.53% ($46,311)
from Rock Island County, IL	0.29% ($48,493)
from Carroll County, IL	0.27% ($48,905)
from Ogle County, IL	0.22% ($30,863)
from Cook County, IL	0.21% ($67,673)
from Henry County, IL	0.10% ($48,000)

4.86% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($49,550 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.42% relocated to other counties in Illinois ($22,768 average AGI)
2.44% relocated to other states ($26,781 average AGI)

Whiteside County:	2.44%
Illinois average:	3.06%

to Lee County, IL	0.73% ($43,871 average AGI)
to Clinton County, IA	0.52% ($40,025)
to Carroll County, IL	0.25% ($43,220)
to Rock Island County, IL	0.23% ($39,648)
to Ogle County, IL	0.17% ($51,275)
to Scott County, IA	0.17% ($48,051)
to Cook County, IL	0.15% ($31,139)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.2

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 11.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.9

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Whiteside 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: 11,551 (3,780 living alone), Female householders: 12,021 (4,031 living alone)

• 10,357 spouses (10,265 opposite-sex spouses), 2,043 unmarried partners, (1,989 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 14,634 children (13,656 natural, 468 adopted, 509 stepchildren), 1,227 grandchildren, 261 brothers or sisters, 248 parents, 46 foster children, 374 other relatives, 1,253 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 1,020

Size of family households: 7,169 2-persons, 3,110 3-persons, 2,535 4-persons, 1,115 5-persons, 389 6-persons, 139 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 7,819 1-person, 1,060 2-persons, 176 3-persons, 44 4-persons, 7 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.

6,287 married couples with children.
4,035 single-parent households (1,221 men, 2,814 women).

92.1% of residents of Whiteside speak English at home.
5.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (33% speak English very well, 60% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (80% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $328,930,000 ($5,479 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $5,498,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $190,769,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $73,367,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $15,398,000
Federal grants: $35,174,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,450,000 ($306,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $11,772,000 ($2,283,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,120,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $13,893,000
Federal Government insurance: $79,863,000

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

Here:	-25 per 1000 residents
State:	-31 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.95 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Whiteside County, Illinois
• 62020 or later
• 8052010 to 2019
• 1,5172000 to 2009
• 1,8961990 to 1999
• 1,5581980 to 1989
• 4,2321970 to 1979
• 3,4641960 to 1969
• 4,0121950 to 1959
• 1,6801940 to 1949
• 6,5391939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Whiteside County, Illinois

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Whiteside County, Illinois
• 781 room
• 722 rooms
• 5873 rooms
• 1,5164 rooms
• 2,9735 rooms
• 4,0946 rooms
• 3,2627 rooms
• 2,1118 rooms
• 2,9239+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Whiteside County, Illinois
• 2371 room
• 2402 rooms
• 8893 rooms
• 1,4864 rooms
• 1,0955 rooms
• 1,0506 rooms
• 4597 rooms
• 1158 rooms
• 3279+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Whiteside County, Illinois

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Whiteside County, Illinois
• 104no bedroom
• 7971 bedroom
• 3,5612 bedrooms
• 9,1953 bedrooms
• 3,2284 bedrooms
• 7715+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Whiteside County, Illinois
• 269no bedroom
• 1,2701 bedroom
• 2,2842 bedrooms
• 1,4203 bedrooms
• 5814 bedrooms
• 585+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Whiteside County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 513no vehicle
• 5,1761 vehicle
• 7,2872 vehicles
• 2,9593 vehicles
• 1,2344 vehicles
• 4445+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Whiteside County in renter-occupied apartments
• 780no vehicle
• 3,3431 vehicle
• 1,2812 vehicles
• 4433 vehicles
• 594 vehicles
• 255+ vehicles

90.1% of Whiteside County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in Illinois.

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

• This state: 40,301
• Other state: 12,382
• Northeast: 503
• Midwest: 8,957
• South: 1,818
• West: 1,160

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 937
• Number of aged recipients: 44
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 893
• Number of recipients under 18: 200
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 649
• Number of recipients older than 64: 88
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 292
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 383

Whiteside County on our top lists:

• #99 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"