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Population (year 2000): 2,561. Estimated population in July 2006: 2,576 (+0.6% change)
 
Males: 1,256   (49.0%)
Females: 1,305   (51.0%)

Lee County

Median resident age:   36.1 years
Illinois median age:   34.7 years

Zip codes: 61310 .

Estimated median household income in 2005: $38,000 (it was $36,250 in 2000)
Amboy   $38,000
Illinois:   $50,260

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $81,100 (it was $75,500 in 2000)
Amboy   $81,100
Illinois:   $183,900

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Races in Amboy:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.4%)
  • Hispanic (2.1%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
  • Black (0.8%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)


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Ancestries: German (35.5%), Irish (24.0%), English (9.9%), United States (6.4%), French (4.2%), Swedish (3.5%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 07/17/1888

Elevation: 743 feet

Land area: 1.26 square miles.

Population density: 2040 people per square mile 
 
 (low).


Amboy

For population 25 years and over in Amboy

  • High school or higher: 79.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
  • Unemployed: 10.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Amboy city

  • Never married: 22.4%
  • Now married: 58.7%
  • Separated: 0.4%
  • Widowed: 7.0%
  • Divorced: 11.4%

38 residents are foreign born

This city:   1.5%
Illinois:   12.3%


According to our research there were 6 registered sex offenders living in Amboy, Illinois in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Amboy to the number of sex offenders is 428 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Amboy:   1.5% ($1,100)
Illinois:   1.7% ($2,285)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Rockford, IL (42.4 miles , pop. 150,115).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (94.2 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (113.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Sublette, IL (8.6 miles ), Franklin Grove, IL (9.1 miles ), West Brooklyn, IL (12.8 miles) , Ashton, IL (13.0 miles ), La Moille, IL (13.3 miles ), Dixon, IL (13.9 miles ), Ohio, IL (14.0 miles ), Harmon, IL (15.3 miles) .


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 6 buildings, average cost: $78,000
  • 1997: 7 buildings, average cost: $54,400
  • 1998: 9 buildings, average cost: $62,700
  • 1999: 11 buildings, average cost: $97,800
  • 2000: 5 buildings, average cost: $104,700
  • 2001: 8 buildings, average cost: $126,800
  • 2002: 4 buildings, average cost: $143,000
  • 2003: 3 buildings, average cost: $140,000
  • 2004: 4 buildings, average cost: $140,000
  • 2005: 7 buildings, average cost: $64,300
  • 2006: 1 building, cost: $100,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 41.71 N, Longitude: 89.33 W


78 people in nursing homes
32 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Area code: 815


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Amboy, Illinois business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...


Population change in the 1990s: +173 (+7.2%).

Most common industries for males:

  • Food (13%)
  • Construction (13%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Metal and metal products (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
  • Printing and related support activities (4%)


Most common industries for females:

  • Health care (22%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Food (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)


Most common occupations for males

  • Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females

  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Customer service representatives (5%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (4%)


 

Crime in Amboy by Year

Type 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Rapes 1 2 3 1 2 2 4 9
    per 100,000 40.9 78.1 117.1 39.0 77.5 77.8 155.0 350.2
Robberies 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Assaults 19 12 9 14 24 22 26 28
    per 100,000 777.7 468.6 351.4 546.7 930.2 855.4 1007.4 1089.5
Burglaries 48 50 60 14 20 28 60 15
    per 100,000 1964.8 1952.4 2342.8 546.7 775.2 1088.6 2324.7 583.7
Thefts 24 26 22 31 47 24 10 33
    per 100,000 982.4 1015.2 859.0 1210.5 1821.7 933.1 387.4 1284.0
Auto thefts 6 2 0 1 1 1 1 1
    per 100,000 245.6 78.1 0.0 39.0 38.8 38.9 38.7 38.9
Arson 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 38.7 0.0
usaelectionpolls.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 323.2) 384.8 339.7 362.4 242.1 378.3 349.9 506.8 593.4

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 4 (4 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:   1.56
US city average:   3.00

Average climate in Amboy, Illinois

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Amboy-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Illinois state average. It is 55% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/6/1951, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 15.3 miles away from the Amboy city center killed one person and injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 3/29/1981, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 37.7 miles away from the city center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Amboy:
  • KATHERINE SHAW BETHEA HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; DIXON, IL)
  • MENDOTA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; MENDOTA, IL)
  • PERRY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; PRINCETON, IL)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Amboy:
  • WHITESIDE CO ARPT-JOS H BITTORF FLD (about 24 miles; STERLING/ROCKFALLS, IL; ID: SQI)
  • GREATER ROCKFORD (about 37 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; ID: RFD)
  • ROCK CO (about 66 miles; JANESVILLE, WI; ID: JVL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Amboy:
  • DIXON MUNI-CHARLES R. WALGREEN FIELD (about 11 miles; DIXON, IL; ID: C73)
  • BRESSON (about 17 miles; COMPTON, IL; ID: C82)
  • GRANDPAS' FARM MENDOTA (about 21 miles; MENDOTA, IL; ID: 0C7)

Amtrak station near Amboy:
  • 19 miles: MENDOTA (8TH ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Amboy:
  • KISHWAUKEE COLLEGE (about 35 miles; MALTA, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,289)
  • ILLINOIS VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 35 miles; OGLESBY, IL; FT enrollment: 2,272)
  • NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; DeKalb, IL; FT enrollment: 19,477)
  • ROCK VALLEY COLLEGE (about 47 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; FT enrollment: 4,200)
  • WAUBONSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 62 miles; SUGAR GROVE, IL; FT enrollment: 3,834)
  • ILLINOIS CENTRAL COLLEGE (about 72 miles; EAST PEORIA, IL; FT enrollment: 6,404)
  • BRADLEY UNIVERSITY (about 73 miles; PEORIA, IL; FT enrollment: 5,262)
Public high school in Amboy:
  • AMBOY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 334; Location: 11 E HAWLEY ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Amboy:
  • AMBOY CENTRAL ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 400; Location: 30 E PROVOST ST; Grades: PK - 04)
  • AMBOY JR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 356; Location: 140 S APPLETON AVE; Grades: 05 - 08)
Library in Amboy:
  • PANKHURST MEM. LIB. (Operating income: $58,077; Location: 3 SOUTH JEFFERSON AVENUE; 23,219 books; 97 audio materials; 203 video materials; 29 serial subscriptions)

Notable location: Pankhurst Memorial Library (A)

Churches in Amboy include: United First Church (A) , First Baptist Church (B)

Post office: Amboy Post Office (A)

Tourist attraction: Amboy Depot Museum (50 South East Avenue).

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Amboy and their reported violations in the past:
AMBOY (Address: 227 E. MAIN, Population served: 2700, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One minor monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Amboy that have no violations reported:
  • JUNGLE JUMP OFF (Population served: 35, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This city:   2.5 people
Illinois:   2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:   67.7%
Whole state:   67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:   6.2%
Whole state:   4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:   8.3%
Whole state:   10.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:   4.8%
Whole state:   5.1%

Amboy compared to Illinois state average:

  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
Banks with branches in Amboy (2007 data):
  • First Federal Savings Bank: 111 E Main Branch at 111 East Main Street, branch established on 1889-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $451.0 mil, Deposits: $372.6 mil, headquarters in Ottawa, IL, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 13 total offices
  • The First National Bank in Amboy: The First National Bank In Amboy at 220 East Main Street, branch established on 1934-08-11. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $118.5 mil, Deposits: $101.8 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Amboy Bancorp, Inc.


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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Water Supply 1 $3,029 $36,348 0 $0
Sewerage 1 $3,283 $39,396 0 $0
Police - Other 0 $0   3 $1,018
Police Protection - Officers 3 $7,922 $31,688 2 $1,537
Other Government Administration 1 $3,086 $37,032 2 $445
Other and Unallocable 0 $0   4 $2,329
Local Libraries 0 $0   3 $2,604
Streets and Highways 4 $14,914 $44,742 0 $0
Totals for Government 10 $32,234 $38,681 14 $7,933

Amboy government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $231,000
    Solid Waste Management: $99,000
    Parks & Recreation: $45,000
    Regular Highways: $19,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $340,000
    Parks & Recreation: $248,000
    Water Utilities: $210,000
    Sewerage: $172,000
    Police Protection: $131,000
    General - Other: $110,000
    Financial Administration: $106,000
    Solid Waste Management: $96,000
    Libraries: $38,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $7,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $22,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $123,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $70,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $189,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $4,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $175,000
    Interest Earnings: $33,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Libraries: $43,000
    Regular Highways: $7,000
    Police Protection: $4,000
    Central Staff: $4,000
    Parks & Recreation: $3,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $943,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $219,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $403,000
    Highways: $71,000
    All Other: $44,000
  • Tax - Property: $204,000
    NEC: $20,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $386,000

6.04% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,498 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   6.04%
Illinois average:   5.66%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Whiteside County, IL  1.05% ($27,104 average AGI)
from Ogle County, IL  0.98% ($30,481)
from DeKalb County, IL  0.47% ($42,692)

6.31% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,521 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   6.31%
Illinois average:   5.99%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Whiteside County, IL  1.21% ($25,689 average AGI)
to Ogle County, IL  0.79% ($33,870)
to DeKalb County, IL  0.44% ($29,417)

Strongest AM radio stations in Amboy:
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
  • WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WIXN (1460 AM; 1 kW; DIXON, IL; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
  • WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WROK (1440 AM; 5 kW; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WFRL (1570 AM; 5 kW; FREEPORT, IL; Owner: MAYFAIR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WSDR (1240 AM; 1 kW; STERLING, IL; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
  • WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Amboy:
  • WMKB (102.9 FM; EARLVILLE, IL; Owner: KM RADIO OF EARLVILLE, L.L.C.)
  • WRCV (101.7 FM; DIXON, IL; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
  • WLLT (107.7 FM; POLO, IL; Owner: SAUK VALLEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WAJK (99.3 FM; LA SALLE, IL; Owner: LA SALLE COUNTY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WSEY (95.7 FM; OREGON, IL; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
  • WGLC-FM (100.1 FM; MENDOTA, IL; Owner: MENDOTA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WNIW (91.3 FM; LA SALLE, IL; Owner: NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY)
  • WNIQ (91.5 FM; STERLING, IL; Owner: NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY)
  • WBZG (100.9 FM; PERU, IL; Owner: MENDOTA BROADCASTING, INC)

TV broadcast stations around Amboy:
  • WWTO-TV (Channel 35; LASALLE, IL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • W52BI (Channel 52; STERLING/DIXON, IL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • W48CK (Channel 48; STERLING, IL; Owner: BLACK HAWK COLLEGE)

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