Brookport, Illinois Zip Code, Radio Stations, Crime Rate, Weather Forecast, Area Code

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Population (year 2000): 1,054. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,040 (-1.3% change)
 
Males: 512   (48.6%)
Females: 542   (51.4%)

Massac County

Median resident age:   35.4 years
Illinois median age:   34.7 years

Zip codes: 62910 .

Estimated median household income in 2005: $25,600 (it was $24,437 in 2000)
Brookport   $25,600
Illinois:   $50,260

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $44,700 (it was $41,600 in 2000)
Brookport   $44,700
Illinois:   $183,900

Brookport, IL residents, houses, and apartments details

 

Races in Brookport:

  • White Non-Hispanic (89.1%)
  • Black (7.1%)
  • Hispanic (1.9%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)


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Ancestries: German (15.4%), United States (13.0%), Irish (11.9%), English (7.5%), French (2.1%), Italian (1.9%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 05/31/1902

Elevation: 340 feet

Land area: 0.80 square miles.

Population density: 1319 people per square mile 
 
 (low).




Brookport

For population 25 years and over in Brookport

  • High school or higher: 67.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.6%
  • Unemployed: 7.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Brookport city

  • Never married: 21.7%
  • Now married: 51.8%
  • Separated: 2.4%
  • Widowed: 7.8%
  • Divorced: 16.4%

3 residents are foreign born

This city:   0.3%
Illinois:   12.3%



According to our research there were 11 registered sex offenders living in Brookport, Illinois in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Brookport to the number of sex offenders is 96 to 1.

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

Brookport:   1.0% ($434)
Illinois:   1.7% ($2,285)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Evansville, IN (94.6 miles , pop. 121,582).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Metropolitan Government, TN (144.4 miles , pop. 569,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (332.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Paducah, KY (3.7 miles ), Hendron, KY (6.2 miles ), Lone Oak, KY (6.7 miles ), Woodlawn-Oakdale, KY (6.8 miles ), Metropolis, IL (7.0 miles ), Massac, KY (7.5 miles ), Ledbetter, KY (10.3 miles ), Reidland, KY (10.7 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 37.13 N, Longitude: 88.63 W


Area code: 618


Population change in the 1990s: +34 (+3.3%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Metal and metal products (7%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Chemicals (5%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Accommodation and food services (19%)
  • Health care (16%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
  • Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Other protective service workers including supervisors (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Cooks and food preparation workers (8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (5%)



 

Crime in Brookport 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 2 1 2 3 1 1 0 0
    per 100,000 177.8 94.9 189.8 284.6 94.8 94.3 0.0 0.0
Robberies 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 0.0 94.9 0.0 0.0 94.4 0.0
Assaults 16 13 17 10 15 20 31 20
    per 100,000 1422.2 1233.4 1612.9 948.8 1421.8 1886.8 2927.3 1885.0
Burglaries 8 5 10 5 3 1 9 9
    per 100,000 711.1 474.4 948.8 474.4 284.4 94.3 849.9 848.3
Thefts 17 16 8 6 2 7 13 6
    per 100,000 1511.1 1518.0 759.0 569.3 189.6 660.4 1227.6 565.5
Auto thefts 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 3
    per 100,000 88.9 94.9 0.0 189.8 189.6 0.0 0.0 282.8
Arson 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0
    per 100,000 0.0 189.8 94.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 94.4 0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 323.2) 544.0 424.1 571.2 517.1 402.8 485.8 722.4 481.6

Average climate in Brookport, Illinois

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Brookport-area historical tornado activity is near Illinois state average. It is 78% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/6/2003, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 20.3 miles away from the Brookport city center killed 2 people and injured 33 people and caused $16 million in damages.

On 3/4/1964, a category 4 tornado 31.8 miles away from the city center killed 3 people and injured 24 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Brookport:
  • LOURDES HOSP (about 5 miles; PADUCAH, KY)
  • WESTERN BAPTIST HOSP (about 5 miles; PADUCAH, KY)
  • MASSAC MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; METROPOLIS, IL)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Brookport:
  • BARKLEY REGIONAL (about 11 miles; PADUCAH, KY; ID: PAH)
  • WILLIAMSON COUNTY REGIONAL (about 51 miles; MARION, IL; ID: MWA)
  • SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (about 62 miles; CARBONDALE/MURPHYSBORO, IL; ID: MDH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Brookport:
  • METROPOLIS MUNI (about 10 miles; METROPOLIS, IL; ID: M30)
  • WEST KENTUCKY AIRPARK (about 13 miles; PADUCAH, KY; ID: FIO)
  • MAYFIELD GRAVES COUNTY (about 25 miles; MAYFIELD, KY; ID: M25)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Brookport:
  • MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; MURRAY, KY; Full-time enrollment: 7,676)
  • JOHN A LOGAN COLLEGE (about 47 miles; CARTERVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 4,255)
  • SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-CARBONDALE (about 56 miles; CARBONDALE, IL; FT enrollment: 19,742)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-MARTIN (about 59 miles; MARTIN, TN; FT enrollment: 5,131)
  • SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; FT enrollment: 7,227)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA (about 90 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; FT enrollment: 7,510)
  • UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE (about 95 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,440)
Public elementary/middle schools in Brookport:
  • UNITY ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 213; Location: 6846 UNITY SCHOOL RD; Grades: KG - 08)
  • BROOKPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 210; Location: PO BOX 278; Grades: KG - 08)
  • MASSAC CO PRE-KNDRGRTN/BROOKPORT (Students: 40; Location: PO BOX 278; Grades: PK - PK)

Churches in Brookport include: Brookport United Methodist Church (A) , Unity Missionary Baptist Church (B) , Church of God (C) , Church of Christ (D) .

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Brookport and their reported violations in the past:

BROOKPORT (Population served: 1081, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In MAR-2001, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-15-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-15-2001)

Average household size:
This city:   2.3 people
Illinois:   2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:   62.9%
Whole state:   67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:   5.8%
Whole state:   4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:   19.8%
Whole state:   10.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:   5.7%
Whole state:   5.1%

Brookport compared to Illinois state average:

  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
Banks with branches in Brookport (2007 data):
  • Integra Bank National Association: Third And Ohio Streets Branch at Third And Ohio Streets, branch established on 1903-04-07. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $2,676.6 mil, Deposits: $1,962.0 mil, headquarters in Evansville, IN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 78 total offices, Holding Company: Integra Bank Corporation



2004 Presidential Election results in Massac County Illinois:




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
Other Government Administration 0 $0   6 $1,200
Police Protection - Officers 3 $5,993 $23,972 1 $525
Financial Administration 0 $0   1 $400
Firefighters 0 $0   12 $300
Water Supply 1 $2,309 $27,708 0 $0
Streets and Highways 2 $3,722 $22,332 0 $0
Totals for Government 6 $12,024 $24,048 20 $2,425


Brookport government finances in 2002:
  • Construction - Water Utilities: $102,000
    Sewerage: $49,000
  • Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $298,000
    Water Utilities: $221,000
    Regular Highways: $50,000
    General - Other: $17,000
    Parks & Recreation: $1,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $78,000
    Highways: $9,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $0
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $50,000
    Interest Earnings: $8,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $9,000
    Sewerage: $7,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $275,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $321,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $171,000
    Highways: $30,000
  • Tax - NEC: $35,000
    Property: $29,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $189,000

4.78% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,461 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   4.78%
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 McCracken County, KY  0.94% ($23,604 average AGI)
from Johnson County, IL  0.35% ($29,100)
from Pope County, IL  0.35% ($35,250)


5.80% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,880 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   5.80%
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 McCracken County, KY  1.62% ($31,441 average AGI)
to Johnson County, IL  0.45% ($30,423)
to Marshall County, KY  0.21% ($24,833)


Strongest AM radio stations in Brookport:
  • WPAD (1560 AM; 10 kW; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WDXR (1450 AM; 1 kW; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: FOREVER COMMUNICATIONS INC)
  • WNTX (750 AM; daytime; 1 kW; BROOKPORT, IL; Owner: DANIEL S. STRATEMEYER)
  • WMOK (920 AM; 1 kW; METROPOLIS, IL; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
  • WKYX (570 AM; 1 kW; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WCBL (1290 AM; 5 kW; BENTON, KY; Owner: JIM W. FREELAND)
  • WDDD (810 AM; 10 kW; JOHNSTON CITY, IL; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
  • WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
  • WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
  • KXEN (1010 AM; 50 kW; FESTUS-ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: BDJ RADIO ENTERPRISES, LLC)
  • WNQM (1300 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: WNQM. INC.)
  • WGGH (1150 AM; 5 kW; MARION, IL)

Strongest FM radio stations in Brookport:
  • WRIK-FM (98.3 FM; METROPOLIS, IL; Owner: SUN MEDIA, INC.)
  • WZZL (106.7 FM; REIDLAND, KY; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
  • WKYQ (93.3 FM; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WDDJ (96.9 FM; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WREZ (105.5 FM; METROPOLIS, IL; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
  • WLIE-FM (94.3 FM; GOLCONDA, IL; Owner: FOREVER COMMUNICATIONS INC)
  • WBEL (88.5 FM; CAIRO, IL; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • WCCK (95.7 FM; CALVERT CITY, KY; Owner: JIM W. FREELAND DBA FREELAND BROADCASTING)
  • WGCF (89.3 FM; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: CHRISTIAN BUSINESSMEN'S ASSOC, INC.)
  • WLLE (94.7 FM; MAYFIELD, KY; Owner: FOREVER COMMUNICATIONS KY, LLC)
  • W221BB (92.1 FM; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: BD OF REGENTS MURRAY STATE UNIV)
  • WKBG (102.1 FM; CLINTON, KY; Owner: FOREVER COMMUNICATIONS INC)
  • WGKY (95.9 FM; WICKLIFFE, KY; Owner: WICKLIFE RENTAL PROPERTIES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Brookport:
  • W54AE (Channel 54; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN TV, INC.)
  • WQWQ-LP (Channel 9; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
  • WKPD (Channel 29; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
  • WDKA (Channel 49; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: WDKA ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
  • WPSD-TV (Channel 6; PADUCAH, KY; Owner: WPSD-TV, LLC)
  • WSIL-TV (Channel 3; HARRISBURG, IL; Owner: WSIL-TV, INC.)
  • WKMU (Channel 21; MURRAY, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)

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