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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $1,257 (1.6%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Bureau County is $403 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $533 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $657 a month.
Cities in this county include: Princeton
, Spring Valley
, Walnut
, Ladd
, Wyanet
, Sheffield
, Tiskilwa
, La Moille
, Dalzell
, Buda
.
Neighboring
counties: Henry County
, La Salle County
, Lee County
, Marshall County
, Putnam County
, Stark County
, Whiteside County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Bureau County: Hidden
Lake Country Club
(A),
Bureau Valley Country Club
(B),
Camp Menno-Haven
(C),
Mendota Golf Club
(D),
Green River Golf Course
(E),
Prairie View Nursing Home
(F)
Churches in Bureau County include: Bache
Memorial Chapel
(A),
Saint Paul Church
(B),
Boyds Grove Church
(C),
Bunker Hill Church
(D),
Saint John Evangelical Lutheran Church
(E),
Red Oak United Methodist Church
(F),
Clarion Church
(G),
Community Church
(H),
Kasbeer Community Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Aldrich
Family Cemetery
(1),
Hollowayville Cemetery
(2),
Amish Cemetery
(3),
Anderson Family Cemetery
(4),
Artestian Well Cemetery
(5),
Sheffield Cemetery
(6),
Hill Cemetery
(7)
Lakes and reservoirs: Depue
Lake
(A),
Rawson, Lake
(B),
Hickory Ridge Lake
(C),
Lost Lake
(D),
Harmon Pond
(E),
Spring Lake
(F),
Krause Pond
(G),
Newton-Hager Lake
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: East
Bureau Creek
(A),
Hunt Slough
(B),
Walnut Creek
(C),
Brush Creek
(D),
Pond Creek
(E),
Spring Creek
(F),
Rocky Run
(G),
Masters Fork
(H),
King Creek
(I)
Parks in Bureau County include: Myer
Park
(1),
Myer Woods Nature Preserve
(2),
Bureau County Fair Grounds
(3),
Lake Depue State Fish and Wildlife Area
(4),
Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park
(5),
Hetzler Cemetery Prairie Nature Preserve
(6)
Post offices: Normandy
Post Office
(A),
Kasbeer Post Office
(B)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 1,147
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.7%
Number of foreign born residents: 938 (37% naturalized citizens)
| Bureau
County: |
2.6% | | Whole
state: | 12.3% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 138
- 1990
to 1994: 171
- 1985
to 1989: 139
- 1980
to 1984: 83
- 1975
to 1979: 96
- 1970
to 1974: 78
- 1970
to 1974: 55
- 1965
to 1969: 178
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Mean travel time to work: 20.3 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 62.2%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 12,831
- One,
attached: 174
- Two:
441
- 3
or 4: 547
- 5
to 9: 245
- 10
to 19: 169
- 20
or more: 341
- Mobile
homes: 574
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 9
Housing units in Bureau County with a mortgage: 5,154 (375 second mortgage, 609 home equity loan, 11 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,955 Agriculture
in Bureau County
Average size of farms: 450 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $186914
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $396.44
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 15.06%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $140661
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 88.95%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.47%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $128112
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 88.54%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 3.00
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 3.95%
Corn for grain: 251941 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 1856 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 175200 harvested acres
Vegetables: 1551 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 39 acresBureau
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Illinois state average. It is 2.4 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 2 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 12/6/1951, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed one person and injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(11%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Metal
and metal products (8%)
- Truck
transportation (6%)
- Machinery
(4%)
- Accommodation
and food services (4%)
- Educational
services (4%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (18%)
- Educational
services (12%)
- Accommodation
and food services (8%)
- Finance
and insurance (6%)
- Social
assistance (4%)
- Department
and other general merchandise stores (3%)
- Food
and beverage stores (3%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (8%)
- Other
production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Metal
workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Farmers
and farm managers (5%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Laborers
and material movers, hand (4%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (6%)
- Registered
nurses (6%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (3%)
- Retail
sales workers except cashiers (3%)
- Information
and record clerks except customer service representatives (3%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Mexico
(54%)
- Germany
(6%)
- Laos
(4%)
- Philippines
(4%)
- Canada
(4%)
- United
Kingdom (3%)
- Other
Eastern Europe (3%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Bureau County:
|
- German
(28%)
- Irish
(11%)
- English
(10%)
- Italian
(10%)
- United
States or American (7%)
- Swedish
(6%)
- Polish
(5%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 14,103 (82%)
- Carpooled:
1,635 (10%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 15 (0%)
- Subway
or elevated: 3 (0%)
- Ferryboat:
2 (0%)
- Taxi:
1 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
5 (0%)
- Bicycle:
50 (0%)
- Walked:
429 (2%)
- Other
means: 160 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 781 (5%)
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People
in group quarters in Bureau County, Illinois
- 348
people in nursing homes
- 54
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 53
people in religious group quarters
- 22
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 16
people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
- 6
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $46,047.
5.63% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,800 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.63% | | Illinois
average: | 5.66% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.37% relocated from other counties in Illinois ($25,456 average AGI)
1.26% relocated from other states ($8,344 average AGI)
| Bureau
County: |
1.26% | | Illinois
average: | 2.13% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
La Salle County, IL
|
1.76% ($30,241 average AGI) |
| from
Henry County, IL
|
0.35% ($23,160) |
| from
Cook County, IL
|
0.33% ($41,370) |
| from
Putnam County, IL
|
0.30% ($32,953) |
| from
Lee County, IL
|
0.18% ($27,577) |
| from
DuPage County, IL
|
0.16% ($40,000) |
| from
Whiteside County, IL
|
0.14% ($25,750) |
6.02% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,138 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
6.02% | | Illinois
average: |
5.99% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.26% relocated to other counties in Illinois ($23,393 average AGI)
1.76% relocated to other states ($9,746 average AGI)
| Bureau
County: |
1.76% | | Illinois
average: | 2.58% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
La Salle County, IL
|
1.52% ($30,479 average AGI) |
| to
Putnam County, IL
|
0.30% ($28,465) |
| to
Cook County, IL
|
0.30% ($22,238) |
| to
Henry County, IL
|
0.27% ($34,289) |
| to
McLean County, IL
|
0.22% ($26,194) |
| to
DuPage County, IL
|
0.16% ($33,261) |
| to
Whiteside County, IL
|
0.16% ($33,136) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.3
Births
per 1000 population in Bureau County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.8
Deaths
per 1000 population in Bureau County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.5
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Bureau County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 6,613 (5,992 aged, 621 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 35,007
- In
family households: 30,256 (8,414 male householders, 1,521 female householders)
8,341
spouses, 10,424 children (9,379 natural, 283 adopted, 762 stepchildren), 425 grandchildren, 158 brothers or sisters, 129 parents, 248 other relatives, 596 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 4,751 (1,830 male householders (1,539 living alone)), 2,399 female householders (2,277 living alone)), 522 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 496 (382 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 4,640 2-persons, 2,065 3-persons, 1,941 4-persons, 869 5-persons, 288 6-persons, 132 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 3,816 1-person, 344 2-persons, 51 3-persons, 11 4-persons, 5 5-persons, 2 6-persons.
6,592 married couples with children.
1,594 single-parent households (461 men, 1,133 women).
94.5% of residents of Bureau County speak English at home.
3.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (51% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (55% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (92% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $188,798,000 ($5370 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,499,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $94,050,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $46,397,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $19,352,000
Federal grants: $16,805,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,960,000 ($105,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $10,234,000 ($760,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,216,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $14,633,000
Federal Government insurance: $92,556,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,310
| Here: |
65 per 1000 residents | | State: | 75
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 2,214
| Here: |
63 per 1000 residents | | State: |
43 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +97
| Here: |
+3 per 1000 residents | | State: | +26
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -320
| Here: |
-9 per 1000 residents | | State: |
-31 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Bureau County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.90 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
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- 1999
to March 2000: 137
- 1995
to 1998: 444
- 1990
to 1994: 389
- 1980
to 1989: 813
- 1970
to 1979: 2,188
- 1960
to 1969: 1,479
- 1950
to 1959: 1,526
- 1940
to 1949: 1,452
- 1939
or earlier: 6,903
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Bureau County, Illinois: |
- 1
room: 4
- 2
rooms: 41
- 3
rooms: 144
- 4
rooms: 1,016
- 5
rooms: 2,283
- 6
rooms: 2,645
- 7
rooms: 2,055
- 8
rooms: 1,426
- 9
or more rooms: 1,162
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Bureau County, Illinois: |
- 1
room: 67
- 2
rooms: 206
- 3
rooms: 496
- 4
rooms: 764
- 5
rooms: 719
- 6
rooms: 378
- 7
rooms: 344
- 8
rooms: 229
- 9
or more rooms: 203
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Bureau County: |
- no
bedroom: 6
- 1
bedroom: 291
- 2
bedrooms: 2,666
- 3
bedrooms: 5,348
- 4
bedrooms: 2,052
- 5
or more bedrooms: 413
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Bureau County: |
- no
bedroom: 143
- 1
bedroom: 707
- 2
bedrooms: 1,293
- 3
bedrooms: 856
- 4
bedrooms: 338
- 5
or more bedrooms: 69
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Bureau County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 435
- 1
vehicle: 2,865
- 2
vehicles: 5,052
- 3
vehicles: 1,713
- 4
vehicles: 496
- 5
or more vehicles: 215
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Bureau County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 404
- 1
vehicle: 1,515
- 2
vehicles: 1,059
- 3
vehicles: 303
- 4
vehicles: 78
- 5
or more vehicles: 47
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66% of Bureau County 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, 72% lived in Illinois.
| Bureau
County: |
66.2% | | State
average: |
58.6% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 29561
- Northeast:
594
- Midwest:
2525
- South:
1180
- West:
604
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $66,200 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
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- Utility
gas (80%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (13%)
- Electricity
(4%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- Wood
(1%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Utility
gas (66%)
- Electricity
(16%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (14%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 291
| Here: |
7.2% | | Illinois: | 13.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 170
| Here: |
7.7% | | Illinois: | 11.1% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 103
| Here: |
10.3% | | Illinois: | 25.8% |
Bureau
County government finances in 2002:
- Charges
- All Other: $1,347,000
Regular Highways: $487,000
- Construction
- Regular Highways: $1,211,000
- Current
Operations - Welfare - Other: $3,442,000
Regular Highways: $2,535,000
General - Other: $1,706,000
Police Protection: $1,628,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,141,000
Health Services - Other: $858,000
Central Staff Services: $331,000
Financial Administration: $271,000
Corrections - Other: $132,000
General Public Buildings: $120,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - All Other: $49,000
- Miscellaneous
- General Revenue, NEC: $913,000
Interest Earnings: $225,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $4,500,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $2,578,000
Highways: $1,812,000
General Support: $1,654,000
Health & Hospitals: $544,000
- Tax
- Property: $3,179,000
Total General Sales: $523,000
NEC: $131,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $4,925,000
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