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People QuickFacts |
Edwards County |
Illinois |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
6,617 | 12,831,970 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
-5.1% | 3.3% |
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Population, 2000 |
6,971 | 12,419,293 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006 |
5.2% | 6.9% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006 |
21.5% | 25.1% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006 |
18.6% | 12.0% |
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Female persons, percent, 2006 |
51.3% | 50.8% |
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White persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
98.7% | 79.3% |
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Black persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.2% | 15.0% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.1% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.6% | 4.2% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2006 (a) |
Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006 |
0.3% | 1.1% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b) |
0.5% | 14.7% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006 |
98.3% | 65.3% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
69.2% | 56.8% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
0.4% | 12.3% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
1.4% | 19.2% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
82.3% | 81.4% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
9.8% | 26.1% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
1,345 | 1,999,717 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
22.5 | 28.0 |
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Housing units, 2006 |
3,304 | 5,199,589 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
81.2% | 67.3% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
5.7% | 34.0% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$46,700 | $130,800 |
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Households, 2000 |
2,905 | 4,591,779 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.37 | 2.63 |
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Median household income, 2004 |
$37,731 | $47,711 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$16,187 | $23,104 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 |
9.4% | 11.9% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Edwards County |
Illinois |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 |
162 | 318,9271 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2005 |
2,619 | 5,235,8661 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 |
-11.9% | -4.8%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2005 |
511 | 835,236 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
646 | 958,120 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 7.2% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.4% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 4.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 4.1% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
S | 29.7% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
D | 188,365,216 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
76,673 | 317,467,059 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
31,089 | 131,469,518 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$4,548 | $10,446 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
2,069 | 19,072,168 |
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Building permits, 2006 |
0 | 58,802 |
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Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) |
36,717 | 76,828,3601 |
