Alexander County, Illinois (IL)

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• • 3,23263.3%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,66432.6%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1422.8%Two or more races
  • 511.0%Hispanic or Latino
  • 130.3%Asian alone

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 6
• Burglaries: 6
• Thefts: 12
• Auto thefts: 0

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 5
• Burglaries: 15
• Thefts: 37
• Auto thefts: 1

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,931 (1.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $482 (1.2%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Alexander County is $408 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $492 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $648 a month.

Cities in this county include: Cairo, Olive Branch, Tamms, Thebes, East Cape Girardeau, McClure.

Neighboring counties: Ballard County, Kentucky , Franklin County, Virginia , Johnson County , Laurel County, Kentucky , Tazewell County, Virginia , Richmond city, Virginia .

Current college students: 275
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 41 (97.9% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 72010 or later
• 192000 to 2009
• 01990 to 1999
• 261980 to 1989
• 01970 to 1979
• 34Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 63.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,221
• One, attached: 6
• Two: 55
• 3 or 4: 23
• 5 to 9: 59
• 10 to 19: 30
• 20 to 49: 50
• 50 or more: 187
• Mobile homes: 353

Housing units in Alexander County with a mortgage: 473 (19 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 12 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 40

Religion statistics for Alexander County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Alexander County:

Tornado activity:

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 and Flooding, Incident Period: April 19, 2011 to June 14, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1991: June 07, 2011, FEMA Id: 1991, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Illinois Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 26, 2009 to January 28, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1826: March 02, 2009, FEMA Id: 1826, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• 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 Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 06, 2003 to May 11, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1469: May 15, 2003, FEMA Id: 1469, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Illinois Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 21, 2002 to May 23, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1416: May 21, 2002, FEMA Id: 1416, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Illinois Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: March 01, 1997 to April 01, 1997, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1170: March 21, 1997, FEMA Id: 1170, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Illinois Severe Storm, Flooding, Incident Period: May 15, 1995 to June 15, 1995, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1053: May 30, 1995, FEMA Id: 1053, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Illinois Severe Storms, Flooding, Incident Period: April 09, 1994 to May 04, 1994, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1025: April 26, 1994, FEMA Id: 1025, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• 6 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

6.10% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($29,466 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.26% relocated from other counties in Illinois ($13,319 average AGI)
3.84% relocated from other states ($16,147 average AGI)

Alexander County:	3.84%
Illinois average:	2.01%

from Cape Girardeau County, MO

1.16% ($27,955 average AGI)

7.94% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($28,045 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.89% relocated to other counties in Illinois ($8,487 average AGI)
5.05% relocated to other states ($19,558 average AGI)

Alexander County:	5.05%
Illinois average:	3.06%

to Cape Girardeau County, MO

1.80% ($26,686 average AGI)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 14.0

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 13.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 14.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 13.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 12.2

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Alexander County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 843 (304 living alone), Female householders: 914 (437 living alone)

• 689 spouses (689 opposite-sex spouses), 59 unmarried partners, (56 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,740 children (1,632 natural, 30 adopted, 77 stepchildren), 336 grandchildren, 122 brothers or sisters, 141 parents, 5 foster children, 40 other relatives, 119 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 128

Size of family households: 560 2-persons, 219 3-persons, 86 4-persons, 87 5-persons, 14 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 741 1-person, 40 2-persons, 2 3-persons.

459 married couples with children.
405 single-parent households (116 men, 289 women).

99.1% of residents of Alexander speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 32% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $88,116,000 ($9,587 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,092,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $29,065,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $19,088,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,123,000
Federal grants: $33,549,000
Federal procurement contracts: $475,000 ($76,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,816,000 ($263,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,098,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $943,000
Federal Government insurance: $13,812,000

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

Here:	-0 per 1000 residents
State:	+26 per 1000 residents

Here:	-78 per 1000 residents
State:	-31 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.17 millions of gallons per day (15% from ground, 85% from surface)

• Year house built in Alexander County, Illinois
• 02020 or later
• 1232010 to 2019
• 1772000 to 2009
• 2921990 to 1999
• 2941980 to 1989
• 5991970 to 1979
• 3261960 to 1969
• 3051950 to 1959
• 3541940 to 1949
• 5181939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Alexander County, Illinois

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Alexander County, Illinois
• 71 room
• 112 rooms
• 23 rooms
• 1434 rooms
• 4685 rooms
• 4026 rooms
• 1417 rooms
• 898 rooms
• 1089+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Alexander County, Illinois
• 1281 room
• 162 rooms
• 683 rooms
• 524 rooms
• 525 rooms
• 346 rooms
• 257 rooms
• 198 rooms
• 19+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Alexander County, Illinois

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Alexander County, Illinois
• 7no bedroom
• 351 bedroom
• 3962 bedrooms
• 7663 bedrooms
• 1274 bedrooms
• 435+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Alexander County, Illinois
• 128no bedroom
• 671 bedroom
• 942 bedrooms
• 893 bedrooms
• 154 bedrooms
• 05+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Alexander County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 63no vehicle
• 4951 vehicle
• 4892 vehicles
• 2483 vehicles
• 754 vehicles
• 125+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Alexander County in renter-occupied apartments
• 132no vehicle
• 1621 vehicle
• 802 vehicles
• 103 vehicles
• 04 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

91.1% of Alexander County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 25% lived in Illinois.

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

• This state: 3,418
• Other state: 1,713
• Northeast: 11
• Midwest: 1,331
• South: 263
• West: 113

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 552
• Number of aged recipients: 32
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 520
• Number of recipients under 18: 92
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 358
• Number of recipients older than 64: 102
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 183
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 251

Businesses in Alexander County, IL

• Chevrolet: 1
• Days Inn: 1
• H&R Block: 2