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Menard County



Population

  Census 2000 Percent Change
1990-2000
Percent of
County Population
Total 2,360  4.8   
Under 5 110  (29.0)  4.7 
Under 18 572  4.2  24.2 
65 and over 518 (3.0) 21.9
85 and over 88 20.5 3.7
Male 1,178  5.7  49.9 
Female 1,182  3.9  50.1 
White 2,066  (0.5)  87.5 
Black 12  71.4  0.5 
Asian 8  0.0  0.3 
Hispanic 748  3.0  31.7 


Employment

  2001  Percent Change 2000-2001  Average Annual Growth 1996-2001  Percent of County
Employment
Firms in 2001 
Total 544  (5.7)  (1.8)    87 
Agricultural Services, Forestry, Fishing 62  (4.6)  (5.0)  11.4  11 
Mining 0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0 
Construction 37  (15.9)  2.9  6.8  7 
Manufacturing 4  (33.3)  0.0  0.7  2 
Transportation/Public Utilities/Communications 13  (7.1)  (5.2)  2.4  5 
Wholesale Trade 8  (71.4)  (30.7)  1.5  3 
Retail Trade 144  (5.3)  1.9  26.5  15 
Services 29  0.0  (7.6)  5.3  13 
Financial, Insurance, Real Estate 29  11.5  3.9  5.3  7 
Government 217  2.4  0.8  39.9  24 


Unemployment

  2001  Change 2000-2001  Change 1996-2001  2001 State Ranking 
Unemployment Rate 4.0 1.1  1.4  134 


Income

Income 1999  Percent Change 1998-1999  Avg. Annual Percent Change 1994-1999  1999 State Ranking 
Personal Income (Thousands) $36,074  4.7  (0.6)  240 
Average Per Capita Income $15,948  7.5  (0.0)  224 


Poverty

  1998  Change 1997-1998  Change 1993-1998  1998 State Ranking 
Poverty Rate 25.8 (2.3)  (1.2)  29 
Ages 0-17 37.3 (4.5)  1.3  20 
Ages 5-17 in families 40.5 (1.1)  5.6  19 


Property Values

  2000  Percent Change 1999-2000  Avg. Annual Percent Change 1995-2000  2000 State Ranking 
January 1st Total Property Value $316,117,848  18.7  6.4  225 
Property Value Per Capita $133,948  13.7  6.6  28 


Sales Activity

  2000  Percent Change 1999-2000  Avg. Annual Percent Change 1995-2000 
Taxable Sales $7,201,205  13.3  7.2 
Sales Tax Outlets 79  (1.3)  (0.5) 


Education

  Number of Districts Number of
Schools
Enrollment Percent Enrollment Growth
from Prior Year
Public Education 2001-02 1  3  430  (8.3) 
Higher Education Fall 2001