Milledgeville, IL

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Milledgeville, Illinois

Milledgeville, Illinois, in Carroll county, is 40 miles SW of Rockford, Illinois (center to center) and 109 miles W of Chicago, Illinois. The village has a population of 1,016.

The People and Families of Milledgeville

In Milledgeville, about 64% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Milledgeville had a median family income of $43,807.

Milledgeville Housing

Owners occupy 82% of the housing units in Milledgeville. On average, the construction date of housing in the village is earlier than you'll find in most places.

Commuting

In Milledgeville, 91% of commuters drive to work. Milledgeville is more walker- and bicycle-friendly than most places its size.

High Points

Milledgeville strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Illinois):

Category	Trophy
Walking and Biking to Work (vs. Peers)	Top 6%
Short Commute Times (vs. State)	Top 13%
Low Rate of Poverty (vs. Peers)	Top 17%

Comparative Profile of Milledgeville, IL

Comparing Milledgeville to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Illinois (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Age of the Population
Senior Citizens
Well-Paid Single Men
Well-Paid Single Women
Female Share of the Population
Male Share of the Population
Children Under 5 Years Old
Racial Diversity

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Portion of People Married
Average Household Size

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
People Above Poverty
People in Middle Class or Better
Median Family Income
College Educated Adults

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Walking and Biking to Work
Short Commute Times
Working at Home
Public Transportation Use

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
People Living Alone
Affordability of Rents
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
Affordability of Property Taxes
Housing Recently Built
Seasonal and Vacation Housing

Category	Value
Near Medium City	40 miles SW of Rockford, Illinois (center to center)
Nearest Large City	109 miles W of Chicago, Illinois
County	Carroll
Standard Zip Codes	61051
Phone Area Codes	815
Time Zone	Central (-6 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	41.963
Longitude	-89.773

Station	MOUNT CARROLL
Distance	14.3 miles
Jan Temp	8 to 29 F
Apr Temp	35 to 60 F
Jul Temp	59 to 85 F
Oct Temp	36 to 64 F
Annual Precip	37.8 inches

Station	DIXON 1 NW
Distance	16.2 miles
Jan Temp	10 to 26 F
Apr Temp	37 to 58 F
Jul Temp	62 to 82 F
Oct Temp	39 to 62 F
Annual Precip	37.2 inches

Station	FREEPORT WASTE WTR PLT
Distance	24.9 miles
Jan Temp	9 to 25 F
Apr Temp	36 to 57 F
Jul Temp	62 to 82 F
Oct Temp	39 to 61 F
Annual Precip	34.7 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	1,016	100%
Male	486	47.8%
Female	530	52.2%
Under 18	236	23.2%
18+	780	76.8%
65+	210	20.7%
Median Age	41.5
Average Family Size	2.86
White	1,001	98.5%
African-American	2	0.2%
Asian	4	0.4%
American Indian & Alaskan	4	0.4%
Other	1	0.1%
Mixed Race	4	0.4%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	9	0.9%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	946
Growth	-70
Growth %	-6.89%

Ancestry	Percent
German	48%
US/American	8.9%
English	8.2%
Irish	8.2%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	5.9%
Dutch	5.6%
Norwegian	3.3%
Swedish	3%
Italian	2.1%
French (except Basque)	1.3%
Belgian	1.2%
French Canadian	0.7%
Swiss	0.5%
Polish	0.5%
Greek	0.4%
Hungarian	0.3%
Lithuanian	0.3%
Finnish	0.3%
Croatian	0.3%
Pennsylvania German	0.3%
Danish	0.3%
British	0.3%
Northern European	0.3%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Milledgeville	1,016	$43,807
Chadwick	505	$44,773
Coleta	155	$34,886
Lanark	1,584	$45,800
Polo	2,477	$46,250
Rock Falls	9,580	$41,803
Sterling	15,451	$45,531

Library
Wysox Twp. Library 18 West 5th Street Milledgeville, Illinois (815) 225-7572

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