Rossville, IL

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Rossville, Illinois

Rossville, Illinois, in Vermilion county, is 35 miles NE of Champaign, Illinois (center to center) and 90 miles NW of Indianapolis, Indiana. The village contains a population of approximately 1,217.

The People and Families of Rossville

In Rossville, about 58% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Rossville had a median family income of $43,882.

Rossville Housing

Rossville has, of course, a mix of various types of housing. Recently 77% of the livable housing units were owner-occupied. Housing stock in the village might be described as older since the age of the average home is on the high side. Rents in Rossville tend toward the low side for Illinois. You can't avoid taxes, but at least in the village the property taxes tend to be lower than most.

Commuting

In Rossville, 93% of commuters drive to work. Be careful driving aroung Rossville -- lots of residents enjoy bicycling and walking there.

High Points

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

Category	Trophy
Affordability of Property Taxes (vs. State)	Top 16%
Affordability of Rents (vs. State)	Top 18%
Walking and Biking to Work (vs. Peers)	Top 19%

Comparative Profile of Rossville, IL

Comparing Rossville 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
Well-Paid Single Women
Age of the Population
Well-Paid Single Men
Senior Citizens
Female Share of the Population
Racial Diversity
Children Under 5 Years Old
Male Share of the Population

Families

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

Wealth

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

Commute & Sprawl

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

Housing

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

Category	Value
Near Medium City	35 miles NE of Champaign, Illinois (center to center)
Nearest Large City	90 miles NW of Indianapolis, Indiana
County	Vermilion
Standard Zip Codes	60963
Phone Area Codes	217
Time Zone	Central (-6 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	40.379
Longitude	-87.668

Station	HOOPESTON 1 NE
Distance	6.1 miles
Jan Temp	18 to 32 F
Apr Temp	41 to 63 F
Jul Temp	65 to 85 F
Oct Temp	45 to 65 F
Annual Precip	36.9 inches

Station	DANVILLE
Distance	17 miles
Jan Temp	17 to 34 F
Apr Temp	41 to 65 F
Jul Temp	64 to 86 F
Oct Temp	43 to 67 F
Annual Precip	40.9 inches

Station	PAXTON 2 WSW
Distance	25.8 miles
Jan Temp	14 to 30 F
Apr Temp	39 to 61 F
Jul Temp	62 to 85 F
Oct Temp	42 to 65 F
Annual Precip	37 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	1,217	100%
Male	576	47.3%
Female	641	52.7%
Under 18	283	23.3%
18+	934	76.7%
65+	226	18.6%
Median Age	40.6
Average Family Size	2.89
White	1,190	97.8%
African-American	3	0.2%
Asian	1	0.1%
American Indian & Alaskan	2	0.2%
Other	11	0.9%
Mixed Race	10	0.8%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	26	2.1%
Median Family Income (1999)	$43,882
Population In Poverty	120	9.8%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	1,183
Growth	-34
Growth %	-2.79%

Ancestry	Percent
German	21.5%
English	19.5%
US/American	17.2%
Irish	9.3%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	8.6%
Dutch	5.7%
French (except Basque)	3.5%
Swedish	2.8%
European	1.2%
Swiss	1.2%
Italian	1.2%
Canadian	1%
Scottish	0.8%
Scotch-Irish	0.8%
Polish	0.8%
Hungarian	0.6%
Lithuanian	0.6%
Czechoslovakian	0.5%
Danish	0.5%
Welsh	0.5%
French Canadian	0.4%
Greek	0.2%
Albanian	0.2%
Croatian	0.2%
Pennsylvania German	0.2%
Belgian	0.2%
Armenian	0.2%
Arab/Arabic	0.2%

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