2008
Gallatin County, Illinois
Demographic Profile
(County Seat: City of0 Shawneetown)
Copyright © 2008 Connect SI. All Rights Reserved.
Last Revised 1/2/2009
Gallatin County, IL 2008
About the Publisher
This demographic profile was developed as part of the Connect SI Initiative, a collaborative, regional economic strategy for connecting the southernmost 20 counties in Illinois. The Connect SI region is composed of Alexander, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Massac, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, Randolph, Saline, Union, Wabash, Wayne, White, and Williamson counties. These counties encompass Local Workforce Investment Areas (LWIA) 25, 26 and a portion of 24.
This profile provides current information that reflects the characteristics of population, labor force, taxes, income, housing, utilities, education, quality of life, and transportation in Gallatin County, Illinois. Our intent is to provide investors, entrepreneurs, and government or business administrators with information useful for making decisions or policies on business attraction, retention, and expansion. The information provided is also helpful to the individuals who currently live and work (or plan to live and work) in the local areas to learn more about the county.
(If you have any questions regarding this demographic profile, please contact Lianbin Cui, (618) 998-0970 ext. 276 or , at Man-Tra-Con Corporation, Marion, IL 62959.)
Gallatin County, Illinois
Gallatin County is one of 102 counties in the State of Illinois. This county is seated in the City of Shawneetown. In 2000, the total population of Gallatin County was 6,445, with a median age of 40.7. According to U.S Census 2000, 99.5% of its population was reported as only one race, including 98.4% of these self-reported as White and 0.3% self-reported as African Americans. In 2006, the Per Capita Personal Income (PCPI) of Gallatin County was $23,789, ranked 92nd in the state. This PCPI was 62% of the state average, $38,409, and 65% of the national average, $36,714. Average household size and average family size were 2.34 persons and 2.90 persons respectively in 2000.
Gallatin County is located in southernmost Illinois, approximately 161 miles southeast of St. Louis, Missouri and 362 miles south of Chicago. The county has a total area of 328.41 square miles, of which 323.73 square miles are land and 4.68 square miles are water.
The major cities and villages in Gallatin County include Equality, Junction, New Haven, Old Shawneetown, Omaha, Ridgway and Shawneetown.
Important Contacts
Government
- Village of Equality
114 N. Calhoun St.
Equality, IL 62934
(618) 276-4248 /
- Village of New Haven
461 Vine St.
P.O. Box 97
New Haven, IL 62867
(618) 265-3437 /
- Village of Old Shawneetown
332 Washington St.
Shawneetown, IL 62984
(618) 269-3415
- Village of Omaha
200 Harrel St
P.O. Box 84
Omaha, IL 62871
(618) 962-3145
Economic Development
- Gallatin County Board
P.O. Box 550
Shawneetown, IL 62984
(618) 269-3025
- Southeastern Illinois Regional Planning and Development Commission
P.O. Box 606
Harrisburg, IL 62946
(618) 252-7463 /
- USDA- Rural Development: Harrisburg Area Office
Suite 100
Harrisburg, IL 62946
http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/il /
- Adventure Illinois! Southern Illinois Tourism Development Office
Whittington, IL 62897
(888) 998-9397 or (618) 629-1819
www.adventureillinois.com
- Dunn Richmond Economic Development Center
Carbondale, IL 62903
¨Southern Illinois Entrepreneurship Center
(618) 453-3805
www.siecenter.biz
¨Small Business Development Center
(618) 536-2424
www.southernillinois.biz
¨Southern Illinois Service Corp of Retired Executives (SCORE)
Free and confidential business counseling
(618) 453-6654
www.silscore.org /
- Illinois Department of Employment Security - Regional Office (Southern)
Mt. Vernon, IL 62864-2242
(618) 242-6121
www.ides.state.il.us /
- John A Logan College
Carterville, IL 62918
(618) 985-2828
http://www.jol.cc.il.us/bus_ind /
- Southeast Illinois College
Harrisburg Illinois 62946
(618) 252-5400
http://www.sic.cc.il.us/
- Southern Illinois University Carbondale
(618) 453-2121
www.siuc.edu /
- University of Illinois Extension
450 N. Lincoln Blvd.
Shawneetown, IL 62984
(618) 269-3049
http://web.extension.uiuc.edu/gphs/ /
- Workforce and Illinois Small Business Development Center at Southeastern Illinois College
Suite 200
Harrisburg, IL 62946
(618) 252-0210
http://www.sic.cc.il.usl
Note: The above contact information is subject to change without notice.
Population
Gallatin County’s 2006 population of 6,101 (estimated) was ranked 97th in the state. The population of Illinois was 12,777,042 (estimated) in 2006, which was ranked 5th in the nation.
Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis (bea.gov), 2008
General Information (2000)
Gallatin County / Connect SI Region4 / State of Illinois / United StatesNumber / Percent / Number / Percent / Number / Percent / Number / Percent
Total Population / 6,445 / 100.0 / 423,670 / 100.0 / 12,419,293 / 100.0 / 281,421,906 / 100.0
Sex
Male / 3,125 / 48.5 / 211,997 / 50.04 / 6,080,336 / 49.0 / 138,053,563 / 49.1
Female / 3,320 / 51.5 / 211,673 / 49.96 / 6,338,957 / 51.0 / 143,368,343 / 50.9
Age
Under 15 years / 11,63 / 18.1 / 77,443 / 18.3 / 2,711,504 / 21.9 / 60,253,375 / 21.4
15-19 years / 463 / 7.2 / 32,093 / 7.6 / 894,002 / 7.2 / 20,219,890 / 7.2
20-24 years / 336 / 5.2 / 32,630 / 7.7 / 850,843 / 6.9 / 18,964,001 / 6.7
25-34 years / 740 / 11.5 / 53,516 / 12.6 / 1,811,674 / 14.6 / 39,891,724 / 14.2
35-44 years / 896 / 13.9 / 61,808 / 14.6 / 1,983,870 / 16.0 / 45,148,527 / 16.0
45-54 years / 857 / 13.3 / 55,460 / 13.1 / 1,626,742 / 13.1 / 37,677,952 / 13.4
55-59 years / 466 / 7.2 / 22,381 / 5.3 / 577,747 / 4.7 / 13,469,237 / 4.8
60-64 years / 350 / 5.4 / 19,204 / 4.5 / 462,886 / 3.7 / 10,805,447 / 3.8
65 and over / 1,174 / 18.2 / 69,135 / 16.3 / 1,500,025 / 12.0 / 34,991,753 / 12.4
Median Age / 40.7 / (×) / N/C5 / (×) / 34.7 / (×) / 35.3 / (×)
Race
One Race / 6,415 / 99.5 / 419,408 / 99.0 / 12,184,277 / 98.1 / 274,595,678 / 97.6
White / 6,340 / 98.4 / 385,405 / 91.0 / 9,125,471 / 73.5 / 211,460,626 / 75.1
Black (one race) / 17 / 0.3 / 27,493 / 6.5 / 1,876,875 / 15.1 / 34,658,190 / 12.3
Other Races / 58 / 0.8 / 6,510 / 1.5 / 1,181,931 / 9.4 / 28,476,862 / 12.5
Two or More Races / 30 / 0.5 / 4,262 / 1.0 / 235,016 / 1.9 / 6,826,228 / 2.4
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)¹ / 56 / 0.9 / 5,923 / 1.4 / 1,530,262 / 12.3 / 35,305,818 / 12.5
Not Hispanic or Latino / 6,389 / 99.1 / 417,747 / 98.6 / 10,889,031 / 87.7 / 246,116,088 / 87.5
White alone / 6,308 / 97.9 / 382,429 / 90.3 / 8,424,140 / 67.8 / 194,552,774 / 69.1
Housing Tenure
Occupied Housing Units / 2,726 / 100.0 / 169,088 / 100.0 / 4,591,779 / 100.0 / 105,480,101 / 100.0
Owner-occupied housing units / 2,212 / 81.1 / 124,491 / 73.6 / 3,088,884 / 67.3 / 69,815,753 / 66.2
Renter-occupied housing
unites / 514 / 18.9 / 44,597 / 26.4 / 1,502,895 / 32.7 / 35,664,348 / 33.8
Average Household Size² / 2.34 / (×) / 2.37 / (×) / 2.63 / (×) / 2.59 / (×)
Average Household size of
owner-occupied unit / 2.35 / (×) / 2.43 / (×) / 2.76 / (×) / 2.69 / (×)
Average household size of
renter-occupied unit / 2.28 / (×) / 2.20 / (×) / 2.37 / (×) / 2.40 / (×)
Average Family Size³ / 2.90 / (×) / 2.91 / (×) / 3.23 / (×) / 3.14 / (×)
Note: 1. Hispanic or Latino (of any race): People who identify with the terms "Hispanic" or "Latino" are those who classify themselves in one of the specific Hispanic or Latino categories listed on the Census 2000 or ACS questionnaire - "Mexican," "Puerto Rican," or "Cuban" - as well as those who indicate that they are "other Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino." Origin can be viewed as the heritage, nationality group, lineage, or country of birth of the person or the person's parents or ancestors before their arrival in the United States. People who identify their origin as Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino may be of any race.
2. Average Household Size: A measure obtained by dividing the number of people in households by the total number of households (or householders)
3. Average Family Size: A measure obtained by dividing the number of members of families by the total number of families (or family householders).
4. Connect SI Region is comprised of the southernmost 20 counties in Illinois, including Alexander, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Massac, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, Randolph, Saline, Union, Wabash, Wayne, White, and Williamson counties.
5. N/C = Not Able to Calculate
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000
Populations in the Major Cities and Villages in Gallatin County
Equality (V)* / Junction (V)* / New Haven (V)* / Old Shawneetown (V)* / Omaha (V)* / Shawneetown (C)*Number / Percent / Number / Percent / Number / Percent / Number / Percent / Number / Percent / Number / Percent
Total Population / 721 / 100.0 / 139 / 100.0 / 477 / 100.0 / 278 / 100.0 / 263 / 100.0 / 1,410 / 100.0
Sex
Male / 351 / 48.7 / 62 / 44.6 / 236 / 49.5 / 138 / 49.6 / 130 / 49.4 / 660 / 46.8
Female / 370 / 51.3 / 77 / 55.4 / 241 / 50.5 / 140 / 50.4 / 133 / 50.6 / 750 / 53.2
Age
Under 15 years / 142 / 19.6 / 22 / 15.8 / 94 / 19.8 / 78 / 28.1 / 46 / 17.4 / 248 / 17.6
15-19 years / 45 / 6.2 / 12 / 8.6 / 29 / 6.1 / 24 / 8.6 / 18 / 6.8 / 109 / 7.7
20-24 years / 32 / 4.4 / 5 / 3.6 / 25 / 5.2 / 15 / 5.4 / 14 / 5.3 / 87 / 6.2
25-34 years / 94 / 13.0 / 13 / 9.4 / 57 / 11.9 / 33 / 11.9 / 23 / 8.7 / 152 / 10.8
35-44 years / 96 / 13.3 / 21 / 15.1 / 57 / 11.9 / 42 / 15.1 / 52 / 19.8 / 176 / 12.5
45-54 years / 88 / 12.2 / 20 / 14.4 / 68 / 14.3 / 28 / 10.1 / 22 / 8.4 / 181 / 12.8
55-59 years / 63 / 8.7 / 10 / 7.2 / 40 / 8.4 / 17 / 6.1 / 15 / 5.7 / 107 / 7.6
60-64 years / 33 / 4.6 / 11 / 7.9 / 28 / 5.9 / 18 / 6.5 / 11 / 4.2 / 71 / 5.0
65 and over / 128 / 17.8 / 25 / 18.0 / 79 / 16.6 / 23 / 8.3 / 62 / 23.5 / 279 / 19.7
Median Age / 39.8 / (×) / 43.6 / (×) / 41.1 / (×) / 31.5 / (×) / 41.5 / (×) / 38.7 / (×)
Race
One Race / 716 / 99.3 / 139 / 100.0 / 475 / 99.6 / 278 / 100.0 / 263 / 100.0 / 1,402 / 99.4
White / 715 / 99.2 / 134 / 96.4 / 475 / 99.6 / 277 / 99.6 / 262 / 99.6 / 1,356 / 96.2
Black (one race) / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0.0 / 0 / 0.0 / 0 / 0.0 / 7 / 0.5
Other Races / 1 / 0.1 / 5 / 3.6 / 0 / 0.0 / 1 / 0.4 / 1 / 0.4 / 39 / 2.7
Two or More Races / 5 / 0.7 / 0 / 0.0 / 2 / 0.4 / 0 / 0.0 / 0 / 0.0 / 8 / 0.6
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) / 12 / 1.7 / 4 / 2.9 / 5 / 1.0 / 3 / 1.1 / 0 / 0.0 / 24 / 1.7
Not Hispanic or Latino / 709 / 98.3 / 135 / 97.1 / 472 / 99.0 / 275 / 98.9 / 263 / 100.0 / 1,386 / 98.3
White alone / 704 / 97.6 / 130 / 93.5 / 470 / 98.5 / 274 / 98.6 / 262 / 99.6 / 1,353 / 96.0
Housing Tenure
Occupied Housing Units / 315 / 100.0 / 66 / 100.0 / 203 / 100.0 / 100 / 100.0 / 124 / 100.0 / 632 / 100.0
Owner-occupied housing
units / 246 / 78.1 / 59 / 89.4 / 175 / 86.2 / 83 / 83.0 / 98 / 79.0 / 473 / 74.8
Renter-occupied housing
unites / 69 / 21.9 / 7 / 10.6 / 28 / 13.8 / 17 / 17.0 / 26 / 21.0 / 159 / 25.2
Average Household Size / 2.29 / (×) / 2.11 / (×) / 2.35 / (×) / 2.78 / (×) / 2.12 / (×) / 2.20 / (×)
Average Household size
of owner-occupied unit / 2.33 / (×) / 2.10 / (×) / 2.33 / (×) / 2.61 / (×) / 2.24 / (×) / 2.22 / (×)
Average household size
of renter-occupied unit / 2.13 / (×) / 2.14 / (×) / 2.50 / (×) / 3.59 / (×) / 1.65 / (×) / 2.14 / (×)
Average Family Size / 2.90 / (×) / 2.65 / (×) / 2.90 / (×) / 3.36 / (×) / 2.88 / (×) / 2.83 / (×)
Note: * C = City; V = Village