APPENDIX C 

SOCIOECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT
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Table 1. Population Changes of Counties Intersected within the Study Area

Census 

Geography

Population Percent Population Change

1970 2000 2010 1970-2000 1970-2010 2000-2010

United States 203,211,926 281,421,906 308,745,538 38.5% 51.9% 9.7%

State of Illinois 11,113,976 12,419,293 12,830,632 11.7% 15.4% 3.3%

State of Iowa 2,824,376 2,926,324 3,046,355 3.6% 7.9% 4.1%

State of Nebraska 1,483,493 1,711,263 1,826,341 15.4% 23.1% 6.7%

Illinois Counties within the Study Area

Cook 5,492,369 5,376,848 5,194,675 -2.1% -5.4% -3.4%

DuPage 491,882 904,054 916,924 83.8% 86.4% 1.4%

Kane 251,005 404,119 515,269 61.0% 105.3% 27.5%

Kendall 26,374 54,544 114,736 106.8% 335.0% 110.4%

DeKalb 71,654 88,969 105,160 24.2% 46.8% 18.2%

LaSalle 111,409 111,533 113,924 0.1% 2.3% 2.1%

Bureau 38,541 35,503 34,978 -7.9% -9.2% -1.5%

Henry 53,217 51,020 50,486 -4.1% -5.1% -1.0%

Rock Island 166,734 149,374 147,546 -10.4% -11.5% -1.2%

Iowa Counties within the Study Area

Scott 142,687 158,668 165,224 11.2% 15.8% 4.1%

Muscatine 37,181 41,722 42,745 12.2% 15.0% 2.5%

Cedar 17,655 18,187 18,499 3.0% 4.8% 1.7%

Johnson 72,127 111,006 130,882 53.9% 81.5% 17.9%

Iowa 15,419 15,671 16,355 1.6% 6.1% 4.4%

Poweshiek 18,803 18,815 18,914 0.1% 0.6% 0.5%

Jasper 35,425 37,213 36,842 5.0% 4.0% -1.0%

Polk 286,101 374,601 430,640 30.9% 50.5% 15.0%

Dallas 26,085 40,750 66,135 56.2% 153.5% 62.3%

Madison 11,558 14,019 15,679 21.3% 35.7% 11.8%

Guthrie 12,243 11,353 10,954 -7.3% -10.5% -3.5%

Adair 9,487 8,243 7,682 -13.1% -19.0% -6.8%

Cass 17,007 14,684 13,956 -13.7% -17.9% -5.0%

Pottawattamie 86,991 87,704 93,158 0.8% 7.1% 6.2%

Nebraska Counties within the Study Area

Douglas 389,455 463,585 517,110 19.0% 32.8% 11.5%

County Totals 

7,881,409 8,592,185 8,778,473 9.0% 11.4% 2.2%

 U.S. Census Bureau, April 2010; U.S. Census Bureau, February, 1982. 
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Table 2. Population Changes of Illinois Cities and Villages within 1⁄4-Mile of the Study Area

Census 

Geography

Population Percent Population Change

1970 2000 2010 1970-2000 1970-2010 2000-2010

State of Illinois 11,113,976 12,419,293 12,830,632 11.7% 15.4% 3.3%

Illinois cities and villages within 1/4-mile of the Study Area

Chicago, IL 3,369,357 2,896,016 2,695,598 -14.0% -20.0% -6.9%

Cicero, IL 67,058 85,616 83,891 27.7% 25.1% -2.0%

Berwyn, IL 52,502 54,016 56,657 2.9% 7.9% 4.9%

Riverside, IL 10,357 8,895 8,875 -14.1% -14.3% -0.2%

Lyons, IL 11,124 10,255 10,729 -7.8% -3.6% 4.6%

Brookfield, IL 20,284 9,078 18,978 -55.2% -6.4% 109.1%

La Grange Park, IL 15,459 13,295 13,579 -14.0% -12.2% 2.1%

La Grange, IL 17,814 15,608 15,550 -12.4% -12.7% -0.4%

Western Springs, IL 13,029 12,493 12,975 -4.1% -0.4% 3.9%

Hinsdale, IL 15,918 17,349 16,816 9.0% 5.6% -3.1%

Westmont, IL 8,832 24,554 24,685 178.0% 179.5% 0.5%

Clarendon Hills, IL 6,750 7,610 8,427 12.7% 24.8% 10.7%

Downers Grove, IL 32,544 48,724 47,833 49.7% 47.0% -1.8%

Lisle, IL 5,329 21,182 22,390 297.5% 320.2% 5.7%

Naperville, IL 22,794 128,358 141,853 463.1% 522.3% 10.5%

Aurora, IL 74,389 142,990 197,899 92.2% 166.0% 38.4%

Montgomery, IL 3,278 5,471 18,438 66.9% 462.5% 237.0%

Oswego, IL 1,862 13,326 30,355 615.7% 1530.2% 127.8%

Yorkville, IL 2,049 6,189 16,921 202.0% 725.8% 173.4%

Plano, IL 4,664 5,633 10,856 20.8% 132.8% 92.7%

Sandwich, IL 5,056 6,509 7,421 28.7% 46.8% 14.0%

Somonauk, IL 1,112 1,295 1,893 16.5% 70.2% 46.2%

Leland, IL 743 970 977 30.6% 31.5% 0.7%

Earlville, IL 1,410 1,778 1,701 26.1% 20.6% -4.3%

Mendota, IL 6,902 7,272 7,372 5.4% 6.8% 1.4%

Arlington, IL 250 211 193 -15.6% -22.8% -8.5%

Malden, IL 262 343 362 30.9% 38.2% 5.5%

Princeton, IL 6,959 7,501 7,660 7.8% 10.1% 2.1%

Wyanet, IL 1,005 1,028 991 2.3% -1.4% -3.6%

Sheffield, IL 1,038 946 926 -8.9% -10.8% -2.1%

Mineral, IL 286 272 237 -4.9% -17.1% -12.9%

Annawan, IL 787 868 878 10.3% 11.6% 1.2%

Atkinson, IL 1,053 1,001 972 -4.9% -7.7% -2.9%

Geneseo, IL 5,840 6,480 6,586 11.0% 12.8% 1.6%

Colona, IL 1,293 5,173 5,099 300.1% 294.4% -1.4%

Carbon Cliff, IL 1,369 1,689 2,134 23.4% 55.9% 26.3%

Silvis, IL 5,907 3,482 7,479 -41.1% 26.6% 114.8%

East Moline, IL 20,956 20,333 21,302 -3.0% 1.7% 4.8%

Moline, IL 46,237 43,768 43,483 -5.3% -6.0% -0.7%

Rock Island, IL 50,166 39,684 39,018 -20.9% -22.2% -1.7%

Totals

3,914,024 3,677,261 3,609,989 -6.0% -7.8% -1.8%

 U.S. Census Bureau, April 2010; U.S. Census Bureau, February, 1982. 
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Table 3. Population Changes of Iowa and Nebraska Cities and Villages 

within 1⁄4-Mile of the Study Area

Census 

Geography

Population Percent Population Change

1970 2000 2010 1970-2000 1970-2010 2000-2010

State of Iowa 2,824,376 2,926,324 3,046,355 3.6% 7.9% 4.1%

Iowa and Nebraska Cities and Villages within 1/4-mile of the Study Area

Davenport, IA 98,469 98,359 99,685 -0.1% 1.2% 1.3%

Walcott, IA 989 1,528 1,629 54.5% 64.7% 6.6%

Stockton, IA 222 182 197 -18.0% -11.3% 8.2%

Durant, IA 1,472 1,677 1,832 13.9% 24.5% 9.2%

Wilton, IA 1,873 2,829 2,802 51.0% 49.6% -1.0%

Atalissa, IA 244 283 311 16.0% 27.5% 9.9%

West Liberty, IA 2,296 3,332 3,736 45.1% 62.7% 12.1%

Iowa City, IA 46,850 62,220 67,862 32.8% 44.8% 9.1%

University Heights, IA 1,265 987 1,051 -22.0% -16.9% 6.5%

Coralville, IA 6,130 15,123 18,907 146.7% 208.4% 25.0%

Tiffin, IA 299 975 1,947 226.1% 551.2% 99.7%

Oxford, IA 666 705 807 5.9% 21.2% 14.5%

Marengo, IA 2,235 2,535 2,528 13.4% 13.1% -0.3%

Ladora, IA 321 287 283 -10.6% -11.8% -1.4%

Victor, IA 949 952 893 0.3% -5.9% -6.2%

Brooklyn, IA 1,410 1,367 1,468 -3.0% 4.1% 7.4%

Malcom, IA 388 352 287 -9.3% -26.0% -18.5%

Grinnell, IA 8,402 9,105 9,218 8.4% 9.7% 1.2%

Kellogg, IA 607 606 599 -0.2% -1.3% -1.2%

Newton, IA 15,619 15,579 15,254 -0.3% -2.3% -2.1%

Lambs Grove, IA 239 225 172 -5.9% -28.0% -23.6%

Colfax, IA 2,293 2,223 2,093 -3.1% -8.7% -5.8%

Mitchellville, IA 1,341 1,715 2,254 27.9% 68.1% 31.4%

Altoona, IA 2,883 10,345 14,541 258.8% 404.4% 40.6%

Pleasant Hill, IA 1,535 5,070 8,785 230.3% 472.3% 73.3%

Des Moines, IA 201,404 198,682 203,433 -1.4% 1.0% 2.4%

West Des Moines, IA 16,441 46,403 56,609 182.2% 244.3% 22.0%

Van Meter, IA 464 866 1,016 86.6% 119.0% 17.3%

Earlham, IA 974 1,298 1,450 33.3% 48.9% 11.7%

De Soto, IA 369 1,009 1,050 173.4% 184.6% 4.1%

Dexter, IA 652 689 611 5.7% -6.3% -11.3%

Stuart, IA 1,354 1,712 1,648 26.4% 21.7% -3.7%

Menlo, IA 391 365 353 -6.6% -9.7% -3.3%

Casey, IA 561 478 426 -14.8% -24.1% -10.9%

Adair, IA 750 839 781 11.9% 4.1% -6.9%

Anita, IA 1,101 1,049 972 -4.7% -11.7% -7.3%

Wiota, IA 171 149 116 -12.9% -32.2% -22.1%

Atlantic, IA 7,306 7,257 7,112 -0.7% -2.7% -2.0%

Hancock, IA 228 207 196 -9.2% -14.0% -5.3%

McClelland, IA 146 129 151 -11.6% 3.4% 17.1%

Council Bluffs, IA 60,348 58,268 62,230 -3.4% 3.1% 6.8%

Omaha, NE 346,929 390,007 408,958 12.4% 17.9% 4.9%

Totals

491,657 557,961 597,295 13.5% 21.5% 7.0%
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 U.S. Census Bureau, April 2010; U.S. Census Bureau, February, 1982. 

Table 4. 2010 Industry Sectors for Study Area Counties 

Census 

Geography

Agriculture

Construction

Manufacturing

Wholesale Trade

Retail Trade

Transportation and Warehousing

Information

Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate 

and Rental Housing

Professional, Scientific, Management, 

Administrative and Waste Management 

Services

Educational Services, Health Care 

and Social Assistance

Other Services, Except 

Public AdministrationPublic Administration

State of Illinois 1.1% 6.0% 13.0% 3.4% 10.8% 5.9% 2.3% 7.8% 10.8% 21.6% 4.8% 3.8%

State of Iowa 4.1% 6.3% 15.0% 3.3% 11.5% 4.8% 2.2% 7.7% 6.6% 23.5% 4.3% 3.2%

Study Area Illinois Counties

Cook 0.2% 5.4% 11.3% 3.1% 9.8% 6.3% 2.6% 8.9% 13.2% 21.3% 4.9% 3.8%

DuPage 0.2% 5.5% 12.5% 5.0% 10.7% 5.4% 2.7% 9.9% 13.7% 19.7% 4.7% 2.3%

Kane 0.5% 7.4% 17.5% 4.4% 11.6% 5.2% 2.5% 7.4% 12.1% 17.8% 4.1% 2.2%

Kendall 0.6% 7.5% 13.4% 3.4% 12.1% 6.5% 3.0% 8.4% 10.4% 19.2% 4.1% 4.3%

DeKalb 3.4% 6.5% 31.7% 3.4% 11.5% 4.3% 0.8% 4.0% 4.8% 15.8% 4.1% 3.2%

LaSalle 3.4% 7.9% 15.2% 3.1% 13.7% 6.7% 1.5% 4.2% 6.4% 20.0% 5.1% 3.7%

Bureau 5.8% 6.0% 16.4% 4.6% 15.5% 7.4% 1.6% 4.7% 4.5% 19.7% 5.0% 2.2%

Henry 3.3% 8.4% 14.4% 3.9% 13.0% 6.6% 2.1% 6.2% 6.7% 19.5% 4.1% 5.1%

Rock Island 1.1% 5.0% 16.9% 3.3% 11.4% 6.0% 1.9% 5.3% 8.3% 21.1% 5.6% 4.7%

Study Area Iowa Counties

Scott 1.0% 5.6% 16.2% 3.6% 12.0% 5.3% 2.2% 6.7% 8.2% 20.7% 5.0% 4.3%

Muscatine 2.9% 6.0% 30.9% 1.9% 10.7% 4.7% 1.0% 4.8% 6.8% 18.4% 3.0% 2.4%

Cedar 5.8% 8.8% 16.2% 3.7% 9.3% 5.7% 2.6% 3.7% 6.2% 24.6% 4.2% 3.8%

Johnson 1.2% 4.4% 7.1% 1.9% 11.0% 3.2% 2.0% 5.2% 7.1% 41.4% 3.0% 1.9%

Iowa 6.3% 8.3% 21.8% 3.3% 11.0% 4.1% 1.9% 2.7% 4.2% 22.4% 3.9% 2.0%

Poweshiek 6.2% 5.7% 16.3% 2.4% 9.7% 3.5% 2.4% 6.6% 3.5% 30.1% 3.9% 1.1%

Jasper 3.3% 5.9% 17.9% 4.0% 10.9% 4.4% 3.2% 8.0% 7.2% 19.5% 5.7% 3.7%

Polk 1.0% 6.3% 8.0% 3.5% 11.3% 4.4% 2.9% 16.9% 8.9% 20.0% 4.3% 4.2%

Dallas 2.1% 7.1% 8.4% 3.5% 10.6% 3.9% 2.6% 21.6% 8.9% 18.9% 3.7% 3.3%

Madison 4.0% 13.5% 5.5% 2.3% 13.5% 5.1% 3.3% 14.9% 8.1% 17.8% 4.6% 2.7%

Guthrie 10.6% 9.4% 10.6% 3.6% 9.3% 6.3% 2.7% 11.5% 3.9% 18.5% 6.9% 3.2%

Adair 13.9% 9.2% 16.5% 3.6% 9.3% 6.0% 0.6% 7.0% 2.5% 19.1% 4.2% 5.6%

Cass 8.6% 8.3% 13.1% 2.3% 13.6% 4.8% 2.1% 5.0% 5.3% 22.4% 5.2% 1.5%

Pottawattamie 2.5% 7.7% 9.8% 3.4% 12.7% 8.0% 2.1% 9.7% 7.0% 20.7% 4.8% 3.0%

 Study Area Nebraska Counties

Douglas 263,173 1,695 0.6% 16,504 6.3% 22,935 8.7% 8,517 3.2% 30,269 11.5% 13,947

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2010
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Table 5. 2010 Employment Status for Study Area Counties 

Geography In Labor Force Employed Unemployed Unemployment 

Rate

State of Illinois 6,654,049 6,062,848 569,744 8.6%

State of Iowa 1,642,493 1,553,594 86,487 5.3%

Study Area Illinois Counties

Cook 2,708,191 2,438,989 267,681 9.9%

DuPage 505,560 470,105 35,091 6.9%

Kane 264,462 243,846 20,481 7.7%

Kendall 57,090 53,143 3,750 6.6%

DeKalb 31,329 28,636 2,683 8.6%

LaSalle 90,115 54,468 5,718 6.3%

Bureau 18,220 16,862 1,346 7.4%

Henry 25,470 24,077 1,336 5.2%

Rock Island 75,387 69,399 5,850 7.8%

Study Area Iowa Counties

Scott 86,251 81,233 4,705 5.5%

Muscatine 22,755 20,849 1,832 8.1%

Cedar 10,588 10,187 396 3.7%

Johnson 75,817 72,565 3,194 4.2%

Iowa 9,226 8,912 314 3.4%

Poweshiek 10,548 9,974 559 5.3%

Jasper 18,643 17,613 1,023 5.5%

Polk 239,251 225,897 12,849 5.4%

Dallas 34,647 33,340 1,217 3.5%

Madison 8,444 8,086 353 4.2%

Guthrie 5,663 5,458 205 3.6%

Adair 4,027 3,844 183 4.5%

Cass 7,454 7,111 343 4.6%

Pottawattamie 50,284 46,954 3,286 6.5%

Study Area Nebraska Counties

Douglas 281,214 263,173 17,320 6.2%

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 

2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
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Table 6. 2010 Per Capita Income for Study Area Counties 

Census Geography

2010 

Per 

Capita 

Income

Percent of 

National 

Average

United States 26,059 NA

State of Illinois 27,325 104.9%

State of Iowa 24,883 95.5%

Illinois Counties within the Study Area

Cook 29,335 112.6%

DuPage 35,302 135.5%

Kane 28,266 108.5%

Kendall 29,938 114.9%

DeKalb 22,258 85.4%

LaSalle 24,156 92.7%

Bureau 24,537 94.2%

Henry 25,515 97.9%

Rock Island 24,566 94.3%

Iowa Counties within the Study Area

Scott 27,281 104.7%

Muscatine 23,756 91.2%

Cedar 24,742 94.9%

Johnson 26,942 103.4%

Iowa 26,721 102.5%

Poweshiek 27,334 104.9%

Jasper 26,942 103.4%

Polk 27,466 105.4%

Dallas 32,156 123.4%

Madison 27,337 104.9%

Guthrie 27,334 104.9%

Adair 23,497 90.2%

Cass 21,787 83.6%

Pottawattamie 23,108 88.7%

Nebraska Counties within the Study Area

Douglas 28,092 107.8%

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 

2010 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates