Relocating - Demographics

Major Employers

Continental Tire North America
Automotive Tires
Employs 2,100
Established 1974
St. Mary's Good Samaritan, Inc.
Health Care
Employs 852
Established 1944
Walgreens
Distribution Center
Employs 1,250
Established 1990
National Railway Equipment Co.
Train Engines
Employs 115
Established 1997
Physicians Filing Service
Medical Records
Employs 90
Established 1987

Labor Force for Mt. Vernon LMA Annual Average for Year 2000

Total Labor Force............19,240 Total Employed............18,100
Percentages
Manufacturing......16% Non-Manufacturing.....81% Percent Agriculture.....3%
Economic Development :Jefferson County Development Corporation

Population

City 16,269
County 40,045

Climate

Average Temperature

Summer 78°F 95.52°C
Winter 32°F 0.00°C

Average Precipitation

Rain 38.00 in 96.52 cm
Snow 16.00 in 40.64 cm

Tax Structure

Property tax rates per $100 assessed valuation. Valuation is 33.3% of real property except in Cook County where commercial property is assessed at 38% and industrial property is assessed at 36%
County Tax Rate.....0.06808 City Tax Rate........1.0648
School Tax Rate.....5.6352 Other Tax Rate.....0.8461

Total Sales Tax Rate.....7.25% Local Tax-Electricity......5.10%
Local Tax-Telephone....5.10% Local Tax-Natural Gas...5.10%
Local Tax-Water............0%

Local Government

Government Type............................Mayor/Council/Town
Illinois Representative District....................................108
Illinois Senate District......................................................54
U.S. Congressional District.............................................22