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Relocating - Demographics

POPULATION
City 16,269         County 40,045

CLIMATE
Average Temperature               Average Precipitation
Summer 78°F   95.52°C              Rain    38.00 in   96.52 cm
Winter    32°F   0.00°C                Snow  16.00 in   40.64 cm

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

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

 

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