Table 3: <strong>County</strong> Demographics and Agricultural Statistics Source: General population data from the 1990 Census of Population and Housing, STF 3. Farm statistics from the 1997 Census of Agriculture. Note: Table features data for Marion, <strong>Fayette</strong> and Shelby counties, which comprise over 85 percent of the watershed. Marion <strong>County</strong> <strong>Fayette</strong> <strong>County</strong> Shelby <strong>County</strong> Illinois 11% of watershed 43% of watershed 33% of watershed Total Population 41,561 20,893 22,261 11,430,602 Persons per square mile 72.6 29.2 29.3 205.6 Under 18 years 11,079 (27%) 5,213 (25%) 5,751 (26%) 2,946,366 (26%) 65 years and over 7,081 3,736 (18%) 3,993 (18%) 1,436,545 (13%) White 39,647 20,148 22,190 8,952,978 Black 1,519 599 14 1,694,273 Amer. Indian, Eskimo or Aleut 106 40 27 21,836 Asian or Pacific Isl. 232 35 27 285,311 Other race 57 71 3 476,204 Hispanic Origin 232 154 45 904,446 Median value owner-occupied homes 36,000 34,600 39,100 80,900 Percent high school grad. or higher 70.1 68.8 72.7 76.2 Median household income 22,813 $22,029 $26,040 $32,252 Per capita income 11,500 $10,496 $11,608 $15,201 No. persons below poverty level 6,678 (16%) 2,649 (13.6%) 2,202 (10%) 1,326,731 (11.9%) Unemployment rate 5.6% 6.6% 5% 6.6% Farm Characteristics Number of farms 882 1,119 1,250 73,051 Land in farms 249,395 (68.1%) 333,232 (72.7%) 418,688 (86.2%) 27,204,780 (76.5%) Average size of farm (acres) 283 298 335 372 Average CRP and WRP payments per farm $3,457 $3,198 $3,294 $3,730 Land under CRP or WRP (acres) 18,308 (7.3%) 15,818 (4.7%) 10,546 (2.5%) 657,665 (2.4%) Market value of ag. products sold (average per farm) $63,037 $64,320 $89,973 $117,130 Operators for whom farming is NOT principal occupation 485 (55%) 609 (54%) 559 (45%) 31,406 (43%) 68
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