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POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Blue Mound, IL Decatur, IL (Center St/Elizabeth St), Decatur, IL (Franklin Street Rd/South Shores Dr), Decatur, IL (Lincoln Park Dr/Crea St), Decatur, IL (Millikin U/U.S. Route 36), Decatur, IL (U.S. Route 36/Route 121), Decatur, IL (U.S. Route 36/Sunnyside Rd), Decatur, IL (U.S. Route 51 (Bus)/Franklin Street Rd), Decatur, IL (U.S. Route 51 (Bus)/Grove Rd), Mount Zion, IL, Warrensburg, IL
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| MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE | $109,817 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| RENTAL PRICE | very low cost relative to IL, very low cost relative to the nation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL, & CHARACTER |
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| THE SETTING | Rural (based on population density), farms |
| TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Single-family homes, some Mobile homes, some Small apartment buildings, some Complexes/high rise apartments, a few Rowhouses & attached homes |
| SIZE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Medium-sized dwellings (3 or 4 bedrooms), some Small dwellings (1, 2 or no bedrooms), a few Large dwellings (4, 5 or more bedrooms) |
| AGE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier), some Established but not old (Built 1970 - 1994), some Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969), a few Newer Homes (Built 1995 or later) |
| HOME OWNERSHIP | Mostly Owner occupied |
| SPECIAL CHARACTER | mostly Quiet, Urban Sophisticates |
| THE NEIGHBORS | DETAILS |
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| AGE & LIFESTYLE | mostly Families with children (family households with school-aged children), some Mixed ages, some Seniors (people 65 and over), some College students (people currently attending college) |
| EDUCATION LEVEL | Rating: 5 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated) |
| INCOME | Upper middle income (well-above average income for America) |
| OCCUPATIONS | mostly Manufacturing & Laborers, some Sales & Service workers, some Clerical, assistants & technical support, some Executive, managerial & professional |
| ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY | mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Irish ancestry |
| LANGUAGES | mostly English speaking, some Spanish speaking |
School Rating Information
MERIDIAN CUSD 15 School District
1,102 Students enrolled in District
| DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best) |
6 |
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| Better than: of IL school districts |
51.0% |
DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO U.S. (10 is best) |
6 |
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| Better than: of US school districts |
51.6% |
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM |
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| 17 |
| STATE AVERAGE 16 |
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Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)
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| SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT | GRADES |
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| MERIDIAN HIGH SCHOOL PO BOX 380, MACON, IL 62544 (217) 764-5233 |
09-12 |
| MERIDIAN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL PO BOX 350, BLUE MOUND, IL 62513 (217) 692-2535 |
PK-05 |
| MERIDIAN MIDDLE SCHOOL PO BOX 320, BLUE MOUND, IL 62513 (217) 692-2148 |
06-08 |
| MERIDIAN PRIMARY SCHOOL PO BOX 198, MACON, IL 62544 (217) 764-3896 |
PK-02 |
| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
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| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) | 97.1 | 56.4 |
| BLACK (%) | 0.5 | 20.6 |
| HISPANIC (%) | 0.7 | 19.0 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) | 0.5 | 3.8 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| ECONOMIC GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) | 23.1 | 37.2 |
| FOR THIS DISTRICT | PER STUDENT | TOTAL | % OF TOTAL |
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| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $3,626 | $3,996,000 | 50.5 |
| SUPPORT EXPENDITURES | |||
| STUDENT | $76 | $84,000 | 1.1 |
| STAFF | $176 | $194,000 | 2.4 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION | $378 | $417,000 | 5.3 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION | $348 | $383,000 | 4.8 |
| OPERATION | $667 | $735,000 | 9.3 |
| TRANSPORTATION | $740 | $816,000 | 10.3 |
| OTHER | $85 | $94,000 | 1.2 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT | $2,471 | $2,723,000 | 34.4 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $1,081 | $1,191,000 | 15.0 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | $7,178 | $7,910,000 | 100.0 |
Blue Mound EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT  |
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| ADULTS IN Blue Mound WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) | 14.5 |
| CHILDREN IN Blue Mound LIVING IN POVERTY (%) | 5.4 |
Blue Mound Appreciation Rates
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| PERIOD | TOTAL APPRECIATION | AVG. ANNUAL RATE | COMPARED TO IL* |
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| Since 1990 |  100.17%
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About Blue Mound
Blue Mound is a very small village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 1,123 people and just one neighborhood, Blue Mound is the 594th largest community in Illinois. Much of the housing stock in Blue Mound was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.
Unlike some villages , Blue Mound isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Blue Mound are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Blue Mound is a village of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Blue Mound who work in office and administrative support jobs (22.18%), sales jobs (10.58%), and teaching (4.78%).
Blue Mound is a very car-oriented village. 96.92% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Blue Mound is a small village, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Blue Mound has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.
Blue Mound is a small village, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
Blue Mound Information and Demographics
The rate of college-level education in Blue Mound is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 14.96%: just 11.53% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
The per capita income in Blue Mound in 2000 was $20,039, which is middle income relative to Illinois, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $80,156 for a family of four.
The people who call Blue Mound home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Blue Mound is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Blue Mound include German, English, and Irish.
The most common language spoken in Blue Mound is English. Some people also speak Spanish.
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