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POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Bowen, IL Bowen, IL, Camp Point, IL, Carthage, IL (Dallas City/Dallas City), Carthage, IL (Plymouth/Basco), Colchester, IL, Mendon, IL, Rushville, IL (Littleton/Camden), Sutter, IL
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| MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE | $67,900 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | Remote (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 Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969), some Established but not old (Built 1970 - 1994), a few Newer Homes (Built 1995 or later) |
| HOME OWNERSHIP | Mostly Owner occupied |
| SPECIAL CHARACTER | mostly Quiet |
| 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: 4 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated) |
| INCOME | Middle income (near average income for America) |
| OCCUPATIONS | mostly Manufacturing & Laborers, some Sales & Service workers, some Clerical, assistants & technical support, some Executive, managerial & professional, some Farmers, foresters, or fishers |
| ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY | mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Irish ancestry |
| LANGUAGES | mostly English speaking |
School Rating Information
SOUTHEASTERN CUSD 337 School District
571 Students enrolled in District
| DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best) |
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| Better than: of IL school districts |
27.1% |
DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO U.S. (10 is best) |
4 |
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| Better than: of US school districts |
31.1% |
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM |
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| 13 |
| 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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| SOUTHEASTERN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PO BOX 249, PLYMOUTH, IL 62367 (309) 458-6213 |
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| SOUTHEASTERN HIGH SCHOOL PO BOX 155, AUGUSTA, IL 62311 (217) 392-2125 |
09-12 |
| SOUTHEASTERN JR HIGH SCHOOL PO BOX 247, BOWEN, IL 62316 (217) 842-5236 |
05-08 |
| SOUTHEASTERN MIDDLE SCHOOL PO BOX 247, BOWEN, IL 62316 (217) 842-5236 |
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| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
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| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) | 100.0 | 56.4 |
| BLACK (%) | 0.0 | 20.6 |
| HISPANIC (%) | 0.0 | 19.0 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) | 0.0 | 3.8 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| ECONOMIC GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) | 47.5 | 37.2 |
| FOR THIS DISTRICT | PER STUDENT | TOTAL | % OF TOTAL |
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| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $5,107 | $2,916,000 | 57.5 |
| SUPPORT EXPENDITURES | |||
| STUDENT | $152 | $87,000 | 1.7 |
| STAFF | $40 | $23,000 | 0.4 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION | $499 | $285,000 | 5.6 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION | $611 | $349,000 | 6.9 |
| OPERATION | $865 | $494,000 | 9.7 |
| TRANSPORTATION | $609 | $348,000 | 6.8 |
| OTHER | $103 | $59,000 | 1.2 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT | $2,881 | $1,645,000 | 32.4 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $898 | $513,000 | 10.1 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | $8,886 | $5,074,000 | 100.0 |
Bowen EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT  |
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| ADULTS IN Bowen WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) | 13.4 |
| CHILDREN IN Bowen LIVING IN POVERTY (%) | 12.3 |
Bowen Appreciation Rates
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| PERIOD | TOTAL APPRECIATION | AVG. ANNUAL RATE | COMPARED TO IL* |
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| Since 1990 |  237.06%
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About Bowen
Bowen is a tiny town located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 739 people and just one neighborhood, Bowen is the 635th largest community in Illinois. Much of the housing stock in Bowen was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.
When you are in Bowen, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 49.5% of Bowen's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Bowen is a town of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bowen who work in sales jobs (13.03%), office and administrative support jobs (8.24%), and teaching (7.18%).
You will also find that a lot of people in Bowen work in agricultural jobs - much more than in the average community in America. This will be quite apparent if you drive around town, as much of the landscape is dedicated to farms.
Bowen is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Bowen isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 96.55% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.
Being a small town, Bowen does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
Bowen Information and Demographics
The percentage of people in Bowen with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 14.96%: just 11.79% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Bowen in 2000 was $13,993, which is low income relative to Illinois, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $55,972 for a family of four.
The people who call Bowen home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Bowen is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Bowen include German, Irish, and English.
The most common language spoken in Bowen is English.
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