Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $37,347 (it was $33,000 in 2000)
Washington Park:
$37,347
IL:
$251,600
Mean prices in 2022:all housing units: $186,345; detached houses: $193,799; townhouses or other attached units: $211,600; in 2-unit structures: $145,942; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $159,029; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $252,106; mobile homes: $52,353
Median gross rent in 2022: $788.
March 2022 cost of living index in Washington Park: 93.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 42.2%
(48.0% for Black residents, 14.8% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 17.1% for other race residents)
The City-Data.com crime index weighs serious crimes and violent crimes more heavily. Higher means more crime, U.S. average is 246.1. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.
Latest news from Washington Park, IL collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Incorporated on 12/19/1923
Elevation: 415 feet
Land area: 2.45 square miles.
Population density: 1,029 people per square mile (low).
229 residents are foreign born (7.8% Latin America).
This village:
8.7%
Illinois:
14.1%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,133 (1.8%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $795 (2.9%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: St. Louis, MO (8.0 miles , pop. 348,189).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (256.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 99.6. This is worse than average.
City:
99.6
U.S.:
72.6
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2022 was 0.241. This is about average.Closest monitor was 1.8 miles away from the city center.
City:
0.241
U.S.:
0.251
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2023 was 8.46. This is significantly worse than average.Closest monitor was 1.8 miles away from the city center.
City:
8.46
U.S.:
5.11
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2023 was 1.00. This is significantly better than average.Closest monitor was 2.4 miles away from the city center.
City:
1.00
U.S.:
1.51
Ozone [ppb] level in 2023 was 31.3. This is about average.Closest monitor was 1.8 miles away from the city center.
City:
31.3
U.S.:
33.3
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 29.5. This is significantly worse than average.Closest monitor was 3.8 miles away from the city center.
City:
29.5
U.S.:
19.2
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2023 was 12.1. This is significantly worse than average.Closest monitor was 3.8 miles away from the city center.
City:
12.1
U.S.:
8.1
Lead (Pb) [µg/m3] level in 2009 was 0.0393. This is significantly worse than average.Closest monitor was 3.2 miles away from the city center.
City:
0.0393
U.S.:
0.0093
Tornado activity:
Washington Park-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Illinois state average. It is 88% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 2/10/1959, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 4.1 miles away from the Washington Park village center killed 21 peopleand injured 345 peopleand causedbetween $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
On 4/3/1981, a category F4 tornado 6.5 miles away from the village center injured 32 peopleand causedbetween $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Washington Park-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Illinois state average. It is 306% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 120.1 miles away from the city center On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 120.1 miles away from Washington Park center On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 120.0 miles away from the city center On 9/26/1990 at 13:18:51, a magnitude 5.0 (4.7 MB, 4.8 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 7.7 mi) earthquake occurred 105.7 miles away from the city center On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG) earthquake occurred 133.3 miles away from Washington Park center On 5/4/1991 at 01:18:54, a magnitude 5.0 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 143.7 miles away from the city center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in St. Clair County (2) is a lot smaller than the US average (15).
Causes of natural disasters: Flood: 1, Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Washington Park:
NATHAN HEALTH CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 2 miles away; EAST SAINT LOUIS, IL)
GATEWAY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (Hospital, about 3 miles away; EAST ST LOUIS, IL)
CASEYVILLE NURSING AND REHAB CTR (Nursing Home, about 4 miles away; CASEYVILLE, IL)
KENNETH HALL REGIONAL HOSPITAL (Hospital, about 4 miles away; EAST SAINT LOUIS, IL)
TOUCHETTE REGIONAL HOSPITAL INC Acute Care Hospitals (about 5 miles away; CENTREVILLE, IL)
UNITY HOSPICE (Hospital, about 5 miles away; COLLINSVILLE, IL)
GATEWAY REGIONAL HOME HEALTH - GRANITE CITY (Home Health Center, about 6 miles away; GRANITE CITY, IL)
Amtrak stations near Washington Park:
7 miles: ST. LOUIS (550 S. 16TH ST.) . Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand.
18 miles: KIRKWOOD (110 W. ARGONNE RD.) . Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
20 miles: ALTON (3400 COLLEGE AVE.) . Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Washington Park:
Saint Louis Community College (about 6 miles; Saint Louis, MO; Full-time enrollment: 18,019)
Saint Louis University (about 8 miles; Saint Louis, MO; FT enrollment: 11,606)
Ranken Technical College (about 9 miles; Saint Louis, MO; FT enrollment: 2,134)
Washington University in St Louis (about 12 miles; Saint Louis, MO; FT enrollment: 10,823)
Southwestern Illinois College (about 13 miles; Belleville, IL; FT enrollment: 9,085)
University of Missouri-St Louis (about 13 miles; Saint Louis, MO; FT enrollment: 10,322)
Public elementary/middle school in Washington Park:
JAMES AVANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Location: 1915 N 55TH ST, Grades: KG-5)
Library in Washington Park:
WASHINGTON PARK PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $18,266; Location: 5103 BUNKUM ROAD #2; 4,925 books; 291 video materials; 5 print serial subscriptions; 9 electronic serial subscriptions)
Churches in Washington Park include: Faith Baptist Church (A), Friendly Church of God (B), Grace Methodist Church (C), Rosemont Baptist Church (D), Saint Martin of Tours Roman Catholic Church (E), Washington Park First Baptist Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
St. Clair County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Average household size:
This village:
3.0 people
Illinois:
2.6 people
Percentage of family households:
This village:
68.8%
Whole state:
65.8%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This village:
8.9%
Whole state:
6.3%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households
701 people in state prisons in 2010
4 people in homes for the mentally retarded in 2000
3 people in religious group quarters in 2000
For population 15 years and over in Washington Park:
Never married: 54.9%
Now married: 23.3%
Separated: 3.4%
Widowed: 9.2%
Divorced: 9.2%
For population 25 years and over in Washington Park:
Religion statistics for Washington Park, IL (based on St. Clair County data)
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Evangelical Protestant
46,903
169
Catholic
46,372
28
Mainline Protestant
24,655
53
Black Protestant
10,290
41
Other
5,880
16
Orthodox
2,100
2
None
133,856
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Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data
Interlocking Tower At Crossing Of A&s Rr And B&o Rr (Lat: 38.645889 Lon: -90.075111), Call Sign: KGL725, Licensee ID: L00019371, Assigned Frequencies: 160.770 MHz, Grant Date: 06/24/1998, Expiration Date: 08/30/2003, Cancellation Date: 02/05/2002, Registrant: Alton & Southern Railway Co, 1000 S 22nd St, East Saint Louis, IL 62207, Phone: (618) 482-3225
Lat: 38.619167 Lon: -90.093667, Call Sign: WQTI367, Assigned Frequencies: 463.712 MHz, 468.712 MHz, Grant Date: 11/15/2023, Expiration Date: 02/10/2034, Certifier: Culley Medley, Registrant: Warner Communications Corp, 1340 Baur Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63132, Phone: (815) 276-1639, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers:
1
WASH PARK, 6150 Bunkham Rd (Lat: 38.621139 Lon: -90.081194), Overall height: 50.9 m, Call Sign: WMN399, Assigned Frequencies: 10558.1 MHz, 6422.50 MHz, Grant Date: 07/25/2000, Expiration Date: 07/01/2010, Cancellation Date: 02/22/2010, Certifier: Carol L Tacker, Registrant: Cingular Wireless LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive Ms A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7506, Fax: (469) 229-7295, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:
2
Call Sign: KB9RMW, Grant Date: 03/12/1999, Expiration Date: 10/08/2007, Cancellation Date: 10/09/2009, Registrant: Arthur R Aubuchon, 5700 Warren, Washington Park, IL 62204
Call Sign: KC9BYR, Licensee ID: L00531509, Grant Date: 04/12/2012, Expiration Date: 06/12/2022, Certifier: Robert G Smith Sr, Registrant: Robert G Smith Sr, 1400 N 53rd St, Washington Park, IL 62204-2741
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 2 full tracts)
B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED
4
$23,250
1
$30,000
1
$6,000
4
$23,250
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED
0
$0
2
$57,500
0
$0
0
$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED
1
$30,000
19
$47,632
6
$16,000
3
$13,333
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN
0
$0
7
$54,857
0
$0
0
$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS
0
$0
0
$0
0
$0
0
$0
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2008 (Based on 2 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED
2
$54,000
3
$55,333
5
$42,400
7
$20,286
6
$39,333
0
$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED
1
$46,000
1
$8,000
5
$52,600
1
$50,000
1
$25,000
1
$50,000
APPLICATIONS DENIED
3
$50,667
5
$24,000
44
$60,364
14
$28,000
4
$35,250
3
$78,000
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN
0
$0
1
$64,000
3
$45,000
1
$10,000
0
$0
0
$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS
0
$0
0
$0
2
$102,500
2
$63,500
0
$0
1
$98,000
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 2 full tracts)
B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED
11
$49,455
22
$44,636
7
$37,143
8
$34,875
0
$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED
3
$52,333
12
$48,833
0
$0
3
$38,667
0
$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED
7
$45,429
59
$59,458
30
$34,833
11
$68,455
1
$3,000
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN
2
$45,500
15
$81,933
5
$62,800
0
$0
0
$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS
0
$0
7
$51,571
0
$0
2
$48,000
0
$0
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2006 (Based on 2 full tracts)
B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED
21
$51,476
23
$50,087
10
$51,300
19
$50,474
1
$40,000
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED
8
$50,500
6
$41,667
0
$0
0
$0
1
$28,000
APPLICATIONS DENIED
25
$50,760
68
$58,500
28
$38,929
30
$46,600
0
$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN
9
$45,111
21
$58,238
2
$57,500
3
$26,333
0
$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS
2
$50,000
14
$58,714
1
$15,000
10
$49,900
0
$0
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2005 (Based on 2 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED
1
$102,000
26
$52,885
33
$53,667
9
$37,778
28
$45,214
2
$88,500
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED
0
$0
6
$43,333
21
$56,143
3
$43,000
6
$46,333
2
$29,500
APPLICATIONS DENIED
0
$0
13
$57,000
98
$55,000
26
$24,000
14
$42,643
2
$50,500
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN
0
$0
14
$48,929
35
$73,971
9
$112,333
4
$43,250
0
$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS
0
$0
0
$0
2
$65,500
0
$0
0
$0
0
$0
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2004 (Based on 2 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED
1
$44,000
40
$48,950
37
$45,486
2
$5,500
0
$0
36
$48,444
1
$87,000
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED
0
$0
14
$52,429
22
$48,273
2
$18,500
0
$0
8
$36,125
3
$59,000
APPLICATIONS DENIED
0
$0
23
$54,870
92
$51,011
26
$18,346
1
$240,000
19
$36,526
8
$72,000
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN
0
$0
5
$46,600
40
$63,850
4
$44,500
0
$0
6
$47,833
0
$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS
0
$0
0
$0
2
$65,500
0
$0
0
$0
0
$0
0
$0
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2003 (Based on 2 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts:5022.00
, 5024.01
2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 124. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 211 took place in 2010, and the least - 9 in 2003. The data has an increasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (65.2%), and Outside Fires (23.5%).
Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Washington Park, IL
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#41 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Nitrogen Dioxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
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#75 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Sulfur Oxides Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
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