Christian County

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Christian county is located close to the center of Illinois. Christian county has 709.38 square miles of land area and 6.26 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Christian county population is 34,415, which has shrunk 2.71% since 2000. The population growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 3.62% and is much lower than the national average rate of 11.61%. Christian county median household income is $45,727 in 2010-2014 and has grown by 25.07% since 2000. The income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 22.70% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. Christian county median house value is $84,100 in 2010-2014 and has grown by 37.87% since 2000. The house value growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 34.33% and is lower than the national average rate of 46.91%. As a reference, the national Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate for the same period is 26.63%. On average, the public school district that covers Christian county is better than the state average in quality. The Christian county area code is 217.

Population	34,415 (2010-2014), rank #43
Population Growth	-2.71% since 2000, rank #55
Population Density:	48.09/sq mi, rank #51
Median Household Income:	$45,727 at 2010-2014—25.07% increase since 2000, rank #65
Median House Price:	$84,100 at 2010-2014—37.87% increase since 2000, rank #70
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	709.38 sq mi, rank #24
Water Area:	6.26 sq mi (0.88%), rank #45
State:	Illinois
Area:	Taylorville, IL
School District:
Area Code:	217