City Data and Resources

In partnership with the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, the City of Hoopeston has generated a comprehensive community database that meets the national standards set forth by site selection professionals. The opening page of the Community Data Profile offers a drop down for detailed information regarding population, leading employers in Hoopeston, existing business expansions, labor force, transportation, taxation, local government, infrastructure, and public and commercial services. To return to this page at any time from the database pages, click on The City of Hoopeston logo, top left. A City Brochure with all community data is also available in printable format. The Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs has created a Retail Trade Summary for Hoopeston which provides information on retail sales in the City and leakages.

Additional Community Data Sources

General Community and Demographic Data

• DCEO Community Profiles: An alphabetical community index for all Illinois communities and county information.

• Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs Data Portal: The IIRA's infoatlas allows users to view socioeconomic and demographic data for counties and municipalities. The database allows individuals to cut and pates info into other software programs for manipulation. The comprehensive economic development system link is a subset of the infoatlas for economic development districts.

• U.S. Census Bureau - American Fact Finder: Provides information on the American Community Survey, Decennial Census, Economic Census and Zip Code Business Patterns.

• Dataplace: This site contains general demographic and employment information.

• Bureau of Labor Statistics: Statistics on wages, earnings, and benefits by state, region, and occupation.

School Data

• School Test Scores: Information from school report cards for the district, broken down by school. The site also contains other demographic information of the Hoopeston School District.

Health Data

• IIRA Health Mapping Data: This site contains health related statistics at the county level.

Agricultural Data

• National Agricultural Statistics Service: Agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture that collects and disseminates all types of agriculture statistics.

• Agricultural Statistics: A statistical reference source with data on agricultural production, prices, and exports. Some data available on the web.

• Census of Agriculture: Taken every 5 years, the Census of Agriculture counts all U.S. farms and ranches. It contains information on agricultural production, land use & ownership, farm operators, production practices, income, farm expenditures and other topics.

• Crop Progress: A weekly report that provides statistics on the planting, growing, and harvesting progress and condition of selected crops in major producing states. Issued during the growing season.

• Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin: A site that includes weekly national agricultural weather summaries, information on the weather's effect on crops and summaries and farm progress. Includes a link to Crop Progress.

Historical Resources

• Illinois Historical Aerial Photography: A collection of scanned aerial photographs for 58 counties in Illinois taken between 1938-1941. 
  
• David Rumsey Collection: A private collection of historic maps that is being developed and made available over the internet.  Includes the 1876 Warner and Beers Atlas of the State of Illinois. The maps and images from the atlas can be downloaded and printed. 
  
• University of Illinois Digital Maps: Includes early topographic and other maps and a copy of the Warner and Beers 1876 Atlas. 
  

Wind Energy Data

• Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs Wind Energy Data: The Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs has created a site the includes data on wind energy for businesses and farmers looking to develop wind energy throughout Illinois.  
  

Site Selection Map Tools

• Vermilion County GIS: This site contains county map information and City information. It allows the user to print specific parcels.

• Illinois Site Selection Tool: This site hosted by the Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs provides developers the opportunity to map infrastrusture and land features to locate the best site when relocating a business.