Alton, IL

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General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1701114, place: Alton city, Illinois)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 23,383 (100%)
In labor force: 14,107 (60.33%)
--Civilian labor force: 14,083 (60.23%)
----Employed: 13,044 (55.78%)
----Unemployed: 1,039 (4.44%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 7.4%
--Armed Forces: 24 (0.1%)
Not in labor force: 9,276 (39.67%)
Females 16 years and over: 12,782 (54.66%)
In labor force: 7,065 (30.21%)
--Civilian labor force: 7,047 (30.14%)
----Employed: 6,590 (28.18%)
Own children under 6 years: 2,336 (9.99%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,605 (6.86%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 12,777 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 10,394 (81.35%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,472 (11.52%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 334 (2.61%)
Walked: 269 (2.11%)
Other means: 110 (0.86%)
Worked at home: 198 (1.55%)
Mean travel time to work: 23 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 13,044 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 3,327 (25.51%)
Service occupations: 2,904 (22.26%)
Sales and office occupations: 3,419 (26.21%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 22 (0.17%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 975 (7.47%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 2,397 (18.38%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 55 (0.42%)
Construction: 564 (4.32%)
Manufacturing: 1,964 (15.06%)
Wholesale trade.: 338 (2.59%)
Retail trade: 1,569 (12.03%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 688 (5.27%)
Information: 289 (2.22%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 721 (5.53%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 1,122 (8.6%)
Educational, health and social services: 3,336 (25.57%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 1,341 (10.28%)
Other services (except public administration): 666 (5.11%)
Public administration: 391 (3%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 11,008 (84.39%)
Government workers: 1,518 (11.64%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 467 (3.58%)
Unpaid family workers: 51 (0.39%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 12,520 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 2,001 (15.98%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,223 (9.77%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,895 (15.14%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,681 (13.43%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 2,393 (19.11%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 2,101 (16.78%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 672 (5.37%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 424 (3.39%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 40 (0.32%)
$200,000 or more: 90 (0.72%)
Median household income: $31,213

With earnings: 9,132 (72.94%)
--Mean earnings: $38,957
With Social Security income: 3,882 (31.01%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,678
With Supplemental Security Income: 906 (7.24%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,806
With public assistance income: 696 (5.56%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,205
With retirement income: 2,425 (19.37%)
--Mean retirement income: $17,030

Families: 7,646 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 753 (9.85%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 583 (7.62%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,043 (13.64%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,056 (13.81%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,614 (21.11%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,557 (20.36%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 572 (7.48%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 357 (4.67%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 36 (0.47%)
$200,000 or more: 75 (0.98%)
Median family income: $37,910

Per capita income: $16,817

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $33,083
Female full-time, year-round workers: $22,485

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 1,124 (14.7%)
--With related children under 18 years: 963 (12.59%)
----With related children under 5 years: 467 (6.11%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 737 (9.64%)
--With related children under 18 years: 704 (9.21%)
----With related children under 5 years: 318 (4.16%)
Individuals: 5,533 (72.36%)
--18 years and over: 3,480 (45.51%)
----65 years and over: 595 (7.78%)
--Related children under 18 years: 2,027 (26.51%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 1,455 (19.03%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 1,787 (23.37%)

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