Belvidere, IL

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1705092, place: Belvidere city, Illinois)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 15,278 (100%)
In labor force: 10,442 (68.35%)
--Civilian labor force: 10,442 (68.35%)
----Employed: 9,860 (64.54%)
----Unemployed: 582 (3.81%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5.6%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 4,836 (31.65%)
Females 16 years and over: 7,825 (51.22%)
In labor force: 4,719 (30.89%)
--Civilian labor force: 4,719 (30.89%)
----Employed: 4,483 (29.34%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,955 (12.8%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,274 (8.34%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 9,629 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 7,497 (77.86%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,684 (17.49%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 35 (0.36%)
Walked: 185 (1.92%)
Other means: 49 (0.51%)
Worked at home: 179 (1.86%)
Mean travel time to work: 25.4 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 9,860 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 1,826 (18.52%)
Service occupations: 1,470 (14.91%)
Sales and office occupations: 2,434 (24.69%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 79 (0.8%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 996 (10.1%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 3,055 (30.98%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 124 (1.26%)
Construction: 485 (4.92%)
Manufacturing: 3,292 (33.39%)
Wholesale trade.: 278 (2.82%)
Retail trade: 1,129 (11.45%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 542 (5.5%)
Information: 180 (1.83%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 570 (5.78%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 483 (4.9%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,296 (13.14%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 797 (8.08%)
Other services (except public administration): 402 (4.08%)
Public administration: 282 (2.86%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 8,637 (87.6%)
Government workers: 791 (8.02%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 418 (4.24%)
Unpaid family workers: 14 (0.14%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 7,496 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 568 (7.58%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 517 (6.9%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 934 (12.46%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,054 (14.06%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,250 (16.68%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,928 (25.72%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 820 (10.94%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 330 (4.4%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 54 (0.72%)
$200,000 or more: 41 (0.55%)
Median household income: $42,529

With earnings: 6,062 (80.87%)
--Mean earnings: $50,021
With Social Security income: 2,014 (26.87%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,710
With Supplemental Security Income: 258 (3.44%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $7,566
With public assistance income: 122 (1.63%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,980
With retirement income: 1,061 (14.15%)
--Mean retirement income: $16,473

Families: 5,402 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 236 (4.37%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 194 (3.59%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 579 (10.72%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 632 (11.7%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,010 (18.7%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,644 (30.43%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 722 (13.37%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 296 (5.48%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 54 (1%)
$200,000 or more: 35 (0.65%)
Median family income: $50,601

Per capita income: $17,804

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $37,116
Female full-time, year-round workers: $24,454

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 419 (7.76%)
--With related children under 18 years: 310 (5.74%)
----With related children under 5 years: 241 (4.46%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 213 (3.94%)
--With related children under 18 years: 205 (3.79%)
----With related children under 5 years: 151 (2.8%)
Individuals: 2,028 (37.54%)
--18 years and over: 1,279 (23.68%)
----65 years and over: 187 (3.46%)
--Related children under 18 years: 720 (13.33%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 411 (7.61%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 603 (11.16%)

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