Bloomington, IL

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1706613, place: Bloomington city, Illinois)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 50,528 (100%)
In labor force: 37,337 (73.89%)
--Civilian labor force: 37,331 (73.88%)
----Employed: 35,871 (70.99%)
----Unemployed: 1,460 (2.89%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 3.9%
--Armed Forces: 6 (0.01%)
Not in labor force: 13,191 (26.11%)
Females 16 years and over: 26,540 (52.53%)
In labor force: 17,947 (35.52%)
--Civilian labor force: 17,947 (35.52%)
----Employed: 17,303 (34.24%)
Own children under 6 years: 5,365 (10.62%)
All parents in family in labor force: 3,753 (7.43%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 35,310 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 28,704 (81.29%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 3,623 (10.26%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 501 (1.42%)
Walked: 1,243 (3.52%)
Other means: 281 (0.8%)
Worked at home: 958 (2.71%)
Mean travel time to work: 15.4 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 35,871 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 14,614 (40.74%)
Service occupations: 4,976 (13.87%)
Sales and office occupations: 10,079 (28.1%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 62 (0.17%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 2,417 (6.74%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 3,723 (10.38%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 73 (0.2%)
Construction: 1,658 (4.62%)
Manufacturing: 3,222 (8.98%)
Wholesale trade.: 835 (2.33%)
Retail trade: 3,345 (9.33%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 1,259 (3.51%)
Information: 967 (2.7%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 8,927 (24.89%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 3,058 (8.52%)
Educational, health and social services: 7,412 (20.66%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 2,676 (7.46%)
Other services (except public administration): 1,472 (4.1%)
Public administration: 967 (2.7%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 29,988 (83.6%)
Government workers: 4,194 (11.69%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 1,649 (4.6%)
Unpaid family workers: 40 (0.11%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 26,734 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 2,026 (7.58%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,474 (5.51%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 3,179 (11.89%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 3,244 (12.13%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 4,262 (15.94%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 5,686 (21.27%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 2,821 (10.55%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 2,717 (10.16%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 664 (2.48%)
$200,000 or more: 661 (2.47%)
Median household income: $46,496

With earnings: 22,976 (85.94%)
--Mean earnings: $59,390
With Social Security income: 5,154 (19.28%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,694
With Supplemental Security Income: 635 (2.38%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,154
With public assistance income: 635 (2.38%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,164
With retirement income: 3,700 (13.84%)
--Mean retirement income: $17,111

Families: 15,937 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 476 (2.99%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 444 (2.79%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,201 (7.54%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,616 (10.14%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 2,310 (14.49%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 4,067 (25.52%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 2,345 (14.71%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 2,300 (14.43%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 628 (3.94%)
$200,000 or more: 550 (3.45%)
Median family income: $61,093

Per capita income: $24,751

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $41,736
Female full-time, year-round workers: $29,077

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 689 (4.32%)
--With related children under 18 years: 574 (3.6%)
----With related children under 5 years: 356 (2.23%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 409 (2.57%)
--With related children under 18 years: 377 (2.37%)
----With related children under 5 years: 267 (1.68%)
Individuals: 4,868 (30.55%)
--18 years and over: 3,564 (22.36%)
----65 years and over: 363 (2.28%)
--Related children under 18 years: 1,168 (7.33%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 770 (4.83%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 2,714 (17.03%)

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