Bluford, IL

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1706964, place: Bluford village, Illinois)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 583 (100%)
In labor force: 353 (60.55%)
--Civilian labor force: 349 (59.86%)
----Employed: 323 (55.4%)
----Unemployed: 26 (4.46%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 7.4%
--Armed Forces: 4 (0.69%)
Not in labor force: 230 (39.45%)
Females 16 years and over: 298 (51.11%)
In labor force: 162 (27.79%)
--Civilian labor force: 162 (27.79%)
----Employed: 143 (24.53%)
Own children under 6 years: 52 (8.92%)
All parents in family in labor force: 35 (6%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 318 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 258 (81.13%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 49 (15.41%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 4 (1.26%)
Walked: 0 (0%)
Other means: 7 (2.2%)
Worked at home: 0 (0%)
Mean travel time to work: 25.2 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 323 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 40 (12.38%)
Service occupations: 61 (18.89%)
Sales and office occupations: 91 (28.17%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 34 (10.53%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 97 (30.03%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 1 (0.31%)
Construction: 18 (5.57%)
Manufacturing: 58 (17.96%)
Wholesale trade.: 16 (4.95%)
Retail trade: 64 (19.81%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 31 (9.6%)
Information: 13 (4.02%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 6 (1.86%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 17 (5.26%)
Educational, health and social services: 48 (14.86%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 22 (6.81%)
Other services (except public administration): 20 (6.19%)
Public administration: 9 (2.79%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 282 (87.31%)
Government workers: 20 (6.19%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 19 (5.88%)
Unpaid family workers: 2 (0.62%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 265 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 19 (7.17%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 10 (3.77%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 47 (17.74%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 46 (17.36%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 79 (29.81%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 36 (13.58%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 21 (7.92%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 4 (1.51%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 3 (1.13%)
Median household income: $38,250

With earnings: 206 (77.74%)
--Mean earnings: $38,561
With Social Security income: 89 (33.58%)
--Mean Social Security income: $13,553
With Supplemental Security Income: 10 (3.77%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,730
With public assistance income: 5 (1.89%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,880
With retirement income: 40 (15.09%)
--Mean retirement income: $58,234

Families: 217 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 14 (6.45%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 9 (4.15%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 23 (10.6%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 42 (19.35%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 69 (31.8%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 35 (16.13%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 21 (9.68%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 4 (1.84%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $40,515

Per capita income: $15,537

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $29,205
Female full-time, year-round workers: $16,641

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 19 (8.76%)
--With related children under 18 years: 12 (5.53%)
----With related children under 5 years: 1 (0.46%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 10 (4.61%)
--With related children under 18 years: 8 (3.69%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Individuals: 60 (27.65%)
--18 years and over: 45 (20.74%)
----65 years and over: 12 (5.53%)
--Related children under 18 years: 10 (4.61%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 9 (4.15%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 15 (6.91%)

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