Carbondale, IL

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1711163, place: Carbondale city, Illinois)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 17,687 (100%)
In labor force: 10,538 (59.58%)
--Civilian labor force: 10,519 (59.47%)
----Employed: 9,893 (55.93%)
----Unemployed: 626 (3.54%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 6%
--Armed Forces: 19 (0.11%)
Not in labor force: 7,149 (40.42%)
Females 16 years and over: 8,589 (48.56%)
In labor force: 5,139 (29.06%)
--Civilian labor force: 5,130 (29%)
----Employed: 4,851 (27.43%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,219 (6.89%)
All parents in family in labor force: 601 (3.4%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 9,693 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 6,723 (69.36%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,129 (11.65%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 302 (3.12%)
Walked: 1,028 (10.61%)
Other means: 276 (2.85%)
Worked at home: 235 (2.42%)
Mean travel time to work: 14.1 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 9,893 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 4,068 (41.12%)
Service occupations: 2,088 (21.11%)
Sales and office occupations: 2,704 (27.33%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 63 (0.64%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 272 (2.75%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 698 (7.06%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 83 (0.84%)
Construction: 127 (1.28%)
Manufacturing: 355 (3.59%)
Wholesale trade.: 113 (1.14%)
Retail trade: 1,197 (12.1%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 164 (1.66%)
Information: 377 (3.81%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 404 (4.08%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 482 (4.87%)
Educational, health and social services: 4,566 (46.15%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 1,280 (12.94%)
Other services (except public administration): 251 (2.54%)
Public administration: 494 (4.99%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 5,645 (57.06%)
Government workers: 3,982 (40.25%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 249 (2.52%)
Unpaid family workers: 17 (0.17%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 9,951 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 3,572 (35.9%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,181 (11.87%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,702 (17.1%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 861 (8.65%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,103 (11.08%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 842 (8.46%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 346 (3.48%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 236 (2.37%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 43 (0.43%)
$200,000 or more: 65 (0.65%)
Median household income: $15,882

With earnings: 8,041 (80.81%)
--Mean earnings: $25,410
With Social Security income: 1,369 (13.76%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,588
With Supplemental Security Income: 418 (4.2%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,891
With public assistance income: 316 (3.18%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,575
With retirement income: 1,010 (10.15%)
--Mean retirement income: $22,853

Families: 3,534 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 698 (19.75%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 232 (6.56%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 519 (14.69%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 337 (9.54%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 583 (16.5%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 601 (17.01%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 295 (8.35%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 194 (5.49%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 33 (0.93%)
$200,000 or more: 42 (1.19%)
Median family income: $34,601

Per capita income: $13,346

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $30,217
Female full-time, year-round workers: $24,114

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 830 (23.49%)
--With related children under 18 years: 548 (15.51%)
----With related children under 5 years: 247 (6.99%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 445 (12.59%)
--With related children under 18 years: 367 (10.38%)
----With related children under 5 years: 143 (4.05%)
Individuals: 8,207 (232.23%)
--18 years and over: 7,187 (203.37%)
----65 years and over: 222 (6.28%)
--Related children under 18 years: 1,002 (28.35%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 646 (18.28%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 5,869 (166.07%)

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