Charleston, IL

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1712567, place: Charleston city, Illinois)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 18,456 (100%)
In labor force: 11,085 (60.06%)
--Civilian labor force: 11,080 (60.03%)
----Employed: 10,249 (55.53%)
----Unemployed: 831 (4.5%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 7.5%
--Armed Forces: 5 (0.03%)
Not in labor force: 7,371 (39.94%)
Females 16 years and over: 9,985 (54.1%)
In labor force: 5,873 (31.82%)
--Civilian labor force: 5,873 (31.82%)
----Employed: 5,438 (29.46%)
Own children under 6 years: 953 (5.16%)
All parents in family in labor force: 683 (3.7%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 9,802 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 6,804 (69.41%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 968 (9.88%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 46 (0.47%)
Walked: 1,590 (16.22%)
Other means: 198 (2.02%)
Worked at home: 196 (2%)
Mean travel time to work: 14.4 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 10,249 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 3,367 (32.85%)
Service occupations: 2,366 (23.09%)
Sales and office occupations: 2,803 (27.35%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 9 (0.09%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 588 (5.74%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,116 (10.89%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 70 (0.68%)
Construction: 388 (3.79%)
Manufacturing: 901 (8.79%)
Wholesale trade.: 92 (0.9%)
Retail trade: 1,200 (11.71%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 262 (2.56%)
Information: 351 (3.42%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 341 (3.33%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 584 (5.7%)
Educational, health and social services: 3,822 (37.29%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 1,551 (15.13%)
Other services (except public administration): 494 (4.82%)
Public administration: 193 (1.88%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 7,014 (68.44%)
Government workers: 2,826 (27.57%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 372 (3.63%)
Unpaid family workers: 37 (0.36%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 7,681 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,878 (24.45%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 765 (9.96%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,298 (16.9%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 845 (11%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,078 (14.03%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 864 (11.25%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 508 (6.61%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 312 (4.06%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 81 (1.05%)
$200,000 or more: 52 (0.68%)
Median household income: $24,140

With earnings: 6,365 (82.87%)
--Mean earnings: $34,127
With Social Security income: 1,673 (21.78%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,583
With Supplemental Security Income: 320 (4.17%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,034
With public assistance income: 197 (2.56%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,365
With retirement income: 1,074 (13.98%)
--Mean retirement income: $18,232

Families: 3,350 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 279 (8.33%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 111 (3.31%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 390 (11.64%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 475 (14.18%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 590 (17.61%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 675 (20.15%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 427 (12.75%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 295 (8.81%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 61 (1.82%)
$200,000 or more: 47 (1.4%)
Median family income: $44,312

Per capita income: $14,522

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $30,906
Female full-time, year-round workers: $21,822

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 344 (10.27%)
--With related children under 18 years: 168 (5.01%)
----With related children under 5 years: 98 (2.93%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 135 (4.03%)
--With related children under 18 years: 87 (2.6%)
----With related children under 5 years: 46 (1.37%)
Individuals: 5,157 (153.94%)
--18 years and over: 4,893 (146.06%)
----65 years and over: 221 (6.6%)
--Related children under 18 years: 247 (7.37%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 134 (4%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 4,351 (129.88%)

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