Chicago, IL

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1714000, place: Chicago city, Illinois)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 2,215,574 (100%)
In labor force: 1,358,054 (61.3%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,357,461 (61.27%)
----Employed: 1,220,040 (55.07%)
----Unemployed: 137,421 (6.2%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 10.1%
--Armed Forces: 593 (0.03%)
Not in labor force: 857,520 (38.7%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,158,277 (52.28%)
In labor force: 650,844 (29.38%)
--Civilian labor force: 650,736 (29.37%)
----Employed: 586,047 (26.45%)
Own children under 6 years: 234,351 (10.58%)
All parents in family in labor force: 124,850 (5.64%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,192,139 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 597,598 (50.13%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 172,722 (14.49%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 310,924 (26.08%)
Walked: 67,556 (5.67%)
Other means: 15,174 (1.27%)
Worked at home: 28,165 (2.36%)
Mean travel time to work: 35.2 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,220,040 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 408,486 (33.48%)
Service occupations: 202,335 (16.58%)
Sales and office occupations: 329,718 (27.03%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 1,108 (0.09%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 80,245 (6.58%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 198,148 (16.24%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 1,079 (0.09%)
Construction: 53,460 (4.38%)
Manufacturing: 159,554 (13.08%)
Wholesale trade.: 38,215 (3.13%)
Retail trade: 108,245 (8.87%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 82,650 (6.77%)
Information: 41,362 (3.39%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 111,130 (9.11%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 166,094 (13.61%)
Educational, health and social services: 232,324 (19.04%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 103,263 (8.46%)
Other services (except public administration): 63,557 (5.21%)
Public administration: 59,107 (4.84%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 990,694 (81.2%)
Government workers: 173,920 (14.26%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 52,749 (4.32%)
Unpaid family workers: 2,677 (0.22%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,061,964 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 146,192 (13.77%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 71,103 (6.7%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 132,339 (12.46%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 133,670 (12.59%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 171,140 (16.12%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 188,700 (17.77%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 95,162 (8.96%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 75,743 (7.13%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 21,884 (2.06%)
$200,000 or more: 26,031 (2.45%)
Median household income: $38,625

With earnings: 850,095 (80.05%)
--Mean earnings: $56,313
With Social Security income: 229,915 (21.65%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,469
With Supplemental Security Income: 72,143 (6.79%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,533
With public assistance income: 73,415 (6.91%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,543
With retirement income: 129,550 (12.2%)
--Mean retirement income: $17,011

Families: 638,290 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 68,431 (10.72%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 36,723 (5.75%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 76,916 (12.05%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 78,303 (12.27%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 104,026 (16.3%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 123,323 (19.32%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 66,280 (10.38%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 52,128 (8.17%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 14,116 (2.21%)
$200,000 or more: 18,044 (2.83%)
Median family income: $42,724

Per capita income: $20,175

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $35,907
Female full-time, year-round workers: $30,536

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 105,752 (16.57%)
--With related children under 18 years: 84,598 (13.25%)
----With related children under 5 years: 43,994 (6.89%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 61,347 (9.61%)
--With related children under 18 years: 53,406 (8.37%)
----With related children under 5 years: 26,413 (4.14%)
Individuals: 556,791 (87.23%)
--18 years and over: 345,011 (54.05%)
----65 years and over: 44,683 (7%)
--Related children under 18 years: 207,465 (32.5%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 146,212 (22.91%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 145,277 (22.76%)

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