Cobden, IL

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1715300, place: Cobden village, Illinois)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 923 (100%)
In labor force: 470 (50.92%)
--Civilian labor force: 470 (50.92%)
----Employed: 425 (46.05%)
----Unemployed: 45 (4.88%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 9.6%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 453 (49.08%)
Females 16 years and over: 486 (52.65%)
In labor force: 230 (24.92%)
--Civilian labor force: 230 (24.92%)
----Employed: 217 (23.51%)
Own children under 6 years: 56 (6.07%)
All parents in family in labor force: 37 (4.01%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 418 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 342 (81.82%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 57 (13.64%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 5 (1.2%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 14 (3.35%)
Mean travel time to work: 23.9 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 425 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 112 (26.35%)
Service occupations: 113 (26.59%)
Sales and office occupations: 88 (20.71%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 13 (3.06%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 41 (9.65%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 58 (13.65%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 25 (5.88%)
Construction: 25 (5.88%)
Manufacturing: 53 (12.47%)
Wholesale trade.: 9 (2.12%)
Retail trade: 39 (9.18%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 4 (0.94%)
Information: 0 (0%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 8 (1.88%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 25 (5.88%)
Educational, health and social services: 146 (34.35%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 18 (4.24%)
Other services (except public administration): 26 (6.12%)
Public administration: 47 (11.06%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 282 (66.35%)
Government workers: 113 (26.59%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 30 (7.06%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 454 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 92 (20.26%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 36 (7.93%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 87 (19.16%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 80 (17.62%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 59 (13%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 63 (13.88%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 22 (4.85%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 13 (2.86%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 2 (0.44%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $26,364

With earnings: 300 (66.08%)
--Mean earnings: $34,041
With Social Security income: 160 (35.24%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,806
With Supplemental Security Income: 35 (7.71%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,683
With public assistance income: 32 (7.05%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,880
With retirement income: 115 (25.33%)
--Mean retirement income: $12,915

Families: 292 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 21 (7.19%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 21 (7.19%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 60 (20.55%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 60 (20.55%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 51 (17.47%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 47 (16.1%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 19 (6.51%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 11 (3.77%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 2 (0.68%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $32,500

Per capita income: $13,978

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $25,938
Female full-time, year-round workers: $19,423

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 40 (13.7%)
--With related children under 18 years: 30 (10.27%)
----With related children under 5 years: 12 (4.11%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 10 (3.42%)
--With related children under 18 years: 8 (2.74%)
----With related children under 5 years: 1 (0.34%)
Individuals: 249 (85.27%)
--18 years and over: 188 (64.38%)
----65 years and over: 28 (9.59%)
--Related children under 18 years: 61 (20.89%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 49 (16.78%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 116 (39.73%)

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