Darien, IL

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1718628, place: Darien city, Illinois)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 18,201 (100%)
In labor force: 12,632 (69.4%)
--Civilian labor force: 12,626 (69.37%)
----Employed: 12,321 (67.69%)
----Unemployed: 305 (1.68%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 2.4%
--Armed Forces: 6 (0.03%)
Not in labor force: 5,569 (30.6%)
Females 16 years and over: 9,519 (52.3%)
In labor force: 6,049 (33.23%)
--Civilian labor force: 6,049 (33.23%)
----Employed: 5,935 (32.61%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,620 (8.9%)
All parents in family in labor force: 974 (5.35%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 12,111 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 10,008 (82.64%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 720 (5.95%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 768 (6.34%)
Walked: 120 (0.99%)
Other means: 47 (0.39%)
Worked at home: 448 (3.7%)
Mean travel time to work: 32.1 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 12,321 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 6,061 (49.19%)
Service occupations: 1,012 (8.21%)
Sales and office occupations: 3,679 (29.86%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 9 (0.07%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 654 (5.31%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 906 (7.35%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 32 (0.26%)
Construction: 648 (5.26%)
Manufacturing: 1,475 (11.97%)
Wholesale trade.: 586 (4.76%)
Retail trade: 1,454 (11.8%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 616 (5%)
Information: 443 (3.6%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 1,189 (9.65%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 1,696 (13.77%)
Educational, health and social services: 2,662 (21.61%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 831 (6.74%)
Other services (except public administration): 486 (3.94%)
Public administration: 203 (1.65%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 10,509 (85.29%)
Government workers: 1,298 (10.53%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 493 (4%)
Unpaid family workers: 21 (0.17%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 8,786 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 209 (2.38%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 231 (2.63%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 509 (5.79%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 574 (6.53%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,037 (11.8%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,847 (21.02%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,475 (16.79%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,816 (20.67%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 578 (6.58%)
$200,000 or more: 510 (5.8%)
Median household income: $74,836

With earnings: 7,573 (86.19%)
--Mean earnings: $87,112
With Social Security income: 1,852 (21.08%)
--Mean Social Security income: $13,276
With Supplemental Security Income: 203 (2.31%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $8,643
With public assistance income: 46 (0.52%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,730
With retirement income: 1,437 (16.36%)
--Mean retirement income: $18,109

Families: 6,531 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 71 (1.09%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 107 (1.64%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 208 (3.18%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 295 (4.52%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 560 (8.57%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,400 (21.44%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,328 (20.33%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,593 (24.39%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 478 (7.32%)
$200,000 or more: 491 (7.52%)
Median family income: $87,412

Per capita income: $34,795

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $60,580
Female full-time, year-round workers: $39,352

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 107 (1.64%)
--With related children under 18 years: 85 (1.3%)
----With related children under 5 years: 33 (0.51%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 44 (0.67%)
--With related children under 18 years: 37 (0.57%)
----With related children under 5 years: 20 (0.31%)
Individuals: 510 (7.81%)
--18 years and over: 390 (5.97%)
----65 years and over: 152 (2.33%)
--Related children under 18 years: 113 (1.73%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 87 (1.33%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 186 (2.85%)

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