Downers Grove, IL

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1720591, place: Downers Grove village, Illinois)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 38,115 (100%)
In labor force: 26,023 (68.27%)
--Civilian labor force: 26,013 (68.25%)
----Employed: 25,280 (66.33%)
----Unemployed: 733 (1.92%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 2.8%
--Armed Forces: 10 (0.03%)
Not in labor force: 12,092 (31.73%)
Females 16 years and over: 20,063 (52.64%)
In labor force: 12,016 (31.53%)
--Civilian labor force: 12,016 (31.53%)
----Employed: 11,701 (30.7%)
Own children under 6 years: 3,604 (9.46%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,958 (5.14%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 25,067 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 19,380 (77.31%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,388 (5.54%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 2,682 (10.7%)
Walked: 399 (1.59%)
Other means: 146 (0.58%)
Worked at home: 1,072 (4.28%)
Mean travel time to work: 29.1 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 25,280 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 12,378 (48.96%)
Service occupations: 2,042 (8.08%)
Sales and office occupations: 7,630 (30.18%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 8 (0.03%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 1,270 (5.02%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,952 (7.72%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 36 (0.14%)
Construction: 1,140 (4.51%)
Manufacturing: 3,023 (11.96%)
Wholesale trade.: 1,274 (5.04%)
Retail trade: 2,689 (10.64%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 1,389 (5.49%)
Information: 972 (3.84%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 2,900 (11.47%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 3,930 (15.55%)
Educational, health and social services: 4,965 (19.64%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 1,304 (5.16%)
Other services (except public administration): 1,102 (4.36%)
Public administration: 556 (2.2%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 21,068 (83.34%)
Government workers: 2,829 (11.19%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 1,302 (5.15%)
Unpaid family workers: 81 (0.32%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 18,968 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 650 (3.43%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 776 (4.09%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,356 (7.15%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,873 (9.87%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 2,333 (12.3%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 3,813 (20.1%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 3,125 (16.48%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 3,249 (17.13%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 967 (5.1%)
$200,000 or more: 826 (4.35%)
Median household income: $65,539

With earnings: 15,467 (81.54%)
--Mean earnings: $81,784
With Social Security income: 5,145 (27.12%)
--Mean Social Security income: $12,754
With Supplemental Security Income: 290 (1.53%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,181
With public assistance income: 162 (0.85%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,014
With retirement income: 3,432 (18.09%)
--Mean retirement income: $14,972

Families: 13,002 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 118 (0.91%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 145 (1.12%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 434 (3.34%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 952 (7.32%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,326 (10.2%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 2,804 (21.57%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 2,617 (20.13%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 2,937 (22.59%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 887 (6.82%)
$200,000 or more: 782 (6.01%)
Median family income: $80,604

Per capita income: $31,580

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $56,422
Female full-time, year-round workers: $36,938

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 166 (1.28%)
--With related children under 18 years: 111 (0.85%)
----With related children under 5 years: 62 (0.48%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 63 (0.48%)
--With related children under 18 years: 56 (0.43%)
----With related children under 5 years: 24 (0.18%)
Individuals: 1,096 (8.43%)
--18 years and over: 875 (6.73%)
----65 years and over: 290 (2.23%)
--Related children under 18 years: 190 (1.46%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 92 (0.71%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 597 (4.59%)

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