Eldorado, IL

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1723009, place: Eldorado city, Illinois)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 3,461 (100%)
In labor force: 1,681 (48.57%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,681 (48.57%)
----Employed: 1,495 (43.2%)
----Unemployed: 186 (5.37%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 11.1%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 1,780 (51.43%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,905 (55.04%)
In labor force: 836 (24.15%)
--Civilian labor force: 836 (24.15%)
----Employed: 776 (22.42%)
Own children under 6 years: 338 (9.77%)
All parents in family in labor force: 247 (7.14%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,471 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,130 (76.82%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 249 (16.93%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 8 (0.54%)
Walked: 46 (3.13%)
Other means: 8 (0.54%)
Worked at home: 30 (2.04%)
Mean travel time to work: 22.6 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,495 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 299 (20%)
Service occupations: 417 (27.89%)
Sales and office occupations: 281 (18.8%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 17 (1.14%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 243 (16.25%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 238 (15.92%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 71 (4.75%)
Construction: 150 (10.03%)
Manufacturing: 163 (10.9%)
Wholesale trade.: 65 (4.35%)
Retail trade: 159 (10.64%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 84 (5.62%)
Information: 27 (1.81%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 67 (4.48%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 32 (2.14%)
Educational, health and social services: 422 (28.23%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 111 (7.42%)
Other services (except public administration): 61 (4.08%)
Public administration: 83 (5.55%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,127 (75.38%)
Government workers: 276 (18.46%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 92 (6.15%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,872 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 410 (21.9%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 242 (12.93%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 358 (19.12%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 312 (16.67%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 248 (13.25%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 245 (13.09%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 31 (1.66%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 22 (1.18%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 4 (0.21%)
Median household income: $22,500

With earnings: 1,125 (60.1%)
--Mean earnings: $32,720
With Social Security income: 764 (40.81%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,790
With Supplemental Security Income: 179 (9.56%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,727
With public assistance income: 71 (3.79%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,897
With retirement income: 329 (17.57%)
--Mean retirement income: $10,431

Families: 1,113 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 110 (9.88%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 100 (8.98%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 224 (20.13%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 191 (17.16%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 207 (18.6%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 224 (20.13%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 31 (2.79%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 22 (1.98%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 4 (0.36%)
Median family income: $30,861

Per capita income: $12,980

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $27,721
Female full-time, year-round workers: $14,514

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 182 (16.35%)
--With related children under 18 years: 142 (12.76%)
----With related children under 5 years: 70 (6.29%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 64 (5.75%)
--With related children under 18 years: 57 (5.12%)
----With related children under 5 years: 35 (3.14%)
Individuals: 969 (87.06%)
--18 years and over: 629 (56.51%)
----65 years and over: 167 (15%)
--Related children under 18 years: 336 (30.19%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 226 (20.31%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 303 (27.22%)

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