Elgin, IL

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1723074, place: Elgin city, Illinois)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 69,536 (100%)
In labor force: 49,099 (70.61%)
--Civilian labor force: 49,085 (70.59%)
----Employed: 46,221 (66.47%)
----Unemployed: 2,864 (4.12%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5.8%
--Armed Forces: 14 (0.02%)
Not in labor force: 20,437 (29.39%)
Females 16 years and over: 35,177 (50.59%)
In labor force: 22,809 (32.8%)
--Civilian labor force: 22,809 (32.8%)
----Employed: 21,426 (30.81%)
Own children under 6 years: 9,587 (13.79%)
All parents in family in labor force: 5,682 (8.17%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 45,445 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 35,580 (78.29%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 6,480 (14.26%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 1,244 (2.74%)
Walked: 847 (1.86%)
Other means: 352 (0.77%)
Worked at home: 942 (2.07%)
Mean travel time to work: 26.2 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 46,221 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 12,919 (27.95%)
Service occupations: 6,946 (15.03%)
Sales and office occupations: 11,802 (25.53%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 117 (0.25%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 3,983 (8.62%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 10,454 (22.62%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 98 (0.21%)
Construction: 2,890 (6.25%)
Manufacturing: 11,335 (24.52%)
Wholesale trade.: 1,717 (3.71%)
Retail trade: 4,884 (10.57%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 2,186 (4.73%)
Information: 1,560 (3.38%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 3,080 (6.66%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 4,128 (8.93%)
Educational, health and social services: 7,865 (17.02%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 3,530 (7.64%)
Other services (except public administration): 1,691 (3.66%)
Public administration: 1,257 (2.72%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 40,254 (87.09%)
Government workers: 4,667 (10.1%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 1,236 (2.67%)
Unpaid family workers: 64 (0.14%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 31,563 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,459 (4.62%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,328 (4.21%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 2,806 (8.89%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 3,638 (11.53%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 5,546 (17.57%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 7,834 (24.82%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 4,673 (14.81%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 3,282 (10.4%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 566 (1.79%)
$200,000 or more: 431 (1.37%)
Median household income: $52,605

With earnings: 27,422 (86.88%)
--Mean earnings: $61,347
With Social Security income: 5,950 (18.85%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,924
With Supplemental Security Income: 823 (2.61%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,424
With public assistance income: 649 (2.06%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,089
With retirement income: 3,571 (11.31%)
--Mean retirement income: $18,599

Families: 22,535 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 776 (3.44%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 631 (2.8%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,493 (6.63%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 2,419 (10.73%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 3,550 (15.75%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 6,063 (26.9%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 3,881 (17.22%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 2,885 (12.8%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 502 (2.23%)
$200,000 or more: 335 (1.49%)
Median family income: $58,404

Per capita income: $21,112

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $39,581
Female full-time, year-round workers: $28,488

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 1,444 (6.41%)
--With related children under 18 years: 1,285 (5.7%)
----With related children under 5 years: 675 (3%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 737 (3.27%)
--With related children under 18 years: 681 (3.02%)
----With related children under 5 years: 317 (1.41%)
Individuals: 7,414 (32.9%)
--18 years and over: 4,234 (18.79%)
----65 years and over: 364 (1.62%)
--Related children under 18 years: 3,076 (13.65%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 2,085 (9.25%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 1,886 (8.37%)

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