Elwood, IL

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1723945, place: Elwood village, Illinois)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,242 (100%)
In labor force: 795 (64.01%)
--Civilian labor force: 792 (63.77%)
----Employed: 770 (62%)
----Unemployed: 22 (1.77%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 2.8%
--Armed Forces: 3 (0.24%)
Not in labor force: 447 (35.99%)
Females 16 years and over: 647 (52.09%)
In labor force: 369 (29.71%)
--Civilian labor force: 369 (29.71%)
----Employed: 356 (28.66%)
Own children under 6 years: 186 (14.98%)
All parents in family in labor force: 124 (9.98%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 758 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 649 (85.62%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 75 (9.89%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 5 (0.66%)
Walked: 5 (0.66%)
Other means: 6 (0.79%)
Worked at home: 18 (2.37%)
Mean travel time to work: 30.5 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 770 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 167 (21.69%)
Service occupations: 97 (12.6%)
Sales and office occupations: 215 (27.92%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 2 (0.26%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 141 (18.31%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 148 (19.22%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 10 (1.3%)
Construction: 106 (13.77%)
Manufacturing: 140 (18.18%)
Wholesale trade.: 27 (3.51%)
Retail trade: 65 (8.44%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 72 (9.35%)
Information: 7 (0.91%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 31 (4.03%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 65 (8.44%)
Educational, health and social services: 133 (17.27%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 44 (5.71%)
Other services (except public administration): 33 (4.29%)
Public administration: 37 (4.81%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 668 (86.75%)
Government workers: 85 (11.04%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 17 (2.21%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 647 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 42 (6.49%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 19 (2.94%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 56 (8.66%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 87 (13.45%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 98 (15.15%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 164 (25.35%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 114 (17.62%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 57 (8.81%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 6 (0.93%)
$200,000 or more: 4 (0.62%)
Median household income: $53,125

With earnings: 512 (79.13%)
--Mean earnings: $60,394
With Social Security income: 182 (28.13%)
--Mean Social Security income: $12,446
With Supplemental Security Income: 28 (4.33%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $7,936
With public assistance income: 10 (1.55%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,530
With retirement income: 142 (21.95%)
--Mean retirement income: $15,068

Families: 463 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 18 (3.89%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 4 (0.86%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 31 (6.7%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 58 (12.53%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 65 (14.04%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 132 (28.51%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 98 (21.17%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 49 (10.58%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 6 (1.3%)
$200,000 or more: 2 (0.43%)
Median family income: $60,707

Per capita income: $22,442

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $47,396
Female full-time, year-round workers: $27,946

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 20 (4.32%)
--With related children under 18 years: 10 (2.16%)
----With related children under 5 years: 2 (0.43%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 8 (1.73%)
--With related children under 18 years: 8 (1.73%)
----With related children under 5 years: 2 (0.43%)
Individuals: 75 (16.2%)
--18 years and over: 64 (13.82%)
----65 years and over: 27 (5.83%)
--Related children under 18 years: 11 (2.38%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 9 (1.94%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 35 (7.56%)

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