Ford Heights, IL

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1726710, place: Ford Heights village, Illinois)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 2,034 (100%)
In labor force: 1,032 (50.74%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,032 (50.74%)
----Employed: 734 (36.09%)
----Unemployed: 298 (14.65%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 28.9%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 1,002 (49.26%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,157 (56.88%)
In labor force: 578 (28.42%)
--Civilian labor force: 578 (28.42%)
----Employed: 448 (22.03%)
Own children under 6 years: 481 (23.65%)
All parents in family in labor force: 264 (12.98%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 692 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 387 (55.92%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 140 (20.23%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 101 (14.6%)
Walked: 35 (5.06%)
Other means: 11 (1.59%)
Worked at home: 18 (2.6%)
Mean travel time to work: 26.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 734 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 119 (16.21%)
Service occupations: 215 (29.29%)
Sales and office occupations: 203 (27.66%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 29 (3.95%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 168 (22.89%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 0 (0%)
Construction: 20 (2.72%)
Manufacturing: 136 (18.53%)
Wholesale trade.: 17 (2.32%)
Retail trade: 69 (9.4%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 31 (4.22%)
Information: 17 (2.32%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 59 (8.04%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 41 (5.59%)
Educational, health and social services: 211 (28.75%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 67 (9.13%)
Other services (except public administration): 34 (4.63%)
Public administration: 32 (4.36%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 616 (83.92%)
Government workers: 82 (11.17%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 36 (4.9%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 986 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 279 (28.3%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 130 (13.18%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 208 (21.1%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 151 (15.31%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 63 (6.39%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 91 (9.23%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 31 (3.14%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 11 (1.12%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 7 (0.71%)
$200,000 or more: 15 (1.52%)
Median household income: $17,500

With earnings: 707 (71.7%)
--Mean earnings: $36,720
With Social Security income: 190 (19.27%)
--Mean Social Security income: $8,901
With Supplemental Security Income: 80 (8.11%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,997
With public assistance income: 201 (20.39%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,105
With retirement income: 124 (12.58%)
--Mean retirement income: $10,187

Families: 779 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 228 (29.27%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 111 (14.25%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 185 (23.75%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 94 (12.07%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 41 (5.26%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 68 (8.73%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 23 (2.95%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 7 (0.9%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 7 (0.9%)
$200,000 or more: 15 (1.93%)
Median family income: $16,706

Per capita income: $8,938

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $28,750
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,243

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 351 (45.06%)
--With related children under 18 years: 329 (42.23%)
----With related children under 5 years: 197 (25.29%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 249 (31.96%)
--With related children under 18 years: 236 (30.3%)
----With related children under 5 years: 145 (18.61%)
Individuals: 1,699 (218.1%)
--18 years and over: 739 (94.87%)
----65 years and over: 64 (8.22%)
--Related children under 18 years: 960 (123.23%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 669 (85.88%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 116 (14.89%)

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