Freeport, IL

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1727884, place: Freeport city, Illinois)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 20,770 (100%)
In labor force: 13,066 (62.91%)
--Civilian labor force: 13,047 (62.82%)
----Employed: 12,001 (57.78%)
----Unemployed: 1,046 (5.04%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 8%
--Armed Forces: 19 (0.09%)
Not in labor force: 7,704 (37.09%)
Females 16 years and over: 11,282 (54.32%)
In labor force: 6,568 (31.62%)
--Civilian labor force: 6,556 (31.56%)
----Employed: 6,178 (29.74%)
Own children under 6 years: 2,089 (10.06%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,523 (7.33%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 11,855 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 9,690 (81.74%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,450 (12.23%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 137 (1.16%)
Walked: 320 (2.7%)
Other means: 50 (0.42%)
Worked at home: 208 (1.75%)
Mean travel time to work: 16.8 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 12,001 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 3,376 (28.13%)
Service occupations: 1,767 (14.72%)
Sales and office occupations: 3,130 (26.08%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 15 (0.12%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 932 (7.77%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 2,781 (23.17%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 31 (0.26%)
Construction: 599 (4.99%)
Manufacturing: 3,436 (28.63%)
Wholesale trade.: 178 (1.48%)
Retail trade: 1,258 (10.48%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 450 (3.75%)
Information: 200 (1.67%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 1,097 (9.14%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 531 (4.42%)
Educational, health and social services: 2,540 (21.16%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 799 (6.66%)
Other services (except public administration): 568 (4.73%)
Public administration: 314 (2.62%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 10,139 (84.48%)
Government workers: 1,245 (10.37%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 588 (4.9%)
Unpaid family workers: 29 (0.24%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 11,231 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,267 (11.28%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 835 (7.43%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,922 (17.11%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,521 (13.54%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 2,120 (18.88%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 2,163 (19.26%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 866 (7.71%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 372 (3.31%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 92 (0.82%)
$200,000 or more: 73 (0.65%)
Median household income: $35,399

With earnings: 8,432 (75.08%)
--Mean earnings: $44,172
With Social Security income: 3,559 (31.69%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,598
With Supplemental Security Income: 503 (4.48%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,528
With public assistance income: 331 (2.95%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,026
With retirement income: 2,165 (19.28%)
--Mean retirement income: $11,046

Families: 6,886 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 487 (7.07%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 292 (4.24%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 892 (12.95%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 900 (13.07%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,448 (21.03%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,674 (24.31%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 726 (10.54%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 342 (4.97%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 64 (0.93%)
$200,000 or more: 61 (0.89%)
Median family income: $43,787

Per capita income: $18,680

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $35,870
Female full-time, year-round workers: $25,095

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 684 (9.93%)
--With related children under 18 years: 539 (7.83%)
----With related children under 5 years: 317 (4.6%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 354 (5.14%)
--With related children under 18 years: 347 (5.04%)
----With related children under 5 years: 213 (3.09%)
Individuals: 3,369 (48.93%)
--18 years and over: 2,167 (31.47%)
----65 years and over: 415 (6.03%)
--Related children under 18 years: 1,165 (16.92%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 718 (10.43%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 1,184 (17.19%)

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