Gillespie, IL

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1729236, place: Gillespie city, Illinois)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 2,684 (100%)
In labor force: 1,674 (62.37%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,672 (62.3%)
----Employed: 1,595 (59.43%)
----Unemployed: 77 (2.87%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.6%
--Armed Forces: 2 (0.07%)
Not in labor force: 1,010 (37.63%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,463 (54.51%)
In labor force: 807 (30.07%)
--Civilian labor force: 807 (30.07%)
----Employed: 780 (29.06%)
Own children under 6 years: 200 (7.45%)
All parents in family in labor force: 134 (4.99%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,585 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,297 (81.83%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 209 (13.19%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 12 (0.76%)
Walked: 19 (1.2%)
Other means: 12 (0.76%)
Worked at home: 36 (2.27%)
Mean travel time to work: 28 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,595 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 321 (20.13%)
Service occupations: 296 (18.56%)
Sales and office occupations: 416 (26.08%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 18 (1.13%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 166 (10.41%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 378 (23.7%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 66 (4.14%)
Construction: 62 (3.89%)
Manufacturing: 244 (15.3%)
Wholesale trade.: 59 (3.7%)
Retail trade: 177 (11.1%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 98 (6.14%)
Information: 41 (2.57%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 83 (5.2%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 80 (5.02%)
Educational, health and social services: 375 (23.51%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 90 (5.64%)
Other services (except public administration): 68 (4.26%)
Public administration: 152 (9.53%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,227 (76.93%)
Government workers: 275 (17.24%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 93 (5.83%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,427 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 180 (12.61%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 111 (7.78%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 261 (18.29%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 226 (15.84%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 255 (17.87%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 212 (14.86%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 98 (6.87%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 67 (4.7%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 17 (1.19%)
Median household income: $33,168

With earnings: 1,019 (71.41%)
--Mean earnings: $44,256
With Social Security income: 474 (33.22%)
--Mean Social Security income: $12,268
With Supplemental Security Income: 96 (6.73%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $7,413
With public assistance income: 23 (1.61%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,352
With retirement income: 249 (17.45%)
--Mean retirement income: $29,539

Families: 896 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 47 (5.25%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 22 (2.46%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 146 (16.29%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 173 (19.31%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 150 (16.74%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 189 (21.09%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 94 (10.49%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 67 (7.48%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 8 (0.89%)
Median family income: $40,500

Per capita income: $19,042

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $35,032
Female full-time, year-round workers: $23,136

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 77 (8.59%)
--With related children under 18 years: 66 (7.37%)
----With related children under 5 years: 44 (4.91%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 37 (4.13%)
--With related children under 18 years: 37 (4.13%)
----With related children under 5 years: 19 (2.12%)
Individuals: 412 (45.98%)
--18 years and over: 266 (29.69%)
----65 years and over: 55 (6.14%)
--Related children under 18 years: 127 (14.17%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 76 (8.48%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 164 (18.3%)

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