Highland, IL

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1734670, place: Highland city, Illinois)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 6,447 (100%)
In labor force: 4,307 (66.81%)
--Civilian labor force: 4,300 (66.7%)
----Employed: 4,189 (64.98%)
----Unemployed: 111 (1.72%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 2.6%
--Armed Forces: 7 (0.11%)
Not in labor force: 2,140 (33.19%)
Females 16 years and over: 3,527 (54.71%)
In labor force: 2,069 (32.09%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,062 (31.98%)
----Employed: 2,025 (31.41%)
Own children under 6 years: 716 (11.11%)
All parents in family in labor force: 466 (7.23%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 4,128 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 3,558 (86.19%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 326 (7.9%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 53 (1.28%)
Walked: 119 (2.88%)
Other means: 6 (0.15%)
Worked at home: 66 (1.6%)
Mean travel time to work: 22.9 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 4,189 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 1,219 (29.1%)
Service occupations: 639 (15.25%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,295 (30.91%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 334 (7.97%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 702 (16.76%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 13 (0.31%)
Construction: 245 (5.85%)
Manufacturing: 700 (16.71%)
Wholesale trade.: 98 (2.34%)
Retail trade: 474 (11.32%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 277 (6.61%)
Information: 111 (2.65%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 240 (5.73%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 414 (9.88%)
Educational, health and social services: 951 (22.7%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 327 (7.81%)
Other services (except public administration): 205 (4.89%)
Public administration: 134 (3.2%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 3,479 (83.05%)
Government workers: 507 (12.1%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 194 (4.63%)
Unpaid family workers: 9 (0.21%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 3,432 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 282 (8.22%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 236 (6.88%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 433 (12.62%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 552 (16.08%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 536 (15.62%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 708 (20.63%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 390 (11.36%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 225 (6.56%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 30 (0.87%)
$200,000 or more: 40 (1.17%)
Median household income: $39,524

With earnings: 2,693 (78.47%)
--Mean earnings: $49,952
With Social Security income: 1,130 (32.93%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,933
With Supplemental Security Income: 70 (2.04%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,470
With public assistance income: 71 (2.07%)
--Mean public assistance income: $617
With retirement income: 607 (17.69%)
--Mean retirement income: $18,822

Families: 2,235 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 42 (1.88%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 70 (3.13%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 226 (10.11%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 336 (15.03%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 353 (15.79%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 608 (27.2%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 384 (17.18%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 163 (7.29%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 21 (0.94%)
$200,000 or more: 32 (1.43%)
Median family income: $52,240

Per capita income: $21,101

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $36,536
Female full-time, year-round workers: $25,620

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 80 (3.58%)
--With related children under 18 years: 63 (2.82%)
----With related children under 5 years: 37 (1.66%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 30 (1.34%)
--With related children under 18 years: 21 (0.94%)
----With related children under 5 years: 14 (0.63%)
Individuals: 559 (25.01%)
--18 years and over: 407 (18.21%)
----65 years and over: 113 (5.06%)
--Related children under 18 years: 146 (6.53%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 103 (4.61%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 290 (12.98%)

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