Highwood, IL

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1734865, place: Highwood city, Illinois)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 3,231 (100%)
In labor force: 2,163 (66.95%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,153 (66.64%)
----Employed: 2,117 (65.52%)
----Unemployed: 36 (1.11%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 1.7%
--Armed Forces: 10 (0.31%)
Not in labor force: 1,068 (33.05%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,703 (52.71%)
In labor force: 1,036 (32.06%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,036 (32.06%)
----Employed: 1,020 (31.57%)
Own children under 6 years: 320 (9.9%)
All parents in family in labor force: 203 (6.28%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 2,108 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,422 (67.46%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 337 (15.99%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 164 (7.78%)
Walked: 111 (5.27%)
Other means: 5 (0.24%)
Worked at home: 69 (3.27%)
Mean travel time to work: 23.8 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 2,117 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 607 (28.67%)
Service occupations: 564 (26.64%)
Sales and office occupations: 554 (26.17%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 203 (9.59%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 189 (8.93%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 6 (0.28%)
Construction: 162 (7.65%)
Manufacturing: 151 (7.13%)
Wholesale trade.: 63 (2.98%)
Retail trade: 275 (12.99%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 74 (3.5%)
Information: 13 (0.61%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 161 (7.61%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 250 (11.81%)
Educational, health and social services: 348 (16.44%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 313 (14.79%)
Other services (except public administration): 264 (12.47%)
Public administration: 37 (1.75%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,844 (87.1%)
Government workers: 177 (8.36%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 96 (4.53%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,529 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 73 (4.77%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 36 (2.35%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 209 (13.67%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 255 (16.68%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 268 (17.53%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 329 (21.52%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 180 (11.77%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 67 (4.38%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 40 (2.62%)
$200,000 or more: 72 (4.71%)
Median household income: $42,993

With earnings: 1,249 (81.69%)
--Mean earnings: $60,050
With Social Security income: 451 (29.5%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,599
With Supplemental Security Income: 30 (1.96%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $7,129
With public assistance income: 23 (1.5%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,370
With retirement income: 212 (13.87%)
--Mean retirement income: $13,191

Families: 922 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 32 (3.47%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 41 (4.45%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 128 (13.88%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 104 (11.28%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 112 (12.15%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 284 (30.8%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 90 (9.76%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 45 (4.88%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 34 (3.69%)
$200,000 or more: 52 (5.64%)
Median family income: $53,000

Per capita income: $24,138

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $30,560
Female full-time, year-round workers: $27,560

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 40 (4.34%)
--With related children under 18 years: 27 (2.93%)
----With related children under 5 years: 23 (2.49%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 19 (2.06%)
--With related children under 18 years: 19 (2.06%)
----With related children under 5 years: 15 (1.63%)
Individuals: 279 (30.26%)
--18 years and over: 180 (19.52%)
----65 years and over: 28 (3.04%)
--Related children under 18 years: 87 (9.44%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 64 (6.94%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 127 (13.77%)

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