Jonesboro, IL

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1738635, place: Jonesboro city, Illinois)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,497 (100%)
In labor force: 855 (57.11%)
--Civilian labor force: 852 (56.91%)
----Employed: 757 (50.57%)
----Unemployed: 95 (6.35%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 11.2%
--Armed Forces: 3 (0.2%)
Not in labor force: 642 (42.89%)
Females 16 years and over: 801 (53.51%)
In labor force: 418 (27.92%)
--Civilian labor force: 418 (27.92%)
----Employed: 401 (26.79%)
Own children under 6 years: 131 (8.75%)
All parents in family in labor force: 79 (5.28%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 751 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 604 (80.43%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 102 (13.58%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 9 (1.2%)
Other means: 9 (1.2%)
Worked at home: 27 (3.6%)
Mean travel time to work: 18.6 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 757 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 232 (30.65%)
Service occupations: 164 (21.66%)
Sales and office occupations: 188 (24.83%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 4 (0.53%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 60 (7.93%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 109 (14.4%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 13 (1.72%)
Construction: 56 (7.4%)
Manufacturing: 45 (5.94%)
Wholesale trade.: 7 (0.92%)
Retail trade: 107 (14.13%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 66 (8.72%)
Information: 5 (0.66%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 54 (7.13%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 21 (2.77%)
Educational, health and social services: 242 (31.97%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 39 (5.15%)
Other services (except public administration): 35 (4.62%)
Public administration: 67 (8.85%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 496 (65.52%)
Government workers: 204 (26.95%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 51 (6.74%)
Unpaid family workers: 6 (0.79%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 768 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 120 (15.63%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 66 (8.59%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 129 (16.8%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 112 (14.58%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 137 (17.84%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 144 (18.75%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 34 (4.43%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 22 (2.86%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 4 (0.52%)
Median household income: $30,441

With earnings: 502 (65.36%)
--Mean earnings: $39,154
With Social Security income: 292 (38.02%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,108
With Supplemental Security Income: 53 (6.9%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,021
With public assistance income: 31 (4.04%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,470
With retirement income: 217 (28.26%)
--Mean retirement income: $16,358

Families: 511 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 39 (7.63%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 26 (5.09%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 74 (14.48%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 71 (13.89%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 118 (23.09%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 129 (25.24%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 33 (6.46%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 19 (3.72%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 2 (0.39%)
Median family income: $40,066

Per capita income: $15,372

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $31,691
Female full-time, year-round workers: $24,464

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 64 (12.52%)
--With related children under 18 years: 41 (8.02%)
----With related children under 5 years: 15 (2.94%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 31 (6.07%)
--With related children under 18 years: 24 (4.7%)
----With related children under 5 years: 8 (1.57%)
Individuals: 326 (63.8%)
--18 years and over: 247 (48.34%)
----65 years and over: 65 (12.72%)
--Related children under 18 years: 79 (15.46%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 57 (11.15%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 136 (26.61%)

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