Lemont, IL

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1742795, place: Lemont village, Illinois)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 9,874 (100%)
In labor force: 6,363 (64.44%)
--Civilian labor force: 6,363 (64.44%)
----Employed: 6,025 (61.02%)
----Unemployed: 338 (3.42%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5.3%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 3,511 (35.56%)
Females 16 years and over: 5,319 (53.87%)
In labor force: 2,873 (29.1%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,873 (29.1%)
----Employed: 2,653 (26.87%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,206 (12.21%)
All parents in family in labor force: 626 (6.34%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 6,017 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 4,872 (80.97%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 420 (6.98%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 382 (6.35%)
Walked: 58 (0.96%)
Other means: 51 (0.85%)
Worked at home: 234 (3.89%)
Mean travel time to work: 33.1 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 6,025 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 2,648 (43.95%)
Service occupations: 605 (10.04%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,565 (25.98%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 542 (9%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 665 (11.04%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 0 (0%)
Construction: 335 (5.56%)
Manufacturing: 940 (15.6%)
Wholesale trade.: 267 (4.43%)
Retail trade: 794 (13.18%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 282 (4.68%)
Information: 126 (2.09%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 575 (9.54%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 690 (11.45%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,173 (19.47%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 348 (5.78%)
Other services (except public administration): 237 (3.93%)
Public administration: 258 (4.28%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 5,015 (83.24%)
Government workers: 775 (12.86%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 220 (3.65%)
Unpaid family workers: 15 (0.25%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 4,496 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 160 (3.56%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 128 (2.85%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 300 (6.67%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 335 (7.45%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 589 (13.1%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 896 (19.93%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 868 (19.31%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 781 (17.37%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 269 (5.98%)
$200,000 or more: 170 (3.78%)
Median household income: $70,563

With earnings: 3,699 (82.27%)
--Mean earnings: $84,887
With Social Security income: 1,278 (28.43%)
--Mean Social Security income: $13,302
With Supplemental Security Income: 130 (2.89%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $7,427
With public assistance income: 48 (1.07%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,980
With retirement income: 1,107 (24.62%)
--Mean retirement income: $15,495

Families: 3,443 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 52 (1.51%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 30 (0.87%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 111 (3.22%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 187 (5.43%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 434 (12.61%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 765 (22.22%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 758 (22.02%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 722 (20.97%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 249 (7.23%)
$200,000 or more: 135 (3.92%)
Median family income: $80,558

Per capita income: $28,354

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $52,464
Female full-time, year-round workers: $37,314

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 58 (1.68%)
--With related children under 18 years: 29 (0.84%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 15 (0.44%)
--With related children under 18 years: 15 (0.44%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Individuals: 471 (13.68%)
--18 years and over: 406 (11.79%)
----65 years and over: 191 (5.55%)
--Related children under 18 years: 49 (1.42%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 49 (1.42%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 309 (8.97%)

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