Marion, IL

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1746916, place: Marion city, Illinois)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 12,682 (100%)
In labor force: 7,482 (59%)
--Civilian labor force: 7,462 (58.84%)
----Employed: 6,968 (54.94%)
----Unemployed: 494 (3.9%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 6.6%
--Armed Forces: 20 (0.16%)
Not in labor force: 5,200 (41%)
Females 16 years and over: 6,905 (54.45%)
In labor force: 3,638 (28.69%)
--Civilian labor force: 3,625 (28.58%)
----Employed: 3,436 (27.09%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,125 (8.87%)
All parents in family in labor force: 778 (6.13%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 6,877 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 5,896 (85.74%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 733 (10.66%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 7 (0.1%)
Walked: 59 (0.86%)
Other means: 43 (0.63%)
Worked at home: 139 (2.02%)
Mean travel time to work: 18.2 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 6,968 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 2,147 (30.81%)
Service occupations: 1,346 (19.32%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,999 (28.69%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 468 (6.72%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,008 (14.47%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 34 (0.49%)
Construction: 343 (4.92%)
Manufacturing: 576 (8.27%)
Wholesale trade.: 173 (2.48%)
Retail trade: 1,165 (16.72%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 389 (5.58%)
Information: 245 (3.52%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 492 (7.06%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 344 (4.94%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,679 (24.1%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 632 (9.07%)
Other services (except public administration): 306 (4.39%)
Public administration: 590 (8.47%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 5,123 (73.52%)
Government workers: 1,412 (20.26%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 410 (5.88%)
Unpaid family workers: 23 (0.33%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 6,955 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,023 (14.71%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 515 (7.4%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,418 (20.39%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 943 (13.56%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,075 (15.46%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,051 (15.11%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 435 (6.25%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 288 (4.14%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 74 (1.06%)
$200,000 or more: 133 (1.91%)
Median household income: $30,364

With earnings: 4,903 (70.5%)
--Mean earnings: $43,061
With Social Security income: 2,433 (34.98%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,168
With Supplemental Security Income: 339 (4.87%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,494
With public assistance income: 329 (4.73%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,817
With retirement income: 1,665 (23.94%)
--Mean retirement income: $18,725

Families: 4,393 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 327 (7.44%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 213 (4.85%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 772 (17.57%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 601 (13.68%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 766 (17.44%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 874 (19.9%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 397 (9.04%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 262 (5.96%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 67 (1.53%)
$200,000 or more: 114 (2.6%)
Median family income: $39,275

Per capita income: $19,073

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $31,520
Female full-time, year-round workers: $22,609

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 493 (11.22%)
--With related children under 18 years: 425 (9.67%)
----With related children under 5 years: 206 (4.69%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 289 (6.58%)
--With related children under 18 years: 282 (6.42%)
----With related children under 5 years: 124 (2.82%)
Individuals: 2,303 (52.42%)
--18 years and over: 1,462 (33.28%)
----65 years and over: 312 (7.1%)
--Related children under 18 years: 829 (18.87%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 564 (12.84%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 740 (16.84%)

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