Mendota, IL

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1748333, place: Mendota city, Illinois)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 5,531 (100%)
In labor force: 3,568 (64.51%)
--Civilian labor force: 3,568 (64.51%)
----Employed: 3,367 (60.88%)
----Unemployed: 201 (3.63%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5.6%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 1,963 (35.49%)
Females 16 years and over: 2,977 (53.82%)
In labor force: 1,723 (31.15%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,723 (31.15%)
----Employed: 1,633 (29.52%)
Own children under 6 years: 618 (11.17%)
All parents in family in labor force: 356 (6.44%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 3,282 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 2,561 (78.03%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 415 (12.64%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 8 (0.24%)
Walked: 163 (4.97%)
Other means: 46 (1.4%)
Worked at home: 89 (2.71%)
Mean travel time to work: 16.5 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 3,367 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 786 (23.34%)
Service occupations: 587 (17.43%)
Sales and office occupations: 619 (18.38%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 47 (1.4%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 312 (9.27%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,016 (30.18%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 85 (2.52%)
Construction: 138 (4.1%)
Manufacturing: 835 (24.8%)
Wholesale trade.: 98 (2.91%)
Retail trade: 385 (11.43%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 196 (5.82%)
Information: 70 (2.08%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 89 (2.64%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 154 (4.57%)
Educational, health and social services: 764 (22.69%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 237 (7.04%)
Other services (except public administration): 192 (5.7%)
Public administration: 124 (3.68%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 2,733 (81.17%)
Government workers: 376 (11.17%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 233 (6.92%)
Unpaid family workers: 25 (0.74%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 2,710 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 198 (7.31%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 156 (5.76%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 432 (15.94%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 381 (14.06%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 608 (22.44%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 522 (19.26%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 274 (10.11%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 101 (3.73%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 27 (1%)
$200,000 or more: 11 (0.41%)
Median household income: $39,354

With earnings: 2,080 (76.75%)
--Mean earnings: $44,365
With Social Security income: 846 (31.22%)
--Mean Social Security income: $12,981
With Supplemental Security Income: 53 (1.96%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,930
With public assistance income: 44 (1.62%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,786
With retirement income: 440 (16.24%)
--Mean retirement income: $12,453

Families: 1,886 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 84 (4.45%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 46 (2.44%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 219 (11.61%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 229 (12.14%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 506 (26.83%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 457 (24.23%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 223 (11.82%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 94 (4.98%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 22 (1.17%)
$200,000 or more: 6 (0.32%)
Median family income: $46,279

Per capita income: $17,731

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $35,344
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,556

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 143 (7.58%)
--With related children under 18 years: 130 (6.89%)
----With related children under 5 years: 87 (4.61%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 61 (3.23%)
--With related children under 18 years: 61 (3.23%)
----With related children under 5 years: 33 (1.75%)
Individuals: 777 (41.2%)
--18 years and over: 468 (24.81%)
----65 years and over: 51 (2.7%)
--Related children under 18 years: 298 (15.8%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 176 (9.33%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 207 (10.98%)

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