Metropolis, IL

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1748645, place: Metropolis city, Illinois)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 5,393 (100%)
In labor force: 2,743 (50.86%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,743 (50.86%)
----Employed: 2,543 (47.15%)
----Unemployed: 200 (3.71%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 7.3%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 2,650 (49.14%)
Females 16 years and over: 3,035 (56.28%)
In labor force: 1,352 (25.07%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,352 (25.07%)
----Employed: 1,280 (23.73%)
Own children under 6 years: 330 (6.12%)
All parents in family in labor force: 225 (4.17%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 2,469 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 2,015 (81.61%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 303 (12.27%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 7 (0.28%)
Walked: 83 (3.36%)
Other means: 29 (1.17%)
Worked at home: 32 (1.3%)
Mean travel time to work: 18.9 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 2,543 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 551 (21.67%)
Service occupations: 609 (23.95%)
Sales and office occupations: 670 (26.35%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 242 (9.52%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 471 (18.52%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 32 (1.26%)
Construction: 136 (5.35%)
Manufacturing: 235 (9.24%)
Wholesale trade.: 69 (2.71%)
Retail trade: 354 (13.92%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 211 (8.3%)
Information: 43 (1.69%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 104 (4.09%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 137 (5.39%)
Educational, health and social services: 545 (21.43%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 385 (15.14%)
Other services (except public administration): 140 (5.51%)
Public administration: 152 (5.98%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 2,068 (81.32%)
Government workers: 317 (12.47%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 158 (6.21%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 2,928 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 505 (17.25%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 549 (18.75%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 395 (13.49%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 488 (16.67%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 439 (14.99%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 334 (11.41%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 156 (5.33%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 42 (1.43%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 20 (0.68%)
Median household income: $25,371

With earnings: 1,871 (63.9%)
--Mean earnings: $33,205
With Social Security income: 1,223 (41.77%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,099
With Supplemental Security Income: 259 (8.85%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,835
With public assistance income: 145 (4.95%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,198
With retirement income: 598 (20.42%)
--Mean retirement income: $18,508

Families: 1,673 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 111 (6.63%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 218 (13.03%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 183 (10.94%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 349 (20.86%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 325 (19.43%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 298 (17.81%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 141 (8.43%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 28 (1.67%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 20 (1.2%)
Median family income: $33,979

Per capita income: $15,967

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $27,630
Female full-time, year-round workers: $17,561

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 209 (12.49%)
--With related children under 18 years: 164 (9.8%)
----With related children under 5 years: 83 (4.96%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 84 (5.02%)
--With related children under 18 years: 84 (5.02%)
----With related children under 5 years: 54 (3.23%)
Individuals: 1,036 (61.92%)
--18 years and over: 785 (46.92%)
----65 years and over: 239 (14.29%)
--Related children under 18 years: 243 (14.52%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 160 (9.56%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 453 (27.08%)

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