Mount Vernon, IL

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1751180, place: Mount Vernon city, Illinois)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 12,713 (100%)
In labor force: 7,544 (59.34%)
--Civilian labor force: 7,530 (59.23%)
----Employed: 7,055 (55.49%)
----Unemployed: 475 (3.74%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 6.3%
--Armed Forces: 14 (0.11%)
Not in labor force: 5,169 (40.66%)
Females 16 years and over: 6,971 (54.83%)
In labor force: 3,702 (29.12%)
--Civilian labor force: 3,702 (29.12%)
----Employed: 3,503 (27.55%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,332 (10.48%)
All parents in family in labor force: 898 (7.06%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 6,954 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 5,749 (82.67%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 657 (9.45%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 94 (1.35%)
Walked: 189 (2.72%)
Other means: 99 (1.42%)
Worked at home: 166 (2.39%)
Mean travel time to work: 16.9 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 7,055 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 2,079 (29.47%)
Service occupations: 1,295 (18.36%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,970 (27.92%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 23 (0.33%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 579 (8.21%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,109 (15.72%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 85 (1.2%)
Construction: 403 (5.71%)
Manufacturing: 817 (11.58%)
Wholesale trade.: 189 (2.68%)
Retail trade: 1,257 (17.82%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 310 (4.39%)
Information: 229 (3.25%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 322 (4.56%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 670 (9.5%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,615 (22.89%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 545 (7.73%)
Other services (except public administration): 287 (4.07%)
Public administration: 326 (4.62%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 5,547 (78.63%)
Government workers: 949 (13.45%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 538 (7.63%)
Unpaid family workers: 21 (0.3%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 7,027 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,145 (16.29%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 726 (10.33%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,280 (18.22%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,136 (16.17%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,098 (15.63%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 963 (13.7%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 328 (4.67%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 223 (3.17%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 61 (0.87%)
$200,000 or more: 67 (0.95%)
Median household income: $28,145

With earnings: 4,932 (70.19%)
--Mean earnings: $39,720
With Social Security income: 2,443 (34.77%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,102
With Supplemental Security Income: 403 (5.74%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,895
With public assistance income: 330 (4.7%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,669
With retirement income: 1,223 (17.4%)
--Mean retirement income: $10,973

Families: 4,185 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 337 (8.05%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 279 (6.67%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 622 (14.86%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 737 (17.61%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 810 (19.35%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 821 (19.62%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 278 (6.64%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 199 (4.76%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 48 (1.15%)
$200,000 or more: 54 (1.29%)
Median family income: $36,660

Per capita income: $16,268

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $31,569
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,198

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 543 (12.97%)
--With related children under 18 years: 390 (9.32%)
----With related children under 5 years: 197 (4.71%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 277 (6.62%)
--With related children under 18 years: 261 (6.24%)
----With related children under 5 years: 127 (3.03%)
Individuals: 2,676 (63.94%)
--18 years and over: 1,843 (44.04%)
----65 years and over: 361 (8.63%)
--Related children under 18 years: 778 (18.59%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 507 (12.11%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 1,055 (25.21%)

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