Murphysboro, IL

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1751453, place: Murphysboro city, Illinois)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 11,554 (100%)
In labor force: 6,379 (55.21%)
--Civilian labor force: 6,342 (54.89%)
----Employed: 5,257 (45.5%)
----Unemployed: 1,085 (9.39%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 17.1%
--Armed Forces: 37 (0.32%)
Not in labor force: 5,175 (44.79%)
Females 16 years and over: 5,706 (49.39%)
In labor force: 3,172 (27.45%)
--Civilian labor force: 3,172 (27.45%)
----Employed: 2,637 (22.82%)
Own children under 6 years: 614 (5.31%)
All parents in family in labor force: 388 (3.36%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 5,084 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 3,125 (61.47%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 708 (13.93%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 17 (0.33%)
Walked: 911 (17.92%)
Other means: 171 (3.36%)
Worked at home: 152 (2.99%)
Mean travel time to work: 17 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 5,257 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 1,582 (30.09%)
Service occupations: 1,222 (23.25%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,509 (28.7%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 433 (8.24%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 511 (9.72%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 9 (0.17%)
Construction: 252 (4.79%)
Manufacturing: 364 (6.92%)
Wholesale trade.: 40 (0.76%)
Retail trade: 494 (9.4%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 137 (2.61%)
Information: 237 (4.51%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 255 (4.85%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 280 (5.33%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,800 (34.24%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 587 (11.17%)
Other services (except public administration): 403 (7.67%)
Public administration: 399 (7.59%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 3,074 (58.47%)
Government workers: 1,806 (34.35%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 337 (6.41%)
Unpaid family workers: 40 (0.76%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 3,742 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 709 (18.95%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 376 (10.05%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 758 (20.26%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 524 (14%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 582 (15.55%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 419 (11.2%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 133 (3.55%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 143 (3.82%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 31 (0.83%)
$200,000 or more: 67 (1.79%)
Median household income: $25,551

With earnings: 2,671 (71.38%)
--Mean earnings: $38,342
With Social Security income: 1,224 (32.71%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,813
With Supplemental Security Income: 210 (5.61%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,134
With public assistance income: 166 (4.44%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,215
With retirement income: 671 (17.93%)
--Mean retirement income: $19,550

Families: 2,151 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 263 (12.23%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 94 (4.37%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 356 (16.55%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 363 (16.88%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 436 (20.27%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 333 (15.48%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 105 (4.88%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 129 (6%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 31 (1.44%)
$200,000 or more: 41 (1.91%)
Median family income: $34,987

Per capita income: $13,527

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $28,216
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,011

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 340 (15.81%)
--With related children under 18 years: 273 (12.69%)
----With related children under 5 years: 177 (8.23%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 219 (10.18%)
--With related children under 18 years: 194 (9.02%)
----With related children under 5 years: 117 (5.44%)
Individuals: 1,758 (81.73%)
--18 years and over: 1,148 (53.37%)
----65 years and over: 160 (7.44%)
--Related children under 18 years: 604 (28.08%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 340 (15.81%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 614 (28.54%)

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