Petersburg, IL

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1759312, place: Petersburg city, Illinois)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,771 (100%)
In labor force: 1,109 (62.62%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,104 (62.34%)
----Employed: 1,011 (57.09%)
----Unemployed: 93 (5.25%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 8.4%
--Armed Forces: 5 (0.28%)
Not in labor force: 662 (37.38%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,015 (57.31%)
In labor force: 549 (31%)
--Civilian labor force: 549 (31%)
----Employed: 516 (29.14%)
Own children under 6 years: 141 (7.96%)
All parents in family in labor force: 95 (5.36%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,007 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 833 (82.72%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 122 (12.12%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 23 (2.28%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 29 (2.88%)
Mean travel time to work: 23.4 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,011 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 383 (37.88%)
Service occupations: 241 (23.84%)
Sales and office occupations: 232 (22.95%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 1 (0.1%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 68 (6.73%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 86 (8.51%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 16 (1.58%)
Construction: 47 (4.65%)
Manufacturing: 43 (4.25%)
Wholesale trade.: 19 (1.88%)
Retail trade: 132 (13.06%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 39 (3.86%)
Information: 12 (1.19%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 61 (6.03%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 51 (5.04%)
Educational, health and social services: 253 (25.02%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 120 (11.87%)
Other services (except public administration): 40 (3.96%)
Public administration: 178 (17.61%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 632 (62.51%)
Government workers: 287 (28.39%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 92 (9.1%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 986 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 112 (11.36%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 82 (8.32%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 162 (16.43%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 139 (14.1%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 174 (17.65%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 216 (21.91%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 48 (4.87%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 37 (3.75%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 12 (1.22%)
$200,000 or more: 4 (0.41%)
Median household income: $34,688

With earnings: 726 (73.63%)
--Mean earnings: $37,240
With Social Security income: 368 (37.32%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,540
With Supplemental Security Income: 55 (5.58%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $7,478
With public assistance income: 51 (5.17%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,571
With retirement income: 243 (24.65%)
--Mean retirement income: $16,128

Families: 566 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 45 (7.95%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 46 (8.13%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 61 (10.78%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 75 (13.25%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 97 (17.14%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 164 (28.98%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 44 (7.77%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 22 (3.89%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 12 (2.12%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $42,500

Per capita income: $18,718

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $32,292
Female full-time, year-round workers: $22,396

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 78 (13.78%)
--With related children under 18 years: 76 (13.43%)
----With related children under 5 years: 33 (5.83%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 59 (10.42%)
--With related children under 18 years: 59 (10.42%)
----With related children under 5 years: 29 (5.12%)
Individuals: 350 (61.84%)
--18 years and over: 200 (35.34%)
----65 years and over: 30 (5.3%)
--Related children under 18 years: 147 (25.97%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 114 (20.14%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 109 (19.26%)

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