Plainfield, IL

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1760287, place: Plainfield village, Illinois)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 9,269 (100%)
In labor force: 7,154 (77.18%)
--Civilian labor force: 7,146 (77.1%)
----Employed: 6,865 (74.06%)
----Unemployed: 281 (3.03%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 3.9%
--Armed Forces: 8 (0.09%)
Not in labor force: 2,115 (22.82%)
Females 16 years and over: 4,724 (50.97%)
In labor force: 3,262 (35.19%)
--Civilian labor force: 3,262 (35.19%)
----Employed: 3,147 (33.95%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,391 (15.01%)
All parents in family in labor force: 646 (6.97%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 6,777 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 5,779 (85.27%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 489 (7.22%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 152 (2.24%)
Walked: 67 (0.99%)
Other means: 30 (0.44%)
Worked at home: 260 (3.84%)
Mean travel time to work: 33.4 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 6,865 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 2,912 (42.42%)
Service occupations: 556 (8.1%)
Sales and office occupations: 2,018 (29.4%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 706 (10.28%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 673 (9.8%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 7 (0.1%)
Construction: 592 (8.62%)
Manufacturing: 996 (14.51%)
Wholesale trade.: 310 (4.52%)
Retail trade: 908 (13.23%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 432 (6.29%)
Information: 319 (4.65%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 520 (7.57%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 752 (10.95%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,258 (18.32%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 279 (4.06%)
Other services (except public administration): 240 (3.5%)
Public administration: 252 (3.67%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 5,700 (83.03%)
Government workers: 897 (13.07%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 263 (3.83%)
Unpaid family workers: 5 (0.07%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 4,292 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 39 (0.91%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 77 (1.79%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 202 (4.71%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 259 (6.03%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 369 (8.6%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 961 (22.39%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,135 (26.44%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 914 (21.3%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 224 (5.22%)
$200,000 or more: 112 (2.61%)
Median household income: $80,799

With earnings: 3,989 (92.94%)
--Mean earnings: $82,999
With Social Security income: 572 (13.33%)
--Mean Social Security income: $13,061
With Supplemental Security Income: 33 (0.77%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $9,854
With public assistance income: 43 (1%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,586
With retirement income: 492 (11.46%)
--Mean retirement income: $15,060

Families: 3,498 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 11 (0.31%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 31 (0.89%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 75 (2.14%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 116 (3.32%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 259 (7.4%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 757 (21.64%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,080 (30.87%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 859 (24.56%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 207 (5.92%)
$200,000 or more: 103 (2.94%)
Median family income: $86,417

Per capita income: $28,242

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $59,328
Female full-time, year-round workers: $35,861

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 35 (1%)
--With related children under 18 years: 35 (1%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 18 (0.51%)
--With related children under 18 years: 18 (0.51%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Individuals: 229 (6.55%)
--18 years and over: 136 (3.89%)
----65 years and over: 17 (0.49%)
--Related children under 18 years: 87 (2.49%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 87 (2.49%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 80 (2.29%)

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