Skokie, IL

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1770122, place: Skokie village, Illinois)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 50,711 (100%)
In labor force: 31,345 (61.81%)
--Civilian labor force: 31,345 (61.81%)
----Employed: 30,076 (59.31%)
----Unemployed: 1,269 (2.5%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 19,366 (38.19%)
Females 16 years and over: 26,937 (53.12%)
In labor force: 14,807 (29.2%)
--Civilian labor force: 14,807 (29.2%)
----Employed: 14,295 (28.19%)
Own children under 6 years: 3,752 (7.4%)
All parents in family in labor force: 2,315 (4.57%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 29,632 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 21,936 (74.03%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 3,335 (11.25%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 2,406 (8.12%)
Walked: 663 (2.24%)
Other means: 267 (0.9%)
Worked at home: 1,025 (3.46%)
Mean travel time to work: 28.7 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 30,076 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 13,935 (46.33%)
Service occupations: 3,168 (10.53%)
Sales and office occupations: 8,756 (29.11%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 4 (0.01%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 1,285 (4.27%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 2,928 (9.74%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 9 (0.03%)
Construction: 899 (2.99%)
Manufacturing: 4,076 (13.55%)
Wholesale trade.: 1,370 (4.56%)
Retail trade: 3,888 (12.93%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 959 (3.19%)
Information: 955 (3.18%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 2,533 (8.42%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 3,564 (11.85%)
Educational, health and social services: 7,357 (24.46%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 1,794 (5.96%)
Other services (except public administration): 1,820 (6.05%)
Public administration: 852 (2.83%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 24,293 (80.77%)
Government workers: 3,352 (11.15%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 2,252 (7.49%)
Unpaid family workers: 179 (0.6%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 23,208 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,226 (5.28%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 896 (3.86%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,861 (8.02%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 2,472 (10.65%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 3,534 (15.23%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 4,665 (20.1%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 3,650 (15.73%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 3,021 (13.02%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 1,011 (4.36%)
$200,000 or more: 872 (3.76%)
Median household income: $57,375

With earnings: 18,296 (78.83%)
--Mean earnings: $71,237
With Social Security income: 7,717 (33.25%)
--Mean Social Security income: $13,477
With Supplemental Security Income: 1,307 (5.63%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,621
With public assistance income: 706 (3.04%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,549
With retirement income: 3,607 (15.54%)
--Mean retirement income: $19,860

Families: 17,094 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 500 (2.93%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 338 (1.98%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 982 (5.74%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,442 (8.44%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 2,494 (14.59%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 3,690 (21.59%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 3,238 (18.94%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 2,689 (15.73%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 935 (5.47%)
$200,000 or more: 786 (4.6%)
Median family income: $68,253

Per capita income: $27,136

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $44,869
Female full-time, year-round workers: $33,051

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 710 (4.15%)
--With related children under 18 years: 447 (2.61%)
----With related children under 5 years: 131 (0.77%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 231 (1.35%)
--With related children under 18 years: 184 (1.08%)
----With related children under 5 years: 40 (0.23%)
Individuals: 3,380 (19.77%)
--18 years and over: 2,447 (14.31%)
----65 years and over: 628 (3.67%)
--Related children under 18 years: 830 (4.86%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 668 (3.91%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 1,070 (6.26%)

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