Springfield, IL

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1772000, place: Springfield city, Illinois)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 88,375 (100%)
In labor force: 59,815 (67.68%)
--Civilian labor force: 59,619 (67.46%)
----Employed: 56,704 (64.16%)
----Unemployed: 2,915 (3.3%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.9%
--Armed Forces: 196 (0.22%)
Not in labor force: 28,560 (32.32%)
Females 16 years and over: 47,979 (54.29%)
In labor force: 29,810 (33.73%)
--Civilian labor force: 29,782 (33.7%)
----Employed: 28,500 (32.25%)
Own children under 6 years: 8,218 (9.3%)
All parents in family in labor force: 5,740 (6.5%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 56,027 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 45,167 (80.62%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 6,254 (11.16%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 1,421 (2.54%)
Walked: 1,474 (2.63%)
Other means: 518 (0.92%)
Worked at home: 1,193 (2.13%)
Mean travel time to work: 17.2 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 56,704 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 22,856 (40.31%)
Service occupations: 8,822 (15.56%)
Sales and office occupations: 16,982 (29.95%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 29 (0.05%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 3,634 (6.41%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 4,381 (7.73%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 241 (0.43%)
Construction: 2,462 (4.34%)
Manufacturing: 2,075 (3.66%)
Wholesale trade.: 1,144 (2.02%)
Retail trade: 5,572 (9.83%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 2,253 (3.97%)
Information: 1,609 (2.84%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 4,112 (7.25%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 4,881 (8.61%)
Educational, health and social services: 12,968 (22.87%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 4,514 (7.96%)
Other services (except public administration): 3,031 (5.35%)
Public administration: 11,842 (20.88%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 36,315 (64.04%)
Government workers: 17,813 (31.41%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 2,450 (4.32%)
Unpaid family workers: 126 (0.22%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 48,753 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 4,304 (8.83%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 3,399 (6.97%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 6,982 (14.32%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 6,938 (14.23%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 8,467 (17.37%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 9,091 (18.65%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 4,696 (9.63%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 3,179 (6.52%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 704 (1.44%)
$200,000 or more: 993 (2.04%)
Median household income: $39,388

With earnings: 38,991 (79.98%)
--Mean earnings: $51,907
With Social Security income: 13,009 (26.68%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,341
With Supplemental Security Income: 2,032 (4.17%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,530
With public assistance income: 1,671 (3.43%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,891
With retirement income: 9,280 (19.03%)
--Mean retirement income: $19,042

Families: 28,254 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,617 (5.72%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,111 (3.93%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 2,680 (9.49%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 3,365 (11.91%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 4,947 (17.51%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 6,455 (22.85%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 3,870 (13.7%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 2,767 (9.79%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 613 (2.17%)
$200,000 or more: 829 (2.93%)
Median family income: $51,298

Per capita income: $23,324

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $36,864
Female full-time, year-round workers: $28,867

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 2,373 (8.4%)
--With related children under 18 years: 2,024 (7.16%)
----With related children under 5 years: 1,051 (3.72%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 1,571 (5.56%)
--With related children under 18 years: 1,488 (5.27%)
----With related children under 5 years: 771 (2.73%)
Individuals: 12,847 (45.47%)
--18 years and over: 8,157 (28.87%)
----65 years and over: 1,180 (4.18%)
--Related children under 18 years: 4,536 (16.05%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 3,135 (11.1%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 4,749 (16.81%)

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