General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1774574, place: Taylorville city, Illinois)EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over: 8,868 (100%)
In labor force: 5,567 (62.78%)
--Civilian labor force: 5,552 (62.61%)
----Employed: 5,245 (59.15%)
----Unemployed: 307 (3.46%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5.5%
--Armed Forces: 15 (0.17%)
Not in labor force: 3,301 (37.22%)
Females 16 years and over: 4,837 (54.54%)
In labor force: 2,691 (30.35%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,685 (30.28%)
----Employed: 2,548 (28.73%)
Own children under 6 years: 769 (8.67%)
All parents in family in labor force: 511 (5.76%)
COMMUTING TO WORKWorkers 16 years and over: 5,207 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 4,039 (77.57%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 840 (16.13%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 36 (0.69%)
Walked: 132 (2.54%)
Other means: 39 (0.75%)
Worked at home: 121 (2.32%)
Mean travel time to work: 21.7 minutes
OCCUPATIONEmployed civilian population 16 years and over: 5,245 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 1,419 (27.05%)
Service occupations: 847 (16.15%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,463 (27.89%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 22 (0.42%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 556 (10.6%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 938 (17.88%)
INDUSTRYAgriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 73 (1.39%)
Construction: 278 (5.3%)
Manufacturing: 616 (11.74%)
Wholesale trade.: 152 (2.9%)
Retail trade: 618 (11.78%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 359 (6.84%)
Information: 107 (2.04%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 320 (6.1%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 290 (5.53%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,251 (23.85%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 416 (7.93%)
Other services (except public administration): 229 (4.37%)
Public administration: 536 (10.22%)
CLASS OF WORKERPrivate wage and salary workers: 3,870 (73.78%)
Government workers: 1,021 (19.47%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 348 (6.63%)
Unpaid family workers: 6 (0.11%)
INCOME IN 1999Households: 4,801 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 495 (10.31%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 401 (8.35%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 823 (17.14%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 713 (14.85%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 886 (18.45%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 947 (19.73%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 289 (6.02%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 189 (3.94%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 17 (0.35%)
$200,000 or more: 41 (0.85%)
Median household income: $34,235
With earnings: 3,514 (73.19%)
--Mean earnings: $42,207
With Social Security income: 1,710 (35.62%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,406
With Supplemental Security Income: 243 (5.06%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $8,178
With public assistance income: 139 (2.9%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,933
With retirement income: 1,008 (21%)
--Mean retirement income: $11,506
Families: 3,002 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 149 (4.96%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 89 (2.96%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 414 (13.79%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 453 (15.09%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 634 (21.12%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 797 (26.55%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 241 (8.03%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 180 (6%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 9 (0.3%)
$200,000 or more: 36 (1.2%)
Median family income: $43,223
Per capita income: $18,162
Median earnings (dollars)Male full-time, year-round workers: $35,655
Female full-time, year-round workers: $23,647
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999Families: 203 (6.76%)
--With related children under 18 years: 161 (5.36%)
----With related children under 5 years: 81 (2.7%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 123 (4.1%)
--With related children under 18 years: 114 (3.8%)
----With related children under 5 years: 59 (1.97%)
Individuals: 1,107 (36.88%)
--18 years and over: 749 (24.95%)
----65 years and over: 187 (6.23%)
--Related children under 18 years: 347 (11.56%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 204 (6.8%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 459 (15.29%)
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