Vandalia, IL

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1777317, place: Vandalia city, Illinois)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 5,904 (100%)
In labor force: 2,801 (47.44%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,796 (47.36%)
----Employed: 2,637 (44.66%)
----Unemployed: 159 (2.69%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5.7%
--Armed Forces: 5 (0.08%)
Not in labor force: 3,103 (52.56%)
Females 16 years and over: 2,412 (40.85%)
In labor force: 1,373 (23.26%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,373 (23.26%)
----Employed: 1,318 (22.32%)
Own children under 6 years: 423 (7.16%)
All parents in family in labor force: 331 (5.61%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 2,610 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 2,270 (86.97%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 223 (8.54%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 49 (1.88%)
Other means: 31 (1.19%)
Worked at home: 37 (1.42%)
Mean travel time to work: 14.2 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 2,637 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 546 (20.71%)
Service occupations: 614 (23.28%)
Sales and office occupations: 608 (23.06%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 26 (0.99%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 231 (8.76%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 612 (23.21%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 83 (3.15%)
Construction: 145 (5.5%)
Manufacturing: 485 (18.39%)
Wholesale trade.: 99 (3.75%)
Retail trade: 385 (14.6%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 87 (3.3%)
Information: 23 (0.87%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 79 (3%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 49 (1.86%)
Educational, health and social services: 624 (23.66%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 186 (7.05%)
Other services (except public administration): 145 (5.5%)
Public administration: 247 (9.37%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,979 (75.05%)
Government workers: 478 (18.13%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 173 (6.56%)
Unpaid family workers: 7 (0.27%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 2,361 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 334 (14.15%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 256 (10.84%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 388 (16.43%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 398 (16.86%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 402 (17.03%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 396 (16.77%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 152 (6.44%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 22 (0.93%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 13 (0.55%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $30,857

With earnings: 1,719 (72.81%)
--Mean earnings: $36,401
With Social Security income: 859 (36.38%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,818
With Supplemental Security Income: 105 (4.45%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,193
With public assistance income: 138 (5.84%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,315
With retirement income: 430 (18.21%)
--Mean retirement income: $9,968

Families: 1,438 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 68 (4.73%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 88 (6.12%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 203 (14.12%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 252 (17.52%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 313 (21.77%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 349 (24.27%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 130 (9.04%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 22 (1.53%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 13 (0.9%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $39,762

Per capita income: $14,918

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $27,342
Female full-time, year-round workers: $19,109

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 128 (8.9%)
--With related children under 18 years: 104 (7.23%)
----With related children under 5 years: 74 (5.15%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 71 (4.94%)
--With related children under 18 years: 65 (4.52%)
----With related children under 5 years: 47 (3.27%)
Individuals: 825 (57.37%)
--18 years and over: 543 (37.76%)
----65 years and over: 139 (9.67%)
--Related children under 18 years: 269 (18.71%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 177 (12.31%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 355 (24.69%)

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