Wamac, IL

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1778721, place: Wamac city, Illinois)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 993 (100%)
In labor force: 636 (64.05%)
--Civilian labor force: 636 (64.05%)
----Employed: 576 (58.01%)
----Unemployed: 60 (6.04%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 9.4%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 357 (35.95%)
Females 16 years and over: 532 (53.58%)
In labor force: 328 (33.03%)
--Civilian labor force: 328 (33.03%)
----Employed: 295 (29.71%)
Own children under 6 years: 130 (13.09%)
All parents in family in labor force: 62 (6.24%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 568 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 439 (77.29%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 65 (11.44%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 42 (7.39%)
Other means: 13 (2.29%)
Worked at home: 9 (1.58%)
Mean travel time to work: 15.9 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 576 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 58 (10.07%)
Service occupations: 140 (24.31%)
Sales and office occupations: 93 (16.15%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 2 (0.35%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 61 (10.59%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 222 (38.54%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 6 (1.04%)
Construction: 34 (5.9%)
Manufacturing: 177 (30.73%)
Wholesale trade.: 7 (1.22%)
Retail trade: 55 (9.55%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 37 (6.42%)
Information: 25 (4.34%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 10 (1.74%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 11 (1.91%)
Educational, health and social services: 120 (20.83%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 45 (7.81%)
Other services (except public administration): 25 (4.34%)
Public administration: 24 (4.17%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 443 (76.91%)
Government workers: 98 (17.01%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 33 (5.73%)
Unpaid family workers: 2 (0.35%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 578 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 112 (19.38%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 71 (12.28%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 89 (15.4%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 122 (21.11%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 88 (15.22%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 70 (12.11%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 14 (2.42%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 5 (0.87%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 1 (0.17%)
$200,000 or more: 6 (1.04%)
Median household income: $26,149

With earnings: 423 (73.18%)
--Mean earnings: $32,267
With Social Security income: 165 (28.55%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,408
With Supplemental Security Income: 22 (3.81%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,245
With public assistance income: 50 (8.65%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,165
With retirement income: 80 (13.84%)
--Mean retirement income: $6,118

Families: 383 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 67 (17.49%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 43 (11.23%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 53 (13.84%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 84 (21.93%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 68 (17.75%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 50 (13.05%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 8 (2.09%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 5 (1.31%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 1 (0.26%)
$200,000 or more: 4 (1.04%)
Median family income: $28,490

Per capita income: $13,781

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $26,974
Female full-time, year-round workers: $19,375

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 101 (26.37%)
--With related children under 18 years: 83 (21.67%)
----With related children under 5 years: 33 (8.62%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 55 (14.36%)
--With related children under 18 years: 51 (13.32%)
----With related children under 5 years: 22 (5.74%)
Individuals: 369 (96.34%)
--18 years and over: 222 (57.96%)
----65 years and over: 11 (2.87%)
--Related children under 18 years: 142 (37.08%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 97 (25.33%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 74 (19.32%)

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