West Point, IL

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1780762, place: West Point village, Illinois)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 149 (100%)
In labor force: 96 (64.43%)
--Civilian labor force: 96 (64.43%)
----Employed: 88 (59.06%)
----Unemployed: 8 (5.37%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 8.3%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 53 (35.57%)
Females 16 years and over: 70 (46.98%)
In labor force: 40 (26.85%)
--Civilian labor force: 40 (26.85%)
----Employed: 38 (25.5%)
Own children under 6 years: 11 (7.38%)
All parents in family in labor force: 6 (4.03%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 88 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 73 (82.95%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 12 (13.64%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 0 (0%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 3 (3.41%)
Mean travel time to work: 40.1 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 88 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 15 (17.05%)
Service occupations: 11 (12.5%)
Sales and office occupations: 10 (11.36%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 3 (3.41%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 16 (18.18%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 33 (37.5%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 0 (0%)
Construction: 12 (13.64%)
Manufacturing: 20 (22.73%)
Wholesale trade.: 12 (13.64%)
Retail trade: 5 (5.68%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 15 (17.05%)
Information: 0 (0%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 0 (0%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 0 (0%)
Educational, health and social services: 11 (12.5%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 4 (4.55%)
Other services (except public administration): 6 (6.82%)
Public administration: 3 (3.41%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 73 (82.95%)
Government workers: 11 (12.5%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 4 (4.55%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 78 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 14 (17.95%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 6 (7.69%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 11 (14.1%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 15 (19.23%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 14 (17.95%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 15 (19.23%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 2 (2.56%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1 (1.28%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $29,500

With earnings: 65 (83.33%)
--Mean earnings: $33,094
With Social Security income: 27 (34.62%)
--Mean Social Security income: $8,259
With Supplemental Security Income: 3 (3.85%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,600
With public assistance income: 4 (5.13%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,050
With retirement income: 8 (10.26%)
--Mean retirement income: $6,088

Families: 45 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 7 (15.56%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 0 (0%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 8 (17.78%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 3 (6.67%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 12 (26.67%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 12 (26.67%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 2 (4.44%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1 (2.22%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $45,250

Per capita income: $13,630

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $29,219
Female full-time, year-round workers: $23,472

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 7 (15.56%)
--With related children under 18 years: 7 (15.56%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 7 (15.56%)
--With related children under 18 years: 7 (15.56%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Individuals: 32 (71.11%)
--18 years and over: 18 (40%)
----65 years and over: 5 (11.11%)
--Related children under 18 years: 14 (31.11%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 14 (31.11%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 11 (24.44%)

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