Wheaton, IL

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1781048, place: Wheaton city, Illinois)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 42,658 (100%)
In labor force: 29,083 (68.18%)
--Civilian labor force: 29,077 (68.16%)
----Employed: 28,048 (65.75%)
----Unemployed: 1,029 (2.41%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 3.5%
--Armed Forces: 6 (0.01%)
Not in labor force: 13,575 (31.82%)
Females 16 years and over: 22,291 (52.26%)
In labor force: 13,316 (31.22%)
--Civilian labor force: 13,316 (31.22%)
----Employed: 12,792 (29.99%)
Own children under 6 years: 4,203 (9.85%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,840 (4.31%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 27,826 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 21,129 (75.93%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,614 (5.8%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 2,371 (8.52%)
Walked: 1,172 (4.21%)
Other means: 279 (1%)
Worked at home: 1,261 (4.53%)
Mean travel time to work: 28 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 28,048 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 15,092 (53.81%)
Service occupations: 2,465 (8.79%)
Sales and office occupations: 7,857 (28.01%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 6 (0.02%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 1,167 (4.16%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,461 (5.21%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 40 (0.14%)
Construction: 1,150 (4.1%)
Manufacturing: 2,801 (9.99%)
Wholesale trade.: 992 (3.54%)
Retail trade: 2,875 (10.25%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 766 (2.73%)
Information: 1,700 (6.06%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 2,819 (10.05%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 4,323 (15.41%)
Educational, health and social services: 6,522 (23.25%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 1,651 (5.89%)
Other services (except public administration): 1,613 (5.75%)
Public administration: 796 (2.84%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 23,255 (82.91%)
Government workers: 3,222 (11.49%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 1,548 (5.52%)
Unpaid family workers: 23 (0.08%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 19,427 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 473 (2.43%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 438 (2.25%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 986 (5.08%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,484 (7.64%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 2,486 (12.8%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 4,061 (20.9%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 2,979 (15.33%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 3,500 (18.02%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 1,289 (6.64%)
$200,000 or more: 1,731 (8.91%)
Median household income: $73,385

With earnings: 17,011 (87.56%)
--Mean earnings: $91,399
With Social Security income: 3,867 (19.91%)
--Mean Social Security income: $13,731
With Supplemental Security Income: 277 (1.43%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,174
With public assistance income: 185 (0.95%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,742
With retirement income: 2,828 (14.56%)
--Mean retirement income: $27,033

Families: 13,887 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 209 (1.51%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 159 (1.14%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 430 (3.1%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 648 (4.67%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,253 (9.02%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 2,663 (19.18%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 2,541 (18.3%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 3,171 (22.83%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 1,172 (8.44%)
$200,000 or more: 1,641 (11.82%)
Median family income: $90,475

Per capita income: $34,147

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $64,871
Female full-time, year-round workers: $38,485

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 330 (2.38%)
--With related children under 18 years: 254 (1.83%)
----With related children under 5 years: 94 (0.68%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 153 (1.1%)
--With related children under 18 years: 132 (0.95%)
----With related children under 5 years: 47 (0.34%)
Individuals: 1,847 (13.3%)
--18 years and over: 1,367 (9.84%)
----65 years and over: 226 (1.63%)
--Related children under 18 years: 469 (3.38%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 334 (2.41%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 769 (5.54%)

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