Wheeling, IL

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1781087, place: Wheeling village, Illinois)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 27,137 (100%)
In labor force: 19,881 (73.26%)
--Civilian labor force: 19,859 (73.18%)
----Employed: 19,329 (71.23%)
----Unemployed: 530 (1.95%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 2.7%
--Armed Forces: 22 (0.08%)
Not in labor force: 7,256 (26.74%)
Females 16 years and over: 13,908 (51.25%)
In labor force: 9,047 (33.34%)
--Civilian labor force: 9,047 (33.34%)
----Employed: 8,811 (32.47%)
Own children under 6 years: 2,643 (9.74%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,557 (5.74%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 18,933 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 15,123 (79.88%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 2,358 (12.45%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 628 (3.32%)
Walked: 332 (1.75%)
Other means: 130 (0.69%)
Worked at home: 362 (1.91%)
Mean travel time to work: 25.8 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 19,329 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 6,799 (35.18%)
Service occupations: 2,397 (12.4%)
Sales and office occupations: 6,048 (31.29%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 19 (0.1%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 1,206 (6.24%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 2,860 (14.8%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 43 (0.22%)
Construction: 840 (4.35%)
Manufacturing: 3,974 (20.56%)
Wholesale trade.: 873 (4.52%)
Retail trade: 2,604 (13.47%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 931 (4.82%)
Information: 561 (2.9%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 1,590 (8.23%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 2,722 (14.08%)
Educational, health and social services: 2,492 (12.89%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 1,445 (7.48%)
Other services (except public administration): 961 (4.97%)
Public administration: 293 (1.52%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 17,219 (89.08%)
Government workers: 1,344 (6.95%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 711 (3.68%)
Unpaid family workers: 55 (0.28%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 13,237 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 662 (5%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 350 (2.64%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 988 (7.46%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,278 (9.65%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 2,452 (18.52%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 3,476 (26.26%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 2,105 (15.9%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,333 (10.07%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 288 (2.18%)
$200,000 or more: 305 (2.3%)
Median household income: $55,491

With earnings: 11,619 (87.78%)
--Mean earnings: $64,879
With Social Security income: 2,324 (17.56%)
--Mean Social Security income: $12,501
With Supplemental Security Income: 390 (2.95%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $7,440
With public assistance income: 215 (1.62%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,663
With retirement income: 1,365 (10.31%)
--Mean retirement income: $12,757

Families: 8,456 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 137 (1.62%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 99 (1.17%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 513 (6.07%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 696 (8.23%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,383 (16.36%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 2,463 (29.13%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,657 (19.6%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,058 (12.51%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 233 (2.76%)
$200,000 or more: 217 (2.57%)
Median family income: $63,088

Per capita income: $24,989

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $41,586
Female full-time, year-round workers: $32,262

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 232 (2.74%)
--With related children under 18 years: 197 (2.33%)
----With related children under 5 years: 133 (1.57%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 77 (0.91%)
--With related children under 18 years: 77 (0.91%)
----With related children under 5 years: 19 (0.22%)
Individuals: 1,803 (21.32%)
--18 years and over: 1,275 (15.08%)
----65 years and over: 259 (3.06%)
--Related children under 18 years: 505 (5.97%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 262 (3.1%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 792 (9.37%)

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