Wilmette, IL

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1782075, place: Wilmette village, Illinois)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 20,184 (100%)
In labor force: 12,875 (63.79%)
--Civilian labor force: 12,875 (63.79%)
----Employed: 12,541 (62.13%)
----Unemployed: 334 (1.65%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 2.6%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 7,309 (36.21%)
Females 16 years and over: 10,888 (53.94%)
In labor force: 5,736 (28.42%)
--Civilian labor force: 5,736 (28.42%)
----Employed: 5,583 (27.66%)
Own children under 6 years: 2,425 (12.01%)
All parents in family in labor force: 940 (4.66%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 12,371 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 8,159 (65.95%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 764 (6.18%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 2,310 (18.67%)
Walked: 158 (1.28%)
Other means: 99 (0.8%)
Worked at home: 881 (7.12%)
Mean travel time to work: 32.4 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 12,541 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 8,382 (66.84%)
Service occupations: 565 (4.51%)
Sales and office occupations: 3,088 (24.62%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 5 (0.04%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 232 (1.85%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 269 (2.14%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 16 (0.13%)
Construction: 303 (2.42%)
Manufacturing: 1,063 (8.48%)
Wholesale trade.: 372 (2.97%)
Retail trade: 1,081 (8.62%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 198 (1.58%)
Information: 458 (3.65%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 1,775 (14.15%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 2,875 (22.92%)
Educational, health and social services: 3,047 (24.3%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 562 (4.48%)
Other services (except public administration): 566 (4.51%)
Public administration: 225 (1.79%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 9,970 (79.5%)
Government workers: 922 (7.35%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 1,560 (12.44%)
Unpaid family workers: 89 (0.71%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 9,994 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 256 (2.56%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 176 (1.76%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 334 (3.34%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 486 (4.86%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 874 (8.75%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,314 (13.15%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,158 (11.59%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 2,081 (20.82%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 1,117 (11.18%)
$200,000 or more: 2,198 (21.99%)
Median household income: $106,773

With earnings: 8,326 (83.31%)
--Mean earnings: $144,862
With Social Security income: 2,949 (29.51%)
--Mean Social Security income: $15,054
With Supplemental Security Income: 149 (1.49%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $9,674
With public assistance income: 54 (0.54%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,173
With retirement income: 1,543 (15.44%)
--Mean retirement income: $27,977

Families: 7,695 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 68 (0.88%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 44 (0.57%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 169 (2.2%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 251 (3.26%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 528 (6.86%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 840 (10.92%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 887 (11.53%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,914 (24.87%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 987 (12.83%)
$200,000 or more: 2,007 (26.08%)
Median family income: $122,515

Per capita income: $55,611

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $97,143
Female full-time, year-round workers: $50,007

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 102 (1.33%)
--With related children under 18 years: 72 (0.94%)
----With related children under 5 years: 8 (0.1%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 22 (0.29%)
--With related children under 18 years: 14 (0.18%)
----With related children under 5 years: 3 (0.04%)
Individuals: 623 (8.1%)
--18 years and over: 486 (6.32%)
----65 years and over: 209 (2.72%)
--Related children under 18 years: 137 (1.78%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 118 (1.53%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 287 (3.73%)

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