Decatur, Illinois Economy Profile

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Decatur, Illinois Economy

sixty-one point one seven percent of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Decatur, Illinois. Among them 29.9% are females aged 16 and over. 82.43% of Decatur, Illinois workers 16 years and over commute to work by car, truck, or van - drive alone. 1.25% use public transportation (including taxicab). Two point zero one percent of Decatur, Illinois residents work at home.

The total population of Decatur, Illinois is 81,860 people. The median household income in Decatur, Illinois is thirty-three thousand, one hundred and eleven dollars. Management, professional, and related occupations make up 27.4% of all occupations. 8.86% of Decatur, Illinois population is involved into construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations. 26.47% of population are in sales and office occupations. Production, transportation, and material moving occupations account for 20.12% of occupations.

18.06% of families in Decatur, Illinois have an income from $35,000 to $49,999. 0.0 of families are below poverty level. Decatur, Illinois median household income is thirty-three thousand, one hundred and eleven dollars. On an average, male full-time, year-round workers, receive $36,920, female full-time, year-round workers, are paid twenty-two thousand, three hundred and fifty-nine dollars.

	Decatur, Illinois	%, Decatur, Illinois	United States
Population 16 years and over	64,420		217,168,077
In labor force	39,407	61.17%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	39,352	61.09%	63.39%
- - Employed	35,794	55.56%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	3,558	5.52%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	9.0		5.8
- Armed Forces	55	0.09%	0.53%
Not in labor force	25,013	38.83%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	34,841	54.08%	51.66%
In labor force	19,264	29.9%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	19,264	29.9%	29.65%
- - Employed	17,588	27.3%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	6,293	9.77%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	4,122		12,787,501
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	35,140		128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	28,966	82.43%	75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	3,766	10.72%	12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)	440	1.25%	4.73%
Walked	935	2.66%	2.93%
Other means	326	0.93%	1.19%
Worked at home	707	2.01%	3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	16.9	0.05%	25.5
Employed civilian population 16 years and over	35,794		129,721,512
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	9,806	27.4%	33.65%
Service occupations	6,050	16.9%	14.86%
Sales and office occupations	9,474	26.47%	26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	92	0.26%	0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations	3,170	8.86%	9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	7,202	20.12%	14.62%
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	421	1.18%	1.87%
Construction	2,072	5.79%	6.78%
Manufacturing	6,793	18.98%	14.1%
Wholesale trade	1,081	3.02%	3.6%
Retail trade	4,347	12.14%	11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	2,612	7.3%	5.2%
Information	846	2.36%	3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing	1,683	4.7%	6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services	2,281	6.37%	9.3%
Educational, health and social services	7,187	20.08%	19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services	3,081	8.61%	7.87%
Other services (except public administration)	2,027	5.66%	4.87%
Public administration	1,363	3.81%	4.79%
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers	30,122	84.15%	78.47%
Government workers	3,903	10.9%	14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	1,699	4.75%	6.63%
Unpaid family workers	70	0.2%	0.31%

	Decatur, Illinois	%, Decatur, Illinois	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	34,084		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	4,447	13.05%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,929	8.59%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	5,351	15.7%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	4,968	14.58%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	5,625	16.5%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	5,925	17.38%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	2,545	7.47%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,572	4.61%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	272	0.8%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	450	1.32%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	33,111		41,994
With earnings	25,332	39.32%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	45,225		56,604
With Social Security income	10,558	16.39%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	11,927		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	1,773	2.75%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,354		6,320
With public assistance income	1,577	2.45%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,047		3,032
With retirement income	6,646	10.32%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	16,705		17,376
Families	21,214		72,261,780
Less than $10,000	1,776	8.37%	5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,124	5.3%	4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	2,645	12.47%	10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999	2,890	13.62%	12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999	3,831	18.06%	17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999	4,737	22.33%	22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999	2,199	10.37%	12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,410	6.65%	9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	241	1.14%	2.75%
$200,000 or more	361	1.7%	2.92%
Median family income (dollars)	42,379		50,046
Per capita income (dollars)	19,009		21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers	36,920		37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers	22,359		27,194
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families	2,571		6,620,945
With related children under 18 years	2,193	85.3%	77.87%
- With related children under 5 years	1,057	41.11%	38.7%
Families with female householder, no husband present	1,755		3,315,916
With related children under 18 years	1,629	92.82%	88.68%
- With related children under 5 years	797	45.41%	42.27%
Individuals	12,999		33,899,812
18 years and over	8,068	62.07%	65.35%
- 65 years and over	1,139	8.76%	9.7%
Related children under 18 years	4,831	37.16%	33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years	3,246	24.97%	23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	4,295	33.04%	31.63%

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