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Elgin, Illinois Economy Profile

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 Elgin, Illinois United States
StateIllinois
CityElgin
Total population94,487 281,421,906
Male47,213138,053,563
Female47,274143,368,343
Median age (years)30.935.3
Total households31,543105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)52,60541,994

Elgin, Illinois Economy

The number of private wage and salary workers in Elgin, Illinois equals 40,254. Government workers comprise 10.1% of workers in Elgin, Illinois. Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business make up 2.67% of Elgin, Illinois labor force. There are sixty-four unpaid family workers in Elgin, Illinois.

six point two five percent of population are involved in construction, 24.52% are in manufacturing, and three point seven one percent are in wholesale trade. Eight point nine three percent of labor force provide professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services in Elgin, Illinois. 7.64% of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, in Elgin, Illinois.

70.61% of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Elgin, Illinois. 78.29% of Elgin, Illinois workers 16 years and over commute to work by car, truck, or van - drive alone. Two point zero seven percent of Elgin, Illinois residents work at home. 2.74% use public transportation (including taxicab).

 Elgin, Illinois %, Elgin, Illinois United States
Population 16 years and over69,536  217,168,077
In labor force49,099 70.61%63.92%
- Civilian labor force49,085 70.59%63.39%
- - Employed46,221 66.47%59.73%
- - Unemployed2,864 4.12%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force5.8  5.8
- Armed Forces14 0.02%0.53%
Not in labor force20,437 29.39%36.08%
 
Females 16 years and over35,177 50.59%51.66%
In labor force22,809 32.8%29.72%
- Civilian labor force22,809 32.8%29.65%
- - Employed21,426 30.81%27.92%
 
Own children under 6 years9,587 13.79%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force5,682  12,787,501
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over45,445  128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone35,580 78.29%75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled6,480 14.26%12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)1,244 2.74%4.73%
Walked847 1.86%2.93%
Other means352 0.77%1.19%
Worked at home942 2.07%3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)26.2 0.06%25.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over46,221  129,721,512
 
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations12,919 27.95%33.65%
Service occupations6,946 15.03%14.86%
Sales and office occupations11,802 25.53%26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations117 0.25%0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations3,983 8.62%9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations10,454 22.62%14.62%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining98 0.21%1.87%
Construction2,890 6.25%6.78%
Manufacturing11,335 24.52%14.1%
Wholesale trade1,717 3.71%3.6%
Retail trade4,884 10.57%11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities2,186 4.73%5.2%
Information1,560 3.38%3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing3,080 6.66%6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services4,128 8.93%9.3%
Educational, health and social services7,865 17.02%19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services3,530 7.64%7.87%
Other services (except public administration)1,691 3.66%4.87%
Public administration1,257 2.72%4.79%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers40,254 87.09%78.47%
Government workers4,667 10.1%14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business1,236 2.67%6.63%
Unpaid family workers64 0.14%0.31%
 Elgin, Illinois %, Elgin, Illinois United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households31,563  105,539,122
Less than $10,0001,459 4.62%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,9991,328 4.21%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,9992,806 8.89%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,9993,638 11.53%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,9995,546 17.57%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,9997,834 24.82%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,9994,673 14.81%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,9993,282 10.4%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999566 1.79%2.2%
$200,000 or more431 1.37%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)52,605  41,994
With earnings27,422 39.44%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)61,347  56,604
With Social Security income5,950 8.56%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)11,924  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income823 1.18%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)6,424  6,320
With public assistance income649 0.93%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)3,090  3,032
With retirement income3,571 5.14%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)18,599  17,376
 
Families22,535  72,261,780
Less than $10,000776 3.44%5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999631 2.8%4.31%
$15,000 to $24,9991,493 6.63%10.74%
$25,000 to $34,9992,419 10.73%12.02%
$35,000 to $49,9993,550 15.75%17.13%
$50,000 to $74,9996,063 26.9%22.32%
$75,000 to $99,9993,881 17.22%12.47%
$100,000 to $149,9992,885 12.8%9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999502 2.23%2.75%
$200,000 or more335 1.49%2.92%
Median family income (dollars)58,404  50,046
 
Per capita income (dollars)21,112  21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers39,581  37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers28,488  27,194
 
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families1,444  6,620,945
With related children under 18 years1,285 88.99%77.87%
- With related children under 5 years675 46.75%38.7%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present737  3,315,916
With related children under 18 years681 92.4%88.68%
- With related children under 5 years317 43.01%42.27%
 
Individuals7,414  33,899,812
18 years and over4,234 57.11%65.35%
- 65 years and over364 4.91%9.7%
Related children under 18 years3,076 41.49%33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years2,085 28.12%23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over1,886 25.44%31.63%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.