Peoria, Illinois Economy Profile

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Peoria, Illinois Economy

12.89% Peoria, Illinois households have a household income of between $25,000 and $34,999.15.41% Peoria, Illinois households have a household income of between $35,000 to $49,999. Median household income in a Peoria, Illinois household is thirty-six thousand, three hundred and ninety-seven dollars. Peoria, Illinois households with supplemental security income account for 2.63% of Peoria, Illinois households. There are 3.1% households with public assistance income in Peoria, Illinois.

eighty-three point seven one percent of workers comprise private wage and salary workers in Peoria, Illinois. Government workers account for eleven point three percent of Peoria, Illinois workers. The earnings of male full-time, year-round workers, in Peoria, Illinois are $40,879. The amount of earnings of female full-time, year-round workers reaches twenty-five thousand, six hundred and forty-two dollars.

62.21% of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Peoria, Illinois. Among them 30.63% are females aged 16 and over. 24.92% of workers provide educational, health and social services. Nine point nine seven percent of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services in Peoria, Illinois.

	Peoria, Illinois	%, Peoria, Illinois	United States
Population 16 years and over	86,749		217,168,077
In labor force	53,967	62.21%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	53,860	62.09%	63.39%
- - Employed	49,878	57.5%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	3,982	4.59%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	7.4		5.8
- Armed Forces	107	0.12%	0.53%
Not in labor force	32,782	37.79%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	46,828	53.98%	51.66%
In labor force	26,573	30.63%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	26,549	30.6%	29.65%
- - Employed	24,694	28.47%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	9,229	10.64%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	5,713		12,787,501
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	49,161		128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	39,308	79.96%	75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	5,171	10.52%	12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)	1,558	3.17%	4.73%
Walked	1,856	3.78%	2.93%
Other means	268	0.55%	1.19%
Worked at home	1,000	2.03%	3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	16.6	0.03%	25.5
Employed civilian population 16 years and over	49,878		129,721,512
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	19,104	38.3%	33.65%
Service occupations	8,845	17.73%	14.86%
Sales and office occupations	13,175	26.41%	26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	30	0.06%	0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations	2,837	5.69%	9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	5,887	11.8%	14.62%
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	105	0.21%	1.87%
Construction	2,033	4.08%	6.78%
Manufacturing	7,734	15.51%	14.1%
Wholesale trade	1,281	2.57%	3.6%
Retail trade	5,776	11.58%	11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,642	3.29%	5.2%
Information	1,406	2.82%	3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing	2,821	5.66%	6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services	5,238	10.5%	9.3%
Educational, health and social services	12,432	24.92%	19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services	4,974	9.97%	7.87%
Other services (except public administration)	2,542	5.1%	4.87%
Public administration	1,894	3.8%	4.79%
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers	41,751	83.71%	78.47%
Government workers	5,638	11.3%	14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	2,416	4.84%	6.63%
Unpaid family workers	73	0.15%	0.31%

	Peoria, Illinois	%, Peoria, Illinois	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	45,094		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	5,804	12.87%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,565	7.91%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	6,567	14.56%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	5,814	12.89%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	6,947	15.41%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	8,038	17.82%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	3,937	8.73%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	2,855	6.33%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	677	1.5%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	890	1.97%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	36,397		41,994
With earnings	35,121	40.49%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	48,830		56,604
With Social Security income	11,888	13.7%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	11,748		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	2,278	2.63%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,312		6,320
With public assistance income	2,686	3.1%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,299		3,032
With retirement income	7,993	9.21%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	19,731		17,376
Families	27,342		72,261,780
Less than $10,000	2,505	9.16%	5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,551	5.67%	4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	3,186	11.65%	10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999	2,991	10.94%	12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999	4,220	15.43%	17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999	5,742	21.0%	22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999	3,248	11.88%	12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999	2,500	9.14%	9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	624	2.28%	2.75%
$200,000 or more	775	2.83%	2.92%
Median family income (dollars)	46,882		50,046
Per capita income (dollars)	20,512		21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers	40,879		37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers	25,642		27,194
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families	3,853		6,620,945
With related children under 18 years	3,349	86.92%	77.87%
- With related children under 5 years	1,831	47.52%	38.7%
Families with female householder, no husband present	2,664		3,315,916
With related children under 18 years	2,547	95.61%	88.68%
- With related children under 5 years	1,389	52.14%	42.27%
Individuals	20,220		33,899,812
18 years and over	12,045	59.57%	65.35%
- 65 years and over	1,277	6.32%	9.7%
Related children under 18 years	7,974	39.44%	33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years	5,449	26.95%	23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	6,392	31.61%	31.63%

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