2001 American Community Survey Profile
Waukegan township
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TABLE 3. PROFILE OF SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
  Estimate Lower
Bound
Upper
Bound
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over
64,950
60,528
69,372
In labor force
45,455
41,840
49,070
Civilian labor force
45,046
41,467
48,625
Employed
42,372
38,902
45,842
Unemployed
2,674
1,847
3,501
Percent unemployed
5.9
4.1
7.7
Armed Forces
409
96
723
Not in labor force
19,495
17,446
21,544
 
Females 16 years and over
32,727
30,438
35,016
In labor force
20,302
18,329
22,275
Civilian labor force
20,222
18,252
22,192
Employed
19,212
17,255
21,169
 
Own children under 6 years
10,122
8,535
11,709
All parents in family in labor force
7,282
5,751
8,813
 
Own children 6 to 17 years
13,694
11,557
15,831
All parents in family in labor force
10,995
8,857
13,133
 
Population 16 to 19 years
6,121
4,870
7,372
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
2,062
1,376
2,748
Unemployed or not in the labor force
1,011
363
1,659
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
41,889
38,445
45,333
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
28,077
25,623
30,531
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
10,632
8,363
12,901
Public transportation (including taxicab)
1,801
933
2,669
Walked
941
95
1,787
Other means
105
0
227
Worked at home
333
66
600
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
25.9
24.3
27.6
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
42,372
38,902
45,842
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
7,153
5,779
8,527
Service occupations
9,665
7,810
11,520
Sales and office occupations
8,944
7,350
10,538
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
27
0
73
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
3,466
2,364
4,568
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
13,117
11,233
15,001
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
152
0
400
Construction
2,082
1,221
2,943
Manufacturing
11,192
9,351
13,033
Wholesale trade
3,138
2,133
4,143
Retail trade
5,158
3,835
6,481
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
1,794
1,094
2,494
Information
930
381
1,479
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
1,591
974
2,208
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
3,623
2,689
4,557
Educational, health, and social services
5,472
4,487
6,457
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
3,856
2,800
4,912
Other services (except public administration)
1,849
1,280
2,418
Public administration
1,535
893
2,177
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
36,345
33,340
39,350
Government workers
4,972
3,924
6,020
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
1,055
595
1,515
Unpaid family workers
0
0
488
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2001 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
28,627
27,017
30,237
Less than $10,000
2,703
1,896
3,510
$10,000 to $14,999
1,771
1,086
2,456
$15,000 to $24,999
3,435
2,631
4,239
$25,000 to $34,999
4,369
3,278
5,460
$35,000 to $49,999
5,856
5,056
6,656
$50,000 to $74,999
5,921
4,787
7,055
$75,000 to $99,999
2,517
1,826
3,208
$100,000 to $149,999
1,580
1,055
2,105
$150,000 to $199,999
349
102
597
$200,000 or more
126
7
245
Median household income (dollars)
40,395
37,993
42,797
Mean household income (dollars)
46,126
43,270
48,982
 
With earnings
24,658
23,127
26,189
Mean earnings (dollars)
46,172
42,946
49,398
With Social Security
5,409
4,566
6,252
Mean Social Security income (dollars)
10,538
9,581
11,495
With retirement income
4,909
4,101
5,718
Mean retirement income (dollars)
12,780
10,843
14,717
 
With public assistance income or noncash benefit(s)
7,029
5,655
8,403
With Supplemental Security Income
510
215
805
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
4,711
3,370
6,052
With cash public assistance income
568
185
951
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)
3,611
1,649
5,573
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
2,069
1,270
2,868
With free or reduced price school meal benefits in the past 12 months
4,363
3,294
5,432
 
Families
19,711
18,139
21,283
Less than $10,000
1,601
903
2,299
$10,000 to $14,999
956
317
1,595
$15,000 to $24,999
2,603
1,796
3,410
$25,000 to $34,999
2,537
1,735
3,339
$35,000 to $49,999
3,690
3,040
4,340
$50,000 to $74,999
4,686
3,729
5,643
$75,000 to $99,999
1,858
1,368
2,348
$100,000 to $149,999
1,349
915
1,783
$150,000 to $199,999
305
71
539
$200,000 or more
126
7
245
Median family income (dollars)
42,994
39,615
46,373
Mean family income (dollars)
49,696
46,137
53,255
 
Per capita income (dollars)
16,192
15,022
17,362
 
Nonfamily households
8,916
7,627
10,205
Median nonfamily income (dollars)
33,065
29,518
36,613
Mean nonfamily income (dollars)
36,118
31,788
40,448
 
Median earnings (dollars):
21,854
20,780
22,928
Male full-time, year-round workers
27,053
25,639
28,467
Female full-time, year-round workers
25,984
23,555
28,413
 
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
2,380
1,583
3,177
With related children under 18 years
2,156
1,374
2,938
With related children under 5 years only
63
0
169
 
Families with female householder, no husband present
1,540
900
2,180
With related children under 18 years
1,454
824
2,084
With related children under 5 years only
63
0
169
 
Individuals
12,594
8,806
16,382
18 years and over
7,441
5,459
9,423
65 years and over
744
363
1,125
Related children under 18 years
5,014
2,965
7,063
Related children 5 to 17 years
3,779
2,236
5,322
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
2,483
1,368
3,598
 
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals
14.4
10.3
18.5
18 years and over
12.0
8.9
15.1
65 years and over
12.0
6.1
17.9
Related children under 18 years
20.1
12.7
27.5
Related children under 5 years
15.0
6.8
23.3
Related children 5 to 17 years
22.6
14.5
30.7
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
18.3
11.2
25.4
 

The 2001 American Community Survey universe is limited to the household population and excludes the population living in institutions, college dormitories, and other group quarters. Data are based on a sample and are subject to sampling variability. The degree of uncertainty for an estimate is represented through the use of a confidence interval. The confidence interval computed here is a 90 percent confidence interval and can be interpreted roughly as providing 90 percent certainty that the true number falls between the lower and upper bounds.

The number of householders does not necessarily equal the number of households because of differences in the weighting schemes for the population and occupied housing units.

Employment and unemployment estimates may vary from the official labor force data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics because of differences in survey design and data collection.

Industry categories adhere to the guidelines issued in Clarification Memorandum No. 2, "NAICS Alternate Aggregation Structure for Use By U. S. Statistical Agencies," issued by the Office of Management and Budget.

Free or reduced price school meal benefits figures only include households with children under 18 years.

1. An '*' entry in the lower and upper bound columns indicates that too few sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the lower and upper bounds. A statistical test is not appropriate.
2. An '**' entry in the lower and upper bound columns indicates that no sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the lower and upper bounds. A statistical test is not appropriate.
3. An '-' entry in the estimate column indicates that no sample observations were available to compute an estimate.
4. An '-' following a median estimate means the median falls in the lowest interval of an open-ended distribution.
5. An '+' following a median estimate means the median falls in the upper interval of an open-ended distribution.
6. An '***' entry in the lower and upper bound columns indicates that the median falls in the lowest interval or upper interval of an open-ended distribution. A statistical test is not appropriate.
7. An '*****' entry in the lower and upper bound columns indicates that the estimate is controlled. A statistical test is not appropriate.
8. An 'N' entry in the estimate, lower bound, and upper bound columns indicates that data for this geographic area cannot be displayed because the number of sample cases is too small.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
American Community Survey Office

Created: Wednesday May 29, 2002
Last revised: Thursday August 23, 2007