2001 American Community Survey Profile
Waukegan city
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TABLE 3. PROFILE OF SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
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Estimate |
Lower Bound |
Upper Bound |
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EMPLOYMENT STATUS
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Population 16 years and over
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62,462
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58,075
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66,849
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In labor force
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45,135
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41,371
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48,899
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Civilian labor force
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44,733
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40,973
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48,493
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Employed
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42,124
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38,448
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45,800
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Unemployed
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2,609
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1,824
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3,394
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Percent unemployed
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5.8
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4.0
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7.6
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Armed Forces
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402
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145
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659
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Not in labor force
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17,327
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15,656
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18,998
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Females 16 years and over
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31,456
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29,250
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33,662
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In labor force
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19,921
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18,035
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21,807
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Civilian labor force
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19,795
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17,909
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21,681
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Employed
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18,929
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17,063
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20,795
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Own children under 6 years
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8,899
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7,209
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10,589
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All parents in family in labor force
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5,995
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4,348
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7,642
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Own children 6 to 17 years
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12,799
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10,921
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14,677
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All parents in family in labor force
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10,378
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8,530
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12,226
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Population 16 to 19 years
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5,519
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4,443
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6,595
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Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
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1,881
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1,198
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2,564
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Unemployed or not in the labor force
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911
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279
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1,543
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COMMUTING TO WORK
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Workers 16 years and over
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41,629
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38,065
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45,193
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Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
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28,730
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26,154
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31,306
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Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
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10,220
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7,870
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12,570
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Public transportation (including taxicab)
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1,228
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624
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1,832
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Walked
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941
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95
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1,787
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Other means
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48
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0
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129
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Worked at home
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462
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173
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751
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Mean travel time to work (minutes)
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26.0
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24.4
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27.7
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Employed civilian population 16 years and over
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42,124
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38,448
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45,800
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OCCUPATION
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Management, professional, and related occupations
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8,715
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7,129
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10,301
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Service occupations
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7,920
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6,206
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9,634
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Sales and office occupations
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9,419
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7,832
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11,006
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Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
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27
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0
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73
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Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
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3,273
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2,171
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4,375
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Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
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12,770
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10,840
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14,701
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INDUSTRY
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Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
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152
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0
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400
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Construction
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2,082
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1,221
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2,943
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Manufacturing
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11,331
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9,377
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13,285
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Wholesale trade
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3,103
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2,328
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3,879
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Retail trade
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4,929
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3,593
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6,266
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Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
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1,816
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1,059
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2,573
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Information
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837
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299
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1,375
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Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
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1,764
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1,107
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2,421
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Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
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3,898
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2,943
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4,853
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Educational, health, and social services
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5,307
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4,202
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6,413
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Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
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3,560
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2,511
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4,609
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Other services (except public administration)
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1,653
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1,151
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2,155
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Public administration
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1,692
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1,009
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2,375
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CLASS OF WORKER
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Private wage and salary workers
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36,072
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32,746
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39,398
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Government workers
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4,986
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3,849
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6,123
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Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
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1,066
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629
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1,503
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Unpaid family workers
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0
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0
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488
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INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2001 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
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Total households
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27,966
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26,489
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29,443
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Less than $10,000
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2,425
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1,600
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3,250
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$10,000 to $14,999
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1,397
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780
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2,014
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$15,000 to $24,999
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3,309
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2,476
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4,142
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$25,000 to $34,999
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3,991
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2,981
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5,001
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$35,000 to $49,999
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5,868
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5,069
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6,667
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$50,000 to $74,999
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5,647
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4,631
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6,663
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$75,000 to $99,999
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2,748
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2,146
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3,350
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$100,000 to $149,999
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1,893
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1,358
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2,428
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$150,000 to $199,999
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498
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206
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790
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$200,000 or more
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190
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40
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340
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Median household income (dollars)
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41,673
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39,498
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43,848
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Mean household income (dollars)
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49,262
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45,957
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52,567
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With earnings
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24,150
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22,599
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25,701
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Mean earnings (dollars)
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49,885
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46,258
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53,512
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With Social Security
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4,687
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3,908
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5,466
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Mean Social Security income (dollars)
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10,540
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9,464
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11,616
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With retirement income
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4,306
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3,539
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5,073
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Mean retirement income (dollars)
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13,394
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11,369
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15,419
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With public assistance income or noncash benefit(s)
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6,074
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4,865
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7,283
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With Supplemental Security Income
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437
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208
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666
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Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
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4,477
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3,096
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5,858
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With cash public assistance income
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357
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48
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666
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Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)
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3,306
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2,102
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4,511
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With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
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1,586
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977
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2,195
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With free or reduced price school meal benefits in the past 12 months
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3,833
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2,822
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4,844
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Families
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18,541
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17,139
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19,944
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Less than $10,000
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1,088
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492
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1,684
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$10,000 to $14,999
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741
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190
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1,292
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$15,000 to $24,999
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2,384
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1,635
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3,133
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$25,000 to $34,999
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2,021
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1,450
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2,592
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$35,000 to $49,999
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3,384
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2,732
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4,036
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$50,000 to $74,999
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4,539
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3,645
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5,433
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$75,000 to $99,999
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2,202
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1,679
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2,725
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$100,000 to $149,999
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1,571
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1,150
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1,992
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$150,000 to $199,999
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421
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139
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703
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$200,000 or more
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190
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40
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340
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Median family income (dollars)
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48,198
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42,923
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53,473
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Mean family income (dollars)
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55,117
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50,938
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59,296
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Per capita income (dollars)
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17,829
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16,565
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19,093
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Nonfamily households
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9,425
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8,108
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10,742
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Median nonfamily income (dollars)
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32,800
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28,203
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37,397
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Mean nonfamily income (dollars)
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35,515
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31,314
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39,716
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Median earnings (dollars):
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22,581
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20,654
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24,508
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Male full-time, year-round workers
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28,780
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25,663
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31,897
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Female full-time, year-round workers
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25,603
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23,136
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28,070
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NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
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Families
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1,875
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1,212
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2,538
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With related children under 18 years
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1,650
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1,010
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2,290
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With related children under 5 years only
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227
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0
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512
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Families with female householder, no husband present
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1,078
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548
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1,608
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With related children under 18 years
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992
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466
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1,518
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With related children under 5 years only
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227
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0
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512
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Individuals
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9,923
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6,866
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12,980
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18 years and over
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6,470
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4,592
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8,348
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65 years and over
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568
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243
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893
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Related children under 18 years
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3,314
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1,822
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4,806
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Related children 5 to 17 years
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2,459
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1,273
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3,645
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Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
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2,542
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1,306
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3,778
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PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
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Individuals
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12.0
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8.4
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15.6
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18 years and over
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10.8
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7.7
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13.9
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65 years and over
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11.1
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5.0
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17.2
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Related children under 18 years
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14.5
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8.4
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20.6
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Related children under 5 years
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11.8
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4.7
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18.9
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Related children 5 to 17 years
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15.7
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8.8
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22.6
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Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
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18.5
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10.9
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26.1
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