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

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