Central Illinois Development Partnership

Localities:

Economic Development Council of the Bloomington-Normal Area

City of Clinton

Village of Danvers

Village of Dwight

Community & Economic Development Foundation of Ford County

Illinois Valley Area Chamber of Commerce & Economic Development

City of Pontiac

Woodford County

Streator Area Chamber of Commerce & Industry

State of Illinois - Dept. of Commerce & Economic Opportunity

Utilities:

Ameren

Nicor Gas

Private Sector:

Thomas N. Jacob & Associates/The Economic Development Group, Ltd.

Central Illinois Demographics PDF Excel

These demographics include the following counties: Bureau, Champaign, De Witt, Ford, Fulton, Knox, La Salle, Livingston, Logan, Macon, Marshall, Mason, McLean, Menard, Peoria, Piatt, Putnam, Sangamon, Stark, Tazewell and Woodford.

General Demographic Characteristics	Number	Percent
Total population	1,394,631	100.0

SEX AND AGE
Male	681,230	48.8
Female	713,401	51.2

Under 5 years	87,168	6.3
5 to 9 years	93,892	6.7
10 to 14 years	95,817	6.9
15 to 19 years	109,420	7.8
20 to 24 years	111,808	8.0
25 to 34 years	180,407	12.9
35 to 44 years	211,792	15.2
45 to 54 years	187,921	13.5
55 to 59 years	66,620	4.8
60 to 64 years	55,201	4.0
65 to 74 years	97,348	7.0
75 to 84 years	70,247	5.0
85 years and over	26,990	1.9

18 years and over	1,059,613	76.0
Male	509,599	36.5
Female	550,014	39.4
21 years and over	981,508	70.4
62 years and over	226,571	16.2
65 years and over	194,585	14.0
Male	78,402	5.6
Female	116,183	8.3

RACE
One race	1,377,380	98.8
White	1,234,230	88.5
Black or African American	105,607	7.6
American Indian and Alaska Native	2,796	0.2
Asian	23,012	1.7
Asian Indian	6,199	0.4
Chinese	5,878	0.4
Filipino	2,003	0.1
Japanese	1,361	0.1
Korean	3,555	0.3
Vietnamese	1,685	0.1
Other Asian	2,331	0.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	326	0.0
Native Hawaiian	84	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	59	0.0
Samoan	87	0.0
Other Pacific Islander	96	0.0
Some other race	11,409	0.8
Two or more races	17,251	1.2
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races
White	1,249,633	89.6
Black or African American	113,271	8.1
American Indian & Alaska Native	7,504	0.5
Asian	26,462	1.9
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	849	0.1
Some other race	15,251	1.1

Hispanic or Latino and Race
Total population	1,394,631	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	30,038	2.2
Mexican	19,980	1.4
Puerto Rican	2,015	0.1
Cuban	572	0.0
Other Hispanic or Latino	7,471	0.5
Not Hispanic or Latino	1,364,593	97.8
White alone	1,218,086	87.3

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	1,394,631	100.0
In households	1,330,108	95.3
Householder	548,813	39.4
Spouse	285,600	20.5
Child	385,029	27.6
Own child under 18 years	307,844	22.1
Other relatives	40,760	2.9
Under 18 years	18,392	1.3
Nonrelatives	69,906	5.0
Unmarried partner	26,616	1.9
In group quarters	64,523	4.6
Institutionalized population	29,225	2.1
Noninstitutionalized population	35,298	2.5

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	548,813	100.0
Family households (families)	359,035	65.4
With own children under 18 years	166,541	30.3
Married-couple family	285,600	52.0
With own children under 18 years	120,741	22.0
Female householder, no husband present	55,182	10.1
With own children under 18 years	35,425	6.5
Nonfamily households	189,778	34.6
Householder living alone	155,905	28.4
Householder 65 years and over	60,058	10.9

Households with individuals under 18 years	179,112	32.6
Households with individuals 65 years and over	133,805	24.4

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	588,496	100.0
Occupied housing units	548,813	93.3
Vacant housing units	39,683	6.7
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	3,394	0.6

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	548,813	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	384,133	70.0
Renter-occupied housing units	164,680	30.0

Social Characteristics

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	394,537	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	25,966	6.6
Kindergarten	19,092	4.8
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	154,740	39.2
High school (grades 9-12)	75,270	19.1
College or graduate school	119,469	30.3

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	896,807	100.0
Less than 9th grade	41,388	4.6
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	89,094	9.9
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	298,954	33.3
Some college, no degree	201,809	22.5
Associate degree	59,677	6.7
Bachelor's degree	131,475	14.7
Graduate or professional degree	74,410	8.3

Percent high school graduate or higher	(X)	85.5
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	(X)	23.0

MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over	1,117,839	100.0
Never married	293,736	26.3
Now married, except separated	620,635	55.5
Separated	14,052	1.3
Widowed	75,939	6.8
Female	62,419	5.6
Divorced	113,477	10.2
Female	62,958	5.6

GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years	17,157	100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren	8,875	51.7

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	1,058,915	100.0
Civilian veterans	140,079	13.2

DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years	459,588	100.0
With a disability	25,028	5.4

Population 21 to 64 years	771,085	100.0
With a disability	114,654	14.9
No disability	656,431	85.1

Population 65 years and over	183,318	100.0
With a disability	70,576	38.5

RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over	1,307,874	100.0
Same house in 1995	723,592	55.3
Different house in the U.S. in 1995	567,829	43.4
Same county	325,009	24.9
Different county	242,820	18.6
Same state	168,734	12.9
Different state	74,086	5.7
Elsewhere in 1995	16,453	1.3

NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	1,394,631	100.0
Native	1,355,544	97.2
Born in United States	1,349,393	96.8
State of residence	1,093,342	78.4
Different state	256,051	18.4
Born outside United States	6,151	0.4
Foreign born	39,087	2.8
Entered 1990 to March 2000	19,115	1.4
Naturalized citizen	15,425	1.1
Not a citizen	23,662	1.7

REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)	39,087	100.0
Europe	8,750	22.4
Asia	18,055	46.2
Africa	1,570	4.0
Oceania	303	0.8
Latin America	8,704	22.3
Northern America	1,705	4.4

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	1,307,874	100.0
English only	1,239,554	94.8
Language other than English	68,320	5.2
Speak English less than "very well"	22,607	1.7
Spanish	27,501	2.1
Speak English less than "very well"	10,221	0.8
Other Indo-European languages	22,114	1.7
Speak English less than "very well"	4,881	0.4
Asian and Pacific Island languages	15,170	1.2
Speak English less than "very well"	6,505	0.5

ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population	1,394,631	100.0
Total ancestries reported	1,404,433	100.7
Arab	4,439	0.3
Czech	7,179	0.5
Danish	6,551	0.5
Dutch	28,499	2.0
English	156,314	11.2
French (except Basque)	39,501	2.8
French Canadian	4,514	0.3
German	383,528	27.5
Greek	3,927	0.3
Hungarian	4,685	0.3
Irish	188,846	13.5
Italian	56,686	4.1
Lithuanian	5,391	0.4
Norwegian	22,042	1.6
Polish	37,852	2.7
Portuguese	1,729	0.1
Russian	4,554	0.3
Scotch-Irish	22,437	1.6
Scottish	25,163	1.8
Slovak	5,502	0.4
Subsaharan African	5,421	0.4
Swedish	36,223	2.6
Swiss	7,637	0.5
Ukrainian	1,518	0.1
United States or American	111,999	8.0
Welsh	8,737	0.6
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)	617	0.0
Other ancestries	222,942	16.0

Economic Characteristics

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over	1,098,354	100.0
In labor force	720,599	65.6
Civilian labor force	719,468	65.6
Employed	681,390	62.0
Unemployed	38,078	3.5
Percent of civilian labor force	(X)	5.3
Armed Forces	1,131	0.1
Not in labor force	377,755	34.4

Females 16 years and over	569,878	100.0
In labor force	342,579	60.1
Civilian labor force	342,447	60.1
Employed	325,886	57.2

Own children under 6 years	99,941	100.0
All parents in family in labor force	66,430	66.5

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	671,035	100.0
Car, truck or van - drove alone	539,041	80.3
Car, truck or van - carpooled	69,394	10.3
Public transportation (including taxicab)	10,266	1.5
Walked	24,105	3.6
Other means	6,818	1.0
Worked at home	21,411	3.2

Employed civilian population 16 years and over	681,390	100.0
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	228,043	33.5
Service occupations	106,563	15.6
Sales and office occupations	180,316	26.5
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	3,697	0.5
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations	58,589	8.6
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	104,182	15.3

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	15,887	2.3
Construction	38,429	5.6
Manufacturing	95,332	14.0
Wholesale trade	19,891	2.9
Retail trade	77,790	11.4
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	35,547	5.2
Information	16,020	2.4
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing	50,722	7.4
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services	47,035	6.9
Educational, health, and social services	158,270	23.2
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services	52,551	7.7
Other services (except public administration)	32,082	4.7
Public administration	41,834	6.1

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers	521,658	76.6
Government workers	115,671	17.0
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	42,014	6.2
Unpaid family workers	2,047	0.3

INCOME IN 1999
Households	548,886	100.0
Less than $10,000	46,286	8.4
$10,000 to $14,999	36,615	6.7
$15,000 to $24,999	75,425	13.7
$25,000 to $34,999	74,163	13.5
$35,000 to $49,999	95,289	17.4
$50,000 to $74,999	116,735	21.3
$75,000 to $99,999	55,101	10.0
$100,000 to $149,999	34,047	6.2
$150,000 to $199,999	7,725	1.4
$200,000 or more	7,500	1.4

With earnings	440,631	80.3
With Social Security income	148,044	27.0
With Supplemental Security income	17,665	3.2
With public assistance income	14,010	2.6
With retirement income	100,581	18.3

Families	360,843	100.0
Less than $10,000	15,638	4.3
$10,000 to $14,999	12,403	3.4
$15,000 to $24,999	35,531	9.8
$25,000 to $34,999	43,390	12.0
$35,000 to $49,999	66,644	18.5
$50,000 to $74,999	95,027	26.3
$75,000 to $99,999	48,380	13.4
$100,000 to $149,999	30,501	8.4
$150,000 to $199,999	6,978	1.9
$200,000 or more	6,351	1.8

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families	24,023
With related children under 18 years	19,215
With related children under 5 years	10,219

Families with female householder, no husband present	13,808
With related children under 18 years	12,838
With related children under 5 years	6,748

Individuals	139,399
18 years and over	96,355
65 years and over	11,817
Related children under 18 years	41,363
Related children 5 to 17 years	27,902
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	60,376

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(X) Not applicable
Individuals may report more than one race so numbers may add to more than the total population and percentages may add to more than 100 percent.
Czech includes Czechoslovakian, French includes Alsatian, French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun, Irish includes Celtic. SOURCE: 2000 U.S. Census