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Demographics for 2000

Profile of General Demographic Characteristics
General Housing Characteristics
Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics
Profile of Selected Housing Characteristics

 

Profile of General Demographic Characteristics:  2000
Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data
Geographic Area: Wood River, Illinois
NOTE: For information on confidentiality protection, nonsampling error, and definitions, see http://factfinder.census.gov/home/en/datanotes/expsf1u.htm.

Subject

Number

Percent

Total population 11,296 100.0

SEX AND AGE

 

 

Male

5,360

47.5

Female

5,936

52.5

Under 5 years

759

6.7

5 to 9 years

758

6.7

10 to 14 years

725

6.4

15 to 19 years

810

7.2

20 to 24 years

821

7.3

25 to 34 years

1,549

13.7

35 to 44 years

1,695

15.0

45 to 54 years

1,347

11.9

55 to 59 years

465

4.1

60 to 64 years

454

4.0

65 to 74 years

941

8.3

75 to 84 years

697

6.2

85 years and over

275

2.4

Median age (years)

36.4

(X)

 

 

 

18 years and over

8,578

75.9

Male

3,982

35.3

Female

4,596

40.7

21 years and over

8,085

71.6

62 years and over

2,181

19.3

65 years and over

1,913

16.9

Male

731

6.5

Female

1,182

10.5

 

 

 

RACE

 

 

One race

11,214

99.3

White

11,021

97.6

Black or African American

71

0.6

American Indian and Alaska Native

31

0.3

Asian

51

0.5

Asian Indian

3

0.0

Chinese

14

0.1

Filipino

16

0.1

Japanese

6

0.1

Korean

1

0.0

Vietnamese

2

0.0

Other Asian 1

9

0.1

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

0

0.0

Native Hawaiian

0

0.0

Guamanian or Chamorro

0

0.0

Samoan

0

0.0

Other Pacific Islander 2

0

0.0

Some other race

40

0.4

Two or more races

82

0.7

 

 

 

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races 3

 

 

White

11,096

98.2

Black or African American

85

0.8

American Indian and Alaska Native

70

0.6

Asian

77

0.7

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

3

0.0

Some other race

54

0.5

 

 

 

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE

 

 

Total population

11,296

100.0

Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

137

1.2

Mexican

88

0.8

Puerto Rican

5

0.0

Cuban

2

0.0

Other Hispanic or Latino

42

0.4

Not Hispanic or Latino

11,159

98.8

White alone

10,928

96.7

 

 

 

RELATIONSHIP

 

 

Total population

11,296

100.0

In households

11,157

98.8

Householder

4,725

41.8

Spouse

2,185

19.3

Child

3,276

29.0

Own child under 18 years

2,452

21.7

Other relatives

421

3.7

Under 18 years

202

1.8

Nonrelatives

550

4.9

Unmarried partner

283

2.5

In group quarters

139

1.2

Institutionalized population

99

0.9

Noninstitutionalized population

40

0.4

 

 

 

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

 

 

Total households

4,725

100.0

Family households (families)

2,997

63.4

With own children under 18 years

1,414

29.9

Married-couple family

2,185

46.2

With own children under 18 years

930

19.7

Female householder, no husband present

616

13.0

With own children under 18 years

376

8.0

Nonfamily households

1,728

36.6

Householder living alone

1,497

31.7

Householder 65 years and over

696

14.7

 

 

 

Households with individuals under 18 years

1,561

33.0

Households with individuals 65 years and over

1,380

29.2

 

 

 

Average household size

2.36

(X)

Average family size

2.96

(X)

 

 

 

HOUSING OCCUPANCY

 

 

Total housing units

5,001

100.0

Occupied housing units

4,725

94.5

Vacant housing units

276

5.5

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

11

0.2

 

 

 

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)

1.1

(X)

Rental vacancy rate (percent)

6.2

(X)

 

 

 

HOUSING TENURE

 

 

Occupied housing units

4,725

100.0

Owner-occupied housing units

3,142

66.5

Renter-occupied housing units

1,583

33.5

 

 

 

Average household size of owner-occupied unit

2.47

(X)

Average household size of renter-occupied unit

2.15

(X)

(X) Not applicable
1 Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
2 Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
3 In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

 

General Housing Characteristics:  2000
Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data
Geographic Area: Wood River, Illinois

NOTE: For information on confidentiality protection, nonsampling error, and definitions, see http://factfinder.census.gov/home/en/datanotes/expsf1u.htm.

Subject

Number

Percent

 

 

 

OCCUPANCY STATUS

 

 

Total housing units

5,001

100.0

Occupied housing units

4,725

94.5

Vacant housing units

276

5.5

 

 

 

TENURE

 

 

Occupied housing units

4,725

100.0

Owner-occupied housing units

3,142

66.5

Renter-occupied housing units

1,583

33.5

 

 

 

VACANCY STATUS

 

 

Vacant housing units

276

100.0

For rent

105

38.0

For sale only

35

12.7

Rented or sold, not occupied

35

12.7

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

11

4.0

For migratory workers

0

0.0

Other vacant

90

32.6

 

 

 

RACE OF HOUSEHOLDER

 

 

Occupied housing units

4,725

100.0

One race

4,700

99.5

White

4,633

98.1

Black or African American

29

0.6

American Indian and Alaska Native

11

0.2

Asian

15

0.3

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

0

0.0

Some other race

12

0.3

Two or more races

25

0.5

 

 

 

HISPANIC OR LATINO HOUSEHOLDER AND RACE OF HOUSEHOLDER

Occupied housing units

4,725

100.0

Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

41

0.9

Not Hispanic or Latino

4,684

99.1

White alone

4,604

97.4

 

 

 

AGE OF HOUSEHOLDER

 

 

Occupied housing units

4,725

100.0

15 to 24 years

309

6.5

25 to 34 years

772

16.3

35 to 44 years

953

20.2

45 to 54 years

812

17.2

55 to 64 years

566

12.0

65 years and over

1,313

27.8

65 to 74 years

616

13.0

75 to 84 years

505

10.7

85 years and over

192

4.1

(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices H3, H4, H5, H6, H7, and H16.

 

Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics:  2000
Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 3 (SF 3) - Sample Data
Geographic Area: Wood River, Illinois

NOTE: Data based on a sample except in P3, P4, H3, and H4. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions see http://factfinder.census.gov/home/en/datanotes/expsf3.htm.

Subject

Number

Percent

 

 

 

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

 

 

Population 16 years and over

8,770

100.0

In labor force

5,262

60.0

Civilian labor force

5,252

59.9

Employed

4,933

56.2

Unemployed

319

3.6

Percent of civilian labor force

6.1

(X)

Armed Forces

10

0.1

Not in labor force

3,508

40.0

 

 

 

Females 16 years and over

4,845

100.0

In labor force

2,483

51.2

Civilian labor force

2,483

51.2

Employed

2,408

49.7

 

 

 

Own children under 6 years

854

100.0

All parents in family in labor force

560

65.6

 

 

 

COMMUTING TO WORK

 

 

Workers 16 years and over

4,867

100.0

Car, truck, or van -- drove alone

4,097

84.2

Car, truck, or van -- carpooled

467

9.6

Public transportation (including taxicab)

58

1.2

Walked

77

1.6

Other means

38

0.8

Worked at home

130

2.7

Mean travel time to work (minutes)

22.9

(X)

 

 

 

Employed civilian population 16 years and over

4,933

100.0

OCCUPATION

 

 

Management, professional, and related occupations

1,233

25.0

Service occupations

957

19.4

Sales and office occupations

1,378

27.9

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

0

0.0

Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations

409

8.3

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

956

19.4

 

 

 

INDUSTRY

 

 

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining

23

0.5

Construction

221

4.5

Manufacturing

875

17.7

Wholesale trade

155

3.1

Retail trade

569

11.5

Transportation and warehousing, and utilities

311

6.3

Information

101

2.0

Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing

282

5.7

Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services

313

6.3

Educational, health and social services

1,071

21.7

Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services

570

11.6

Other services (except public administration)

283

5.7

Public administration

159

3.2

 

 

 

CLASS OF WORKER

 

 

Private wage and salary workers

4,220

85.5

Government workers

506

10.3

Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business

195

4.0

Unpaid family workers

12

0.2

 

 

 

INCOME IN 1999

 

 

Households

4,733

100.0

Less than $10,000

589

12.4

$10,000 to $14,999

342

7.2

$15,000 to $24,999

748

15.8

$25,000 to $34,999

773

16.3

$35,000 to $49,999

871

18.4

$50,000 to $74,999

861

18.2

$75,000 to $99,999

311

6.6

$100,000 to $149,999

188

4.0