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Cairo, IL Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Cairo is $12,081, which is much lower than the state average of $30,019 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Cairo median household income is $16,727, which has shrunk by 22.59% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 22.70% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Cairo residents spend 23.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 28.6 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #1343

Cairo, IL	12,081 USD
Illinois	30,019 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Cairo, IL	16,973 USD
Illinois	32,198 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Cairo, IL	20,060 USD
Illinois	39,039 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Cairo, IL	16,179 USD
Illinois	26,489 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #1357

Cairo, IL	16,727 USD
Illinois	57,166 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Cairo, IL	26,826 USD
Illinois	78,521 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #1294

Cairo, IL		-22.59%
Illinois		22.70%
U.S.		27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Cairo, IL		Illinois		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	5.01%	$8,809, see rank	22.23%	$15,728	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	32.00%	$13,372, see rank	27.05%	$17,893	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	7.42%	$1,584, see rank	2.51%	$3,672	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	18.46%	$14,324, see rank	16.75%	$26,034	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Cairo, IL	20,147 USD
Illinois	70,967 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Cairo, IL	36,241 USD
Illinois	92,664 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Cairo, IL	Illinois	U.S.
White	$24,545, see rank	$62,152	$56,900
Black	$15,706, see rank	$34,174	$35,600

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Cairo, IL	Illinois	U.S.
less than 25	$7,917, see rank	$24,207	$25,788
25 to 44	$15,412, see rank	$62,340	$58,398
45 to 64	$19,778, see rank	$70,284	$65,027
65 or over	$24,095, see rank	$38,325	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Cairo, IL	Illinois	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,957, see rank	10,170,489	248,775,628
Male¹	831, 42.46%, see rank	48.53%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	475, 57.16%, see rank	71.38%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.30%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	475, 57.16%, see rank	71.09%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	345, 72.63%, see rank	89.58%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	130, 27.37%, see rank	10.42%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	356, 42.84%, see rank	28.62%	30.72%
Female¹	1,126, 57.54%, see rank	51.47%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	587, 52.13%, see rank	61.04%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.05%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	587, 52.13%, see rank	60.99%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	419, 71.38%, see rank	90.48%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	168, 28.62%, see rank	9.52%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	539, 47.87%, see rank	38.96%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Cairo, IL	Illinois	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	764, 100%	5,928,078	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	639, 83.64%, see rank	73.48%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	49, 6.41%, see rank	8.63%	9.59%
Public Transportation	39, 5.10%, see rank	8.92%	5.06%
Walked	22, 2.88%, see rank	3.14%	2.78%
Other Means	13, 1.70%, see rank	1.63%	1.79%
Worked at Home	2, 0.26%, see rank	4.19%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Cairo, IL	23.2 minutes
Illinois	28.6 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Cairo, IL	Illinois	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	764	6,032,031	143,435,233
Male¹	345, 45.16%, see rank	52.11%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	79, 22.90%, see rank	33.29%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	124, 35.94%, see rank	14.62%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	12, 3.48%, see rank	18.01%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.47%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	17, 4.93%, see rank	7.74%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	106, 30.72%, see rank	20.51%	17.94%
Female¹	419, 54.84%, see rank	47.89%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	86, 20.53%, see rank	40.09%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	224, 53.46%, see rank	20.39%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	107, 25.54%, see rank	32.33%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.11%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.21%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2, 0.48%, see rank	6.66%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Cairo, IL	Illinois	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	764, 100%	6,032,031	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	17, 2.23%, see rank	5.12%	6.17%
Manufacturing	59, 7.72%, see rank	12.55%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.01%	2.75%
Retail Trade	50, 6.54%, see rank	11.00%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	45, 5.89%, see rank	5.85%	4.93%
Information	3, 0.39%, see rank	2.07%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	78, 10.21%, see rank	7.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	73, 9.55%, see rank	11.29%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	226, 29.58%, see rank	23.07%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	104, 13.61%, see rank	9.02%	9.49%
Public Administration	80, 10.47%, see rank	3.85%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	29, 3.80%, see rank	4.78%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Cairo, IL	%	Illinois	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,505	56.32%, see rank	14.41%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	292	53.09%, see rank	10.54%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.