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Charleston, Mattoon Micro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Charleston, Mattoon Area is $22,493, which is lower than the state average of $30,019 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Charleston, Mattoon Area median household income is $39,363. On average Charleston, Mattoon Area residents spend 17.5 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, #524

Charleston, Mattoon Area	22,493 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

Charleston, Mattoon Area	19,553 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

Charleston, Mattoon Area	25,615 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

Charleston, Mattoon Area	16,145 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, #699

Charleston, Mattoon Area	39,363 USD
Illinois	57,166 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Charleston, Mattoon Area	55,021 USD
Illinois	78,521 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Charleston, Mattoon Area	7.89%
Illinois	22.70%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Charleston, Mattoon Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Illinois and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

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

	Charleston, Mattoon Area		Illinois		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	21.40%	$12,114, see rank	22.23%	$15,728	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	29.90%	$17,117, see rank	27.05%	$17,893	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.16%	$2,777, see rank	2.51%	$3,672	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	18.77%	$25,382, 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

Charleston, Mattoon Area	54,539 USD
Illinois	70,967 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Charleston, Mattoon Area	68,519 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

	Charleston, Mattoon Area	Illinois	U.S.
White	$40,248, see rank	$62,152	$56,900
Black	$14,706, see rank	$34,174	$35,600
Hispanic	$16,389, see rank	$46,782	$42,396
Asian	$26,250, see rank	$75,890	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$10,893, see rank	$41,567	$37,170
One Race, Other	$36,500, see rank	$44,842	$40,300
Two or More Races	$21,607, see rank	$48,716	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Charleston, Mattoon Area	Illinois	U.S.
less than 25	$13,661, see rank	$24,207	$25,788
25 to 44	$47,201, see rank	$62,340	$58,398
45 to 64	$50,795, see rank	$70,284	$65,027
65 or over	$35,809, see rank	$38,325	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Charleston, Mattoon Area	Illinois	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	53,689, see rank	10,170,489	248,775,628
Male¹	25,731, 47.93%, see rank	48.53%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	16,936, 65.82%, see rank	71.38%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	15, 0.06%, see rank	0.30%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	16,921, 65.76%, see rank	71.09%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	14,966, 88.45%, see rank	89.58%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,955, 11.55%, see rank	10.42%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	8,795, 34.18%, see rank	28.62%	30.72%
Female¹	27,958, 52.07%, see rank	51.47%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	16,435, 58.78%, see rank	61.04%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.05%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	16,435, 58.78%, see rank	60.99%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	14,773, 89.89%, see rank	90.48%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,662, 10.11%, see rank	9.52%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	11,523, 41.22%, 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

	Charleston, Mattoon Area	Illinois	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	29,150, 100%	5,928,078	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	22,210, 76.19%, see rank	73.48%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	3,076, 10.55%, see rank	8.63%	9.59%
Public Transportation	207, 0.71%, see rank	8.92%	5.06%
Walked	1,658, 5.69%, see rank	3.14%	2.78%
Other Means	509, 1.75%, see rank	1.63%	1.79%
Worked at Home	1,490, 5.11%, see rank	4.19%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Charleston, Mattoon Area	17.5 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

	Charleston, Mattoon Area	Illinois	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	29,739	6,032,031	143,435,233
Male¹	14,966, 50.32%, see rank	52.11%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,947, 26.37%, see rank	33.29%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	2,129, 14.23%, see rank	14.62%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,522, 16.85%, see rank	18.01%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	113, 0.76%, see rank	0.47%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,272, 8.50%, see rank	7.74%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3,868, 25.85%, see rank	20.51%	17.94%
Female¹	14,773, 49.68%, see rank	47.89%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	4,424, 29.95%, see rank	40.09%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	3,937, 26.65%, see rank	20.39%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	4,933, 33.39%, 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	46, 0.31%, see rank	0.21%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,346, 9.11%, 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

	Charleston, Mattoon Area	Illinois	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	29,739, 100%	6,032,031	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	847, 2.85%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	1,695, 5.70%, see rank	5.12%	6.17%
Manufacturing	4,241, 14.26%, see rank	12.55%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	553, 1.86%, see rank	3.01%	2.75%
Retail Trade	3,562, 11.98%, see rank	11.00%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,113, 3.74%, see rank	5.85%	4.93%
Information	924, 3.11%, see rank	2.07%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,213, 4.08%, see rank	7.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,618, 5.44%, see rank	11.29%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	8,700, 29.25%, see rank	23.07%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	3,185, 10.71%, see rank	9.02%	9.49%
Public Administration	754, 2.54%, see rank	3.85%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,334, 4.49%, see rank	4.78%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Charleston, Mattoon Area	%	Illinois	U.S.
Population in Poverty	12,906	21.44%, see rank	14.41%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,960	13.13%, see rank	10.54%	11.47%

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