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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Iroquois County is $25,234, which is lower than the state average of $30,019 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Iroquois County median household income is $47,184, which has grown by 23.94% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 22.70% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Iroquois County residents spend 22.9 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, #45

Iroquois County	25,234 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

Iroquois County	27,122 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

Iroquois County	34,651 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

Iroquois County	20,820 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, #58

Iroquois County	47,184 USD
Illinois	57,166 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Iroquois County	61,808 USD
Illinois	78,521 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #75

Iroquois County	23.94%
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

	Iroquois County		Illinois		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	24.96%	$12,046, see rank	22.23%	$15,728	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	36.86%	$17,553, see rank	27.05%	$17,893	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.78%	$3,587, see rank	2.51%	$3,672	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	18.09%	$22,447, 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

Iroquois County	58,140 USD
Illinois	70,967 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Iroquois County	72,544 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

	Iroquois County	Illinois	U.S.
White	$47,428, see rank	$62,152	$56,900
Black	$21,296, see rank	$34,174	$35,600
Hispanic	$39,948, see rank	$46,782	$42,396
Asian	$58,056, see rank	$75,890	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$31,250, see rank	$41,567	$37,170
One Race, Other	$30,000, see rank	$44,842	$40,300
Two or More Races	$50,625, see rank	$48,716	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Iroquois County	Illinois	U.S.
less than 25	$32,333, see rank	$24,207	$25,788
25 to 44	$53,730, see rank	$62,340	$58,398
45 to 64	$57,583, see rank	$70,284	$65,027
65 or over	$31,544, see rank	$38,325	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Iroquois County	Illinois	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	23,450, see rank	10,170,489	248,775,628
Male¹	11,291, 48.15%, see rank	48.53%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	7,711, 68.29%, see rank	71.38%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	6, 0.05%, see rank	0.30%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	7,705, 68.24%, see rank	71.09%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	6,851, 88.92%, see rank	89.58%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	854, 11.08%, see rank	10.42%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	3,580, 31.71%, see rank	28.62%	30.72%
Female¹	12,159, 51.85%, see rank	51.47%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	7,151, 58.81%, see rank	61.04%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	4, 0.03%, see rank	0.05%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	7,147, 58.78%, see rank	60.99%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	6,612, 92.51%, see rank	90.48%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	535, 7.49%, see rank	9.52%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	5,008, 41.19%, 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

	Iroquois County	Illinois	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	13,250, 100%	5,928,078	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	10,588, 79.91%, see rank	73.48%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,166, 8.80%, see rank	8.63%	9.59%
Public Transportation	27, 0.20%, see rank	8.92%	5.06%
Walked	396, 2.99%, see rank	3.14%	2.78%
Other Means	248, 1.87%, see rank	1.63%	1.79%
Worked at Home	825, 6.23%, see rank	4.19%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Iroquois County	22.9 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

	Iroquois County	Illinois	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	13,463	6,032,031	143,435,233
Male¹	6,851, 50.89%, see rank	52.11%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,537, 22.43%, see rank	33.29%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	693, 10.12%, see rank	14.62%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,024, 14.95%, see rank	18.01%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	335, 4.89%, see rank	0.47%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	696, 10.16%, see rank	7.74%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,940, 28.32%, see rank	20.51%	17.94%
Female¹	6,612, 49.11%, see rank	47.89%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,182, 33.00%, see rank	40.09%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,651, 24.97%, see rank	20.39%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,178, 32.94%, see rank	32.33%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	26, 0.39%, see rank	0.11%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	12, 0.18%, see rank	0.21%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	536, 8.11%, 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

	Iroquois County	Illinois	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	13,463, 100%	6,032,031	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,050, 7.80%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	989, 7.35%, see rank	5.12%	6.17%
Manufacturing	1,787, 13.27%, see rank	12.55%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	478, 3.55%, see rank	3.01%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,711, 12.71%, see rank	11.00%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	846, 6.28%, see rank	5.85%	4.93%
Information	285, 2.12%, see rank	2.07%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	603, 4.48%, see rank	7.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	594, 4.41%, see rank	11.29%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	3,299, 24.50%, see rank	23.07%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	825, 6.13%, see rank	9.02%	9.49%
Public Administration	343, 2.55%, see rank	3.85%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	653, 4.85%, see rank	4.78%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Iroquois County	%	Illinois	U.S.
Population in Poverty	4,399	15.34%, see rank	14.41%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	845	10.63%, see rank	10.54%	11.47%

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