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Marion, Herrin Micro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2008-2012, the per capita income of Marion, Herrin Area is $22,840, which is lower than the state average of $29,519 and is lower than the national average of $28,051. Marion, Herrin Area median household income is $41,596. On average Marion, Herrin Area residents spend 20.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 28.5 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.4 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, #474

Marion, Herrin Area	22,840 USD
Illinois	29,519 USD
U.S.	28,051 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Marion, Herrin Area	25,710 USD
Illinois	31,643 USD
U.S.	30,376 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Marion, Herrin Area	31,662 USD
Illinois	38,636 USD
U.S.	35,771 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Marion, Herrin Area	20,817 USD
Illinois	26,030 USD
U.S.	25,299 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #631

Marion, Herrin Area	41,596 USD
Illinois	56,853 USD
U.S.	53,046 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Marion, Herrin Area	54,527 USD
Illinois	77,163 USD
U.S.	73,034 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Marion, Herrin Area	5.88%
Illinois	22.70%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Marion, Herrin 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

	Marion, Herrin Area		Illinois		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	20.08%	$9,150, see rank	23.92%	$15,276	22.39%	$16,134
Social Security Income	34.45%	$15,992, see rank	26.34%	$17,010	28.34%	$16,727
Public Assistance Income	2.74%	$2,065, see rank	2.32%	$3,760	2.72%	$3,807
Retirement Income	22.82%	$21,533, see rank	16.52%	$24,637	17.61%	$23,126

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

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Marion, Herrin Area	52,054 USD
Illinois	70,144 USD
U.S.	64,585 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Marion, Herrin Area	65,153 USD
Illinois	90,809 USD
U.S.	85,065 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 2008-2012 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Marion, Herrin Area	Illinois	U.S.
White	$42,411, see rank	$61,578	$56,203
Black	$25,191, see rank	$34,735	$35,564
Hispanic	$28,947, see rank	$46,916	$41,994
Asian	$55,556, see rank	$75,230	$71,709
American Indian, Alaska Native	$2,499, see rank	$46,201	$37,469
One Race, Other	$28,333, see rank	$45,620	$40,405
Two or More Races	$38,125, see rank	$49,864	$46,787

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Marion, Herrin Area	Illinois	U.S.
less than 25	$21,741, see rank	$24,793	$25,955
25 to 44	$47,124, see rank	$62,477	$58,073
45 to 64	$51,943, see rank	$69,894	$64,486
65 or over	$31,100, see rank	$36,598	$36,181

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Marion, Herrin Area	Illinois	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	53,237, see rank	10,079,433	243,810,053
Male¹	26,116, 49.06%, see rank	48.51%	48.65%
Male, In Labor Force:²	16,341, 62.57%, see rank	72.23%	70.20%
Male, In Armed Forces²	29, 0.11%, see rank	0.36%	0.82%
Male, Civilian²	16,312, 62.46%, see rank	71.87%	69.38%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	14,718, 90.23%, see rank	89.49%	90.27%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,594, 9.77%, see rank	10.51%	9.73%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	9,775, 37.43%, see rank	27.77%	29.80%
Female¹	27,121, 50.94%, see rank	51.49%	51.35%
Female, In Labor Force:²	15,177, 55.96%, see rank	61.43%	59.43%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.06%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	15,177, 55.96%, see rank	61.37%	59.30%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	13,918, 91.70%, see rank	90.75%	91.21%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,259, 8.30%, see rank	9.25%	8.79%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	11,944, 44.04%, see rank	38.57%	40.57%

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 2008-2012 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Marion, Herrin Area	Illinois	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	28,047, 100%	5,926,796	139,893,639
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	24,242, 86.43%, see rank	73.47%	76.14%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	2,448, 8.73%, see rank	8.98%	10.03%
Public Transportation	136, 0.48%, see rank	8.71%	4.98%
Walked	344, 1.23%, see rank	3.13%	2.82%
Other Means	293, 1.04%, see rank	1.63%	1.76%
Worked at Home	584, 2.08%, see rank	4.08%	4.27%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Marion, Herrin Area	20.0 minutes
Illinois	28.5 minutes
U.S.	25.4 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 2008-2012 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Marion, Herrin Area	Illinois	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	28,636	6,035,426	141,996,548
Male¹	14,718, 51.40%, see rank	52.11%	52.32%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,890, 26.43%, see rank	33.00%	32.75%
Service Occupations²	2,724, 18.51%, see rank	14.35%	14.76%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,764, 18.78%, see rank	18.10%	17.65%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	98, 0.67%, see rank	0.49%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,657, 11.26%, see rank	8.20%	9.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,577, 17.51%, see rank	20.38%	17.87%
Female¹	13,918, 48.60%, see rank	47.89%	47.68%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	5,267, 37.84%, see rank	39.57%	39.35%
Service Occupations²	3,173, 22.80%, see rank	19.98%	21.19%
Sales and Office Occupations²	4,787, 34.39%, see rank	33.12%	32.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.12%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	10, 0.07%, see rank	0.21%	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	666, 4.79%, see rank	6.76%	5.77%

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

Industry

	Marion, Herrin Area	Illinois	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	28,636, 100%	6,035,426	141,996,548
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	571, 1.99%, see rank	1.05%	1.90%
Construction	1,986, 6.94%, see rank	5.38%	6.49%
Manufacturing	2,240, 7.82%, see rank	12.72%	10.62%
Wholesale Trade	475, 1.66%, see rank	3.13%	2.83%
Retail Trade	4,085, 14.27%, see rank	10.91%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,307, 4.56%, see rank	5.84%	5.00%
Information	377, 1.32%, see rank	2.17%	2.21%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,712, 5.98%, see rank	7.58%	6.74%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,905, 6.65%, see rank	11.08%	10.66%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	8,413, 29.38%, see rank	22.58%	22.90%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	2,661, 9.29%, see rank	8.82%	9.18%
Public Administration	1,736, 6.06%, see rank	3.89%	4.94%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,168, 4.08%, see rank	4.85%	4.95%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Marion, Herrin Area	%	Illinois	U.S.
Population in Poverty	10,606	16.52%, see rank	13.66%	14.88%
Family in Poverty	2,377	13.47%, see rank	10.01%	10.92%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical poverty level data.