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As of 2008-2012, the per capita income of Nelson Public School District 8 is $17,877, which is much lower than the state average of $29,519 and is much lower than the national average of $28,051. Nelson Public School District 8 median household income is $48,125. On average Nelson Public School District 8 residents spend 21.8 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, #829

Nelson Public School District 8	17,877 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

Nelson Public School District 8	24,286 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

Nelson Public School District 8	31,417 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

Nelson Public School District 8	21,125 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, #588

Nelson Public School District 8	48,125 USD
Illinois	56,853 USD
U.S.	53,046 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Nelson Public School District 8	53,736 USD
Illinois	77,163 USD
U.S.	73,034 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Nelson Public School District 8	8.96%
Illinois	22.70%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Nelson Public School District 8 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

	Nelson Public School District 8		Illinois		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	19.35%	$10,387, see rank	23.92%	$15,276	22.39%	$16,134
Social Security Income	33.55%	$16,244, see rank	26.34%	$17,010	28.34%	$16,727
Public Assistance Income	1.94%	$2,633, see rank	2.32%	$3,760	2.72%	$3,807
Retirement Income	20.65%	$12,613, 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

Nelson Public School District 8	55,313 USD
Illinois	70,144 USD
U.S.	64,585 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Nelson Public School District 8	62,568 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

	Nelson Public School District 8	Illinois	U.S.
White	$48,000, see rank	$61,578	$56,203

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Nelson Public School District 8	Illinois	U.S.
25 to 44	$62,083, see rank	$62,477	$58,073
45 to 64	$57,188, see rank	$69,894	$64,486
65 or over	$22,321, see rank	$36,598	$36,181

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

Employment Status

	Nelson Public School District 8	Illinois	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	366, see rank	10,079,433	243,810,053
Male¹	188, 51.37%, see rank	48.51%	48.65%
Male, In Labor Force:²	135, 71.81%, see rank	72.23%	70.20%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.36%	0.82%
Male, Civilian²	135, 71.81%, see rank	71.87%	69.38%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	124, 91.85%, see rank	89.49%	90.27%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	11, 8.15%, see rank	10.51%	9.73%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	53, 28.19%, see rank	27.77%	29.80%
Female¹	178, 48.63%, see rank	51.49%	51.35%
Female, In Labor Force:²	110, 61.80%, see rank	61.43%	59.43%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.06%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	110, 61.80%, see rank	61.37%	59.30%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	99, 90.00%, see rank	90.75%	91.21%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	11, 10.00%, see rank	9.25%	8.79%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	68, 38.20%, 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

	Nelson Public School District 8	Illinois	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	214, 100%	5,926,796	139,893,639
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	182, 85.05%, see rank	73.47%	76.14%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	29, 13.55%, see rank	8.98%	10.03%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	8.71%	4.98%
Walked	2, 0.93%, see rank	3.13%	2.82%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.63%	1.76%
Worked at Home	1, 0.47%, see rank	4.08%	4.27%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Nelson Public School District 8	21.8 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

	Nelson Public School District 8	Illinois	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	223	6,035,426	141,996,548
Male¹	124, 55.61%, see rank	52.11%	52.32%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	29, 23.39%, see rank	33.00%	32.75%
Service Occupations²	5, 4.03%, see rank	14.35%	14.76%
Sales and Office Occupations²	24, 19.35%, see rank	18.10%	17.65%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	2, 1.61%, see rank	0.49%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	14, 11.29%, see rank	8.20%	9.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	39, 31.45%, see rank	20.38%	17.87%
Female¹	99, 44.39%, see rank	47.89%	47.68%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	16, 16.16%, see rank	39.57%	39.35%
Service Occupations²	23, 23.23%, see rank	19.98%	21.19%
Sales and Office Occupations²	33, 33.33%, 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	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.21%	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	27, 27.27%, 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

	Nelson Public School District 8	Illinois	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	223, 100%	6,035,426	141,996,548
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	4, 1.79%, see rank	1.05%	1.90%
Construction	11, 4.93%, see rank	5.38%	6.49%
Manufacturing	53, 23.77%, see rank	12.72%	10.62%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.13%	2.83%
Retail Trade	43, 19.28%, see rank	10.91%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	19, 8.52%, see rank	5.84%	5.00%
Information	5, 2.24%, see rank	2.17%	2.21%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	14, 6.28%, see rank	7.58%	6.74%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	11, 4.93%, see rank	11.08%	10.66%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	31, 13.90%, see rank	22.58%	22.90%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	19, 8.52%, see rank	8.82%	9.18%
Public Administration	6, 2.69%, see rank	3.89%	4.94%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	7, 3.14%, see rank	4.85%	4.95%

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

Poverty Level

	Nelson Public School District 8	%	Illinois	U.S.
Population in Poverty	64	13.56%, see rank	13.66%	14.88%
Family in Poverty	10	9.71%, see rank	10.01%	10.92%

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