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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Thomson is $23,734, which is lower than the state average of $30,019 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Thomson median household income is $56,979, which has grown by 55.40% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 22.70% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Thomson residents spend 24.2 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, #667

Thomson, IL	23,734 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

Thomson, IL	19,837 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

Thomson, IL	28,839 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

Thomson, IL	16,071 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, #410

Thomson, IL	56,979 USD
Illinois	57,166 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Thomson, IL	60,859 USD
Illinois	78,521 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #115

Thomson, IL	55.40%
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

	Thomson, IL		Illinois		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	18.53%	$48,426, see rank	22.23%	$15,728	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	38.98%	$18,606, see rank	27.05%	$17,893	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.24%	$12,843, see rank	2.51%	$3,672	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	24.60%	$28,461, 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

Thomson, IL	58,214 USD
Illinois	70,967 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Thomson, IL	70,983 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

	Thomson, IL	Illinois	U.S.
White	$56,979, see rank	$62,152	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Thomson, IL	Illinois	U.S.
25 to 44	$57,250, see rank	$62,340	$58,398
45 to 64	$43,750, see rank	$70,284	$65,027
65 or over	$58,125, see rank	$38,325	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Thomson, IL	Illinois	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	627, see rank	10,170,489	248,775,628
Male¹	358, 57.10%, see rank	48.53%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	203, 56.70%, see rank	71.38%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.30%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	203, 56.70%, see rank	71.09%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	181, 89.16%, see rank	89.58%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	22, 10.84%, see rank	10.42%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	155, 43.30%, see rank	28.62%	30.72%
Female¹	269, 42.90%, see rank	51.47%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	158, 58.74%, see rank	61.04%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.05%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	158, 58.74%, see rank	60.99%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	133, 84.18%, see rank	90.48%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	25, 15.82%, see rank	9.52%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	111, 41.26%, 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

	Thomson, IL	Illinois	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	308, 100%	5,928,078	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	277, 89.94%, see rank	73.48%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	21, 6.82%, see rank	8.63%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	8.92%	5.06%
Walked	3, 0.97%, see rank	3.14%	2.78%
Other Means	4, 1.30%, see rank	1.63%	1.79%
Worked at Home	3, 0.97%, see rank	4.19%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Thomson, IL	24.2 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

	Thomson, IL	Illinois	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	314	6,032,031	143,435,233
Male¹	181, 57.64%, see rank	52.11%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	25, 13.81%, see rank	33.29%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	20, 11.05%, see rank	14.62%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	11, 6.08%, 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	32, 17.68%, see rank	7.74%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	81, 44.75%, see rank	20.51%	17.94%
Female¹	133, 42.36%, see rank	47.89%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	44, 33.08%, see rank	40.09%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	24, 18.05%, see rank	20.39%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	52, 39.10%, 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	13, 9.77%, 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

	Thomson, IL	Illinois	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	314, 100%	6,032,031	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	3, 0.96%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	18, 5.73%, see rank	5.12%	6.17%
Manufacturing	100, 31.85%, see rank	12.55%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	2, 0.64%, see rank	3.01%	2.75%
Retail Trade	45, 14.33%, see rank	11.00%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	19, 6.05%, see rank	5.85%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.07%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	7, 2.23%, see rank	7.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	14, 4.46%, see rank	11.29%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	51, 16.24%, see rank	23.07%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	16, 5.10%, see rank	9.02%	9.49%
Public Administration	26, 8.28%, see rank	3.85%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	13, 4.14%, see rank	4.78%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Thomson, IL	%	Illinois	U.S.
Population in Poverty	138	17.97%, see rank	14.41%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	27	13.37%, see rank	10.54%	11.47%

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