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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Atlanta is $25,421, which is lower than the state average of $30,019 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Atlanta median household income is $50,486, which has grown by 16.88% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 22.70% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Atlanta residents spend 26.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 28.6 minutes and is about the same as 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, #509

Atlanta, IL	25,421 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

Atlanta, IL	30,595 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

Atlanta, IL	36,583 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

Atlanta, IL	25,602 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, #593

Atlanta, IL	50,486 USD
Illinois	57,166 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Atlanta, IL	58,066 USD
Illinois	78,521 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #817

Atlanta, IL	16.88%
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

	Atlanta, IL		Illinois		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	16.64%	$6,698, see rank	22.23%	$15,728	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	36.85%	$18,861, see rank	27.05%	$17,893	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.25%	$3,657, see rank	2.51%	$3,672	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	23.61%	$19,560, 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

Atlanta, IL	62,750 USD
Illinois	70,967 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Atlanta, IL	70,011 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

	Atlanta, IL	Illinois	U.S.
White	$49,926, see rank	$62,152	$56,900
Hispanic	$12,083, see rank	$46,782	$42,396
Two or More Races	$81,500, see rank	$48,716	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Atlanta, IL	Illinois	U.S.
less than 25	$19,519, see rank	$24,207	$25,788
25 to 44	$45,313, see rank	$62,340	$58,398
45 to 64	$65,179, see rank	$70,284	$65,027
65 or over	$39,219, see rank	$38,325	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Atlanta, IL	Illinois	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	936, see rank	10,170,489	248,775,628
Male¹	419, 44.76%, see rank	48.53%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	306, 73.03%, see rank	71.38%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.30%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	306, 73.03%, see rank	71.09%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	292, 95.42%, see rank	89.58%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	14, 4.58%, see rank	10.42%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	113, 26.97%, see rank	28.62%	30.72%
Female¹	517, 55.24%, see rank	51.47%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	329, 63.64%, see rank	61.04%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.05%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	329, 63.64%, see rank	60.99%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	309, 93.92%, see rank	90.48%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	20, 6.08%, see rank	9.52%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	188, 36.36%, 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

	Atlanta, IL	Illinois	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	597, 100%	5,928,078	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	501, 83.92%, see rank	73.48%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	62, 10.39%, see rank	8.63%	9.59%
Public Transportation	2, 0.34%, see rank	8.92%	5.06%
Walked	2, 0.34%, see rank	3.14%	2.78%
Other Means	6, 1.01%, see rank	1.63%	1.79%
Worked at Home	24, 4.02%, see rank	4.19%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Atlanta, IL	26.2 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

	Atlanta, IL	Illinois	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	601	6,032,031	143,435,233
Male¹	292, 48.59%, see rank	52.11%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	78, 26.71%, see rank	33.29%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	41, 14.04%, see rank	14.62%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	55, 18.84%, see rank	18.01%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	4, 1.37%, see rank	0.47%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	20, 6.85%, see rank	7.74%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	84, 28.77%, see rank	20.51%	17.94%
Female¹	309, 51.41%, see rank	47.89%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	107, 34.63%, see rank	40.09%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	76, 24.60%, see rank	20.39%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	117, 37.86%, 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	9, 2.91%, 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

	Atlanta, IL	Illinois	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	601, 100%	6,032,031	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	6, 1.00%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	29, 4.83%, see rank	5.12%	6.17%
Manufacturing	100, 16.64%, see rank	12.55%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	13, 2.16%, see rank	3.01%	2.75%
Retail Trade	60, 9.98%, see rank	11.00%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	37, 6.16%, see rank	5.85%	4.93%
Information	19, 3.16%, see rank	2.07%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	72, 11.98%, see rank	7.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	43, 7.15%, see rank	11.29%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	135, 22.46%, see rank	23.07%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	32, 5.32%, see rank	9.02%	9.49%
Public Administration	30, 4.99%, see rank	3.85%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	25, 4.16%, see rank	4.78%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Atlanta, IL	%	Illinois	U.S.
Population in Poverty	118	9.49%, see rank	14.41%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	17	4.67%, see rank	10.54%	11.47%

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