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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Calhoun County is $26,446, which is lower than the state average of $30,019 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Calhoun County median household income is $52,661, which has grown by 53.20% 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 Calhoun County residents spend 39.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 28.6 minutes and is higher 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, #32

Calhoun County	26,446 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

Calhoun County	32,138 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

Calhoun County	39,871 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

Calhoun County	20,302 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, #29

Calhoun County	52,661 USD
Illinois	57,166 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Calhoun County	63,890 USD
Illinois	78,521 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #3

Calhoun County	53.20%
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

	Calhoun County		Illinois		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	24.46%	$6,382, see rank	22.23%	$15,728	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	38.99%	$19,603, see rank	27.05%	$17,893	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.32%	$1,430, see rank	2.51%	$3,672	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	24.76%	$20,259, 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

Calhoun County	62,394 USD
Illinois	70,967 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Calhoun County	74,280 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

	Calhoun County	Illinois	U.S.
White	$53,347, see rank	$62,152	$56,900
Two or More Races	$8,500, see rank	$48,716	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Calhoun County	Illinois	U.S.
less than 25	$36,579, see rank	$24,207	$25,788
25 to 44	$65,547, see rank	$62,340	$58,398
45 to 64	$63,688, see rank	$70,284	$65,027
65 or over	$34,886, see rank	$38,325	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Calhoun County	Illinois	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	4,083, see rank	10,170,489	248,775,628
Male¹	2,072, 50.75%, see rank	48.53%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,334, 64.38%, see rank	71.38%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	1, 0.05%, see rank	0.30%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,333, 64.33%, see rank	71.09%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,221, 91.60%, see rank	89.58%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	112, 8.40%, see rank	10.42%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	738, 35.62%, see rank	28.62%	30.72%
Female¹	2,011, 49.25%, see rank	51.47%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,058, 52.61%, see rank	61.04%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.05%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,058, 52.61%, see rank	60.99%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	999, 94.42%, see rank	90.48%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	59, 5.58%, see rank	9.52%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	953, 47.39%, 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

	Calhoun County	Illinois	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	2,174, 100%	5,928,078	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,685, 77.51%, see rank	73.48%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	295, 13.57%, see rank	8.63%	9.59%
Public Transportation	11, 0.51%, see rank	8.92%	5.06%
Walked	25, 1.15%, see rank	3.14%	2.78%
Other Means	25, 1.15%, see rank	1.63%	1.79%
Worked at Home	133, 6.12%, see rank	4.19%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Calhoun County	39.1 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

	Calhoun County	Illinois	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,220	6,032,031	143,435,233
Male¹	1,221, 55.00%, see rank	52.11%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	238, 19.49%, see rank	33.29%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	193, 15.81%, see rank	14.62%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	117, 9.58%, see rank	18.01%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	12, 0.98%, see rank	0.47%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	225, 18.43%, see rank	7.74%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	352, 28.83%, see rank	20.51%	17.94%
Female¹	999, 45.00%, see rank	47.89%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	371, 37.14%, see rank	40.09%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	293, 29.33%, see rank	20.39%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	285, 28.53%, see rank	32.33%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	8, 0.80%, 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	42, 4.20%, 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

	Calhoun County	Illinois	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,220, 100%	6,032,031	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	93, 4.19%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	267, 12.03%, see rank	5.12%	6.17%
Manufacturing	270, 12.16%, see rank	12.55%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	82, 3.69%, see rank	3.01%	2.75%
Retail Trade	179, 8.06%, see rank	11.00%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	113, 5.09%, see rank	5.85%	4.93%
Information	21, 0.95%, see rank	2.07%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	176, 7.93%, see rank	7.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	108, 4.86%, see rank	11.29%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	415, 18.69%, see rank	23.07%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	263, 11.85%, see rank	9.02%	9.49%
Public Administration	130, 5.86%, see rank	3.85%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	103, 4.64%, see rank	4.78%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Calhoun County	%	Illinois	U.S.
Population in Poverty	578	11.89%, see rank	14.41%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	132	8.97%, see rank	10.54%	11.47%

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