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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Decatur School District 61 is $22,353, which is lower than the state average of $30,019 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Decatur School District 61 median household income is $38,656. On average Decatur School District 61 residents spend 16.3 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, #686

Decatur School District 61	22,353 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

Decatur School District 61	23,397 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

Decatur School District 61	30,491 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

Decatur School District 61	18,993 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, #791

Decatur School District 61	38,656 USD
Illinois	57,166 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Decatur School District 61	51,891 USD
Illinois	78,521 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Decatur School District 61	2.55%
Illinois	22.70%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Decatur School District 61 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

	Decatur School District 61		Illinois		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	19.19%	$9,429, see rank	22.23%	$15,728	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	32.96%	$17,665, see rank	27.05%	$17,893	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.66%	$3,380, see rank	2.51%	$3,672	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	21.84%	$19,712, 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

Decatur School District 61	48,943 USD
Illinois	70,967 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Decatur School District 61	62,675 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

	Decatur School District 61	Illinois	U.S.
White	$43,813, see rank	$62,152	$56,900
Black	$22,454, see rank	$34,174	$35,600
Hispanic	$37,222, see rank	$46,782	$42,396
Asian	$77,500, see rank	$75,890	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$2,499, see rank	$41,567	$37,170
One Race, Other	$115,296, see rank	$44,842	$40,300
Two or More Races	$26,853, see rank	$48,716	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Decatur School District 61	Illinois	U.S.
less than 25	$17,731, see rank	$24,207	$25,788
25 to 44	$41,841, see rank	$62,340	$58,398
45 to 64	$48,736, see rank	$70,284	$65,027
65 or over	$33,253, see rank	$38,325	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Decatur School District 61	Illinois	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	57,207, see rank	10,170,489	248,775,628
Male¹	26,247, 45.88%, see rank	48.53%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	17,249, 65.72%, see rank	71.38%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	78, 0.30%, see rank	0.30%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	17,171, 65.42%, see rank	71.09%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	14,530, 84.62%, see rank	89.58%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	2,641, 15.38%, see rank	10.42%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	8,998, 34.28%, see rank	28.62%	30.72%
Female¹	30,960, 54.12%, see rank	51.47%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	17,792, 57.47%, see rank	61.04%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.05%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	17,792, 57.47%, see rank	60.99%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	15,455, 86.86%, see rank	90.48%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	2,337, 13.14%, see rank	9.52%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	13,168, 42.53%, 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

	Decatur School District 61	Illinois	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	29,404, 100%	5,928,078	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	24,096, 81.95%, see rank	73.48%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	2,855, 9.71%, see rank	8.63%	9.59%
Public Transportation	642, 2.18%, see rank	8.92%	5.06%
Walked	767, 2.61%, see rank	3.14%	2.78%
Other Means	431, 1.47%, see rank	1.63%	1.79%
Worked at Home	613, 2.08%, see rank	4.19%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Decatur School District 61	16.3 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

	Decatur School District 61	Illinois	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	29,985	6,032,031	143,435,233
Male¹	14,530, 48.46%, see rank	52.11%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	4,084, 28.11%, see rank	33.29%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	2,271, 15.63%, see rank	14.62%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,285, 15.73%, see rank	18.01%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	79, 0.54%, see rank	0.47%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,268, 8.73%, see rank	7.74%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3,645, 25.09%, see rank	20.51%	17.94%
Female¹	15,455, 51.54%, see rank	47.89%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	4,625, 29.93%, see rank	40.09%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	4,587, 29.68%, see rank	20.39%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	5,112, 33.08%, see rank	32.33%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	3, 0.02%, 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	1,082, 7.00%, 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

	Decatur School District 61	Illinois	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	29,985, 100%	6,032,031	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	239, 0.80%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	1,552, 5.18%, see rank	5.12%	6.17%
Manufacturing	4,849, 16.17%, see rank	12.55%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	583, 1.94%, see rank	3.01%	2.75%
Retail Trade	3,692, 12.31%, see rank	11.00%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	2,110, 7.04%, see rank	5.85%	4.93%
Information	550, 1.83%, see rank	2.07%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,439, 4.80%, see rank	7.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	2,038, 6.80%, see rank	11.29%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	7,034, 23.46%, see rank	23.07%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	3,099, 10.34%, see rank	9.02%	9.49%
Public Administration	1,245, 4.15%, see rank	3.85%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,555, 5.19%, see rank	4.78%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Decatur School District 61	%	Illinois	U.S.
Population in Poverty	17,005	24.96%, see rank	14.41%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	3,198	18.92%, see rank	10.54%	11.47%

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