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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Pope County is $21,431, which is lower than the state average of $30,019 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Pope County median household income is $39,395, which has grown by 31.11% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 22.70% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Pope County residents spend 31.0 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, #90

Pope County	21,431 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

Pope County	21,923 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

Pope County	24,559 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

Pope County	19,255 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, #93

Pope County	39,395 USD
Illinois	57,166 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Pope County	51,808 USD
Illinois	78,521 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #39

Pope County	31.11%
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

	Pope County		Illinois		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	27.63%	$5,793, see rank	22.23%	$15,728	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	44.86%	$17,448, see rank	27.05%	$17,893	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.29%	$3,640, see rank	2.51%	$3,672	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	34.75%	$22,992, 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

Pope County	52,308 USD
Illinois	70,967 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Pope County	62,933 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

	Pope County	Illinois	U.S.
White	$38,810, see rank	$62,152	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Pope County	Illinois	U.S.
less than 25	$8,750, see rank	$24,207	$25,788
25 to 44	$52,174, see rank	$62,340	$58,398
45 to 64	$50,104, see rank	$70,284	$65,027
65 or over	$33,431, see rank	$38,325	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Pope County	Illinois	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	3,715, see rank	10,170,489	248,775,628
Male¹	1,874, 50.44%, see rank	48.53%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	882, 47.07%, see rank	71.38%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.30%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	882, 47.07%, see rank	71.09%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	802, 90.93%, see rank	89.58%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	80, 9.07%, see rank	10.42%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	992, 52.93%, see rank	28.62%	30.72%
Female¹	1,841, 49.56%, see rank	51.47%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	810, 44.00%, see rank	61.04%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.05%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	810, 44.00%, see rank	60.99%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	733, 90.49%, see rank	90.48%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	77, 9.51%, see rank	9.52%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,031, 56.00%, 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

	Pope County	Illinois	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,485, 100%	5,928,078	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,141, 76.84%, see rank	73.48%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	147, 9.90%, see rank	8.63%	9.59%
Public Transportation	1, 0.07%, see rank	8.92%	5.06%
Walked	47, 3.16%, see rank	3.14%	2.78%
Other Means	25, 1.68%, see rank	1.63%	1.79%
Worked at Home	124, 8.35%, see rank	4.19%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Pope County	31.0 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

	Pope County	Illinois	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,535	6,032,031	143,435,233
Male¹	802, 52.25%, see rank	52.11%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	143, 17.83%, see rank	33.29%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	151, 18.83%, see rank	14.62%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	76, 9.48%, see rank	18.01%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	16, 2.00%, see rank	0.47%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	137, 17.08%, see rank	7.74%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	205, 25.56%, see rank	20.51%	17.94%
Female¹	733, 47.75%, see rank	47.89%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	196, 26.74%, see rank	40.09%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	270, 36.83%, see rank	20.39%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	177, 24.15%, see rank	32.33%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	5, 0.68%, see rank	0.11%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	10, 1.36%, see rank	0.21%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	75, 10.23%, 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

	Pope County	Illinois	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,535, 100%	6,032,031	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	86, 5.60%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	141, 9.19%, see rank	5.12%	6.17%
Manufacturing	110, 7.17%, see rank	12.55%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	8, 0.52%, see rank	3.01%	2.75%
Retail Trade	207, 13.49%, see rank	11.00%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	143, 9.32%, see rank	5.85%	4.93%
Information	16, 1.04%, see rank	2.07%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	30, 1.95%, see rank	7.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	101, 6.58%, see rank	11.29%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	408, 26.58%, see rank	23.07%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	147, 9.58%, see rank	9.02%	9.49%
Public Administration	83, 5.41%, see rank	3.85%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	55, 3.58%, see rank	4.78%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Pope County	%	Illinois	U.S.
Population in Poverty	686	16.51%, see rank	14.41%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	107	9.67%, see rank	10.54%	11.47%

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