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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Whiteside County is $24,815, which is lower than the state average of $30,019 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Whiteside County median household income is $48,343, which has grown by 19.80% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 22.70% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Whiteside County residents spend 19.1 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, #51

Whiteside County	24,815 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

Whiteside County	27,444 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

Whiteside County	36,352 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

Whiteside County	21,494 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, #51

Whiteside County	48,343 USD
Illinois	57,166 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Whiteside County	59,887 USD
Illinois	78,521 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #86

Whiteside County	19.80%
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

	Whiteside County		Illinois		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	23.30%	$9,265, see rank	22.23%	$15,728	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	35.91%	$18,723, see rank	27.05%	$17,893	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.34%	$3,997, see rank	2.51%	$3,672	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	23.54%	$19,910, 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

Whiteside County	59,574 USD
Illinois	70,967 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Whiteside County	69,667 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

	Whiteside County	Illinois	U.S.
White	$48,770, see rank	$62,152	$56,900
Black	$43,654, see rank	$34,174	$35,600
Hispanic	$42,677, see rank	$46,782	$42,396
Asian	$51,719, see rank	$75,890	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$37,656, see rank	$41,567	$37,170
One Race, Other	$43,108, see rank	$44,842	$40,300
Two or More Races	$38,140, see rank	$48,716	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Whiteside County	Illinois	U.S.
less than 25	$31,944, see rank	$24,207	$25,788
25 to 44	$54,650, see rank	$62,340	$58,398
45 to 64	$59,507, see rank	$70,284	$65,027
65 or over	$35,855, see rank	$38,325	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Whiteside County	Illinois	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	45,947, see rank	10,170,489	248,775,628
Male¹	22,431, 48.82%, see rank	48.53%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	15,288, 68.16%, see rank	71.38%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	37, 0.16%, see rank	0.30%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	15,251, 67.99%, see rank	71.09%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	13,682, 89.71%, see rank	89.58%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,569, 10.29%, see rank	10.42%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	7,143, 31.84%, see rank	28.62%	30.72%
Female¹	23,516, 51.18%, see rank	51.47%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	13,782, 58.61%, see rank	61.04%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.05%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	13,782, 58.61%, see rank	60.99%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	12,752, 92.53%, see rank	90.48%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,030, 7.47%, see rank	9.52%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	9,734, 41.39%, 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

	Whiteside County	Illinois	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	26,132, 100%	5,928,078	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	21,498, 82.27%, see rank	73.48%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	2,649, 10.14%, see rank	8.63%	9.59%
Public Transportation	117, 0.45%, see rank	8.92%	5.06%
Walked	469, 1.79%, see rank	3.14%	2.78%
Other Means	623, 2.38%, see rank	1.63%	1.79%
Worked at Home	776, 2.97%, see rank	4.19%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Whiteside County	19.1 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

	Whiteside County	Illinois	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	26,434	6,032,031	143,435,233
Male¹	13,682, 51.76%, see rank	52.11%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,133, 22.90%, see rank	33.29%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,786, 13.05%, see rank	14.62%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,982, 14.49%, see rank	18.01%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	202, 1.48%, see rank	0.47%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,145, 8.37%, see rank	7.74%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	4,478, 32.73%, see rank	20.51%	17.94%
Female¹	12,752, 48.24%, see rank	47.89%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	4,128, 32.37%, see rank	40.09%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	2,887, 22.64%, see rank	20.39%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	4,379, 34.34%, see rank	32.33%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	12, 0.09%, see rank	0.11%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	22, 0.17%, see rank	0.21%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,307, 10.25%, 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

	Whiteside County	Illinois	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	26,434, 100%	6,032,031	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	750, 2.84%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	1,287, 4.87%, see rank	5.12%	6.17%
Manufacturing	5,361, 20.28%, see rank	12.55%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	497, 1.88%, see rank	3.01%	2.75%
Retail Trade	3,832, 14.50%, see rank	11.00%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,307, 4.94%, see rank	5.85%	4.93%
Information	241, 0.91%, see rank	2.07%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,169, 4.42%, see rank	7.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,622, 6.14%, see rank	11.29%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	6,240, 23.61%, see rank	23.07%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,785, 6.75%, see rank	9.02%	9.49%
Public Administration	972, 3.68%, see rank	3.85%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,371, 5.19%, see rank	4.78%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Whiteside County	%	Illinois	U.S.
Population in Poverty	6,745	11.94%, see rank	14.41%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,263	8.15%, see rank	10.54%	11.47%

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