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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Moultrie County is $23,801, which is lower than the state average of $30,019 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Moultrie County median household income is $47,438, which has grown by 18.35% 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 Moultrie County residents spend 20.3 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, #66

Moultrie County	23,801 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

Moultrie County	29,327 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

Moultrie County	36,457 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

Moultrie County	22,555 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, #56

Moultrie County	47,438 USD
Illinois	57,166 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Moultrie County	59,868 USD
Illinois	78,521 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #90

Moultrie County	18.35%
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

	Moultrie County		Illinois		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	19.83%	$14,728, see rank	22.23%	$15,728	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	32.19%	$18,152, see rank	27.05%	$17,893	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.16%	$895, see rank	2.51%	$3,672	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	22.05%	$21,844, 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

Moultrie County	56,595 USD
Illinois	70,967 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Moultrie County	66,059 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

	Moultrie County	Illinois	U.S.
White	$47,544, see rank	$62,152	$56,900
Hispanic	$29,688, see rank	$46,782	$42,396

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Moultrie County	Illinois	U.S.
less than 25	$30,521, see rank	$24,207	$25,788
25 to 44	$53,476, see rank	$62,340	$58,398
45 to 64	$61,532, see rank	$70,284	$65,027
65 or over	$30,156, see rank	$38,325	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Moultrie County	Illinois	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	11,681, see rank	10,170,489	248,775,628
Male¹	5,597, 47.92%, see rank	48.53%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	3,754, 67.07%, see rank	71.38%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.30%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	3,754, 67.07%, see rank	71.09%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	3,553, 94.65%, see rank	89.58%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	201, 5.35%, see rank	10.42%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,843, 32.93%, see rank	28.62%	30.72%
Female¹	6,084, 52.08%, see rank	51.47%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	3,289, 54.06%, see rank	61.04%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.05%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	3,289, 54.06%, see rank	60.99%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	3,071, 93.37%, see rank	90.48%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	218, 6.63%, see rank	9.52%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	2,795, 45.94%, 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

	Moultrie County	Illinois	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	6,552, 100%	5,928,078	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	5,183, 79.11%, see rank	73.48%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	621, 9.48%, see rank	8.63%	9.59%
Public Transportation	4, 0.06%, see rank	8.92%	5.06%
Walked	215, 3.28%, see rank	3.14%	2.78%
Other Means	251, 3.83%, see rank	1.63%	1.79%
Worked at Home	278, 4.24%, see rank	4.19%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Moultrie County	20.3 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

	Moultrie County	Illinois	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	6,624	6,032,031	143,435,233
Male¹	3,553, 53.64%, see rank	52.11%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	823, 23.16%, see rank	33.29%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	360, 10.13%, see rank	14.62%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	525, 14.78%, see rank	18.01%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	44, 1.24%, see rank	0.47%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	377, 10.61%, see rank	7.74%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,221, 34.37%, see rank	20.51%	17.94%
Female¹	3,071, 46.36%, see rank	47.89%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,055, 34.35%, see rank	40.09%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	690, 22.47%, see rank	20.39%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	976, 31.78%, see rank	32.33%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	46, 1.50%, see rank	0.11%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	3, 0.10%, see rank	0.21%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	288, 9.38%, 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

	Moultrie County	Illinois	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	6,624, 100%	6,032,031	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	232, 3.50%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	449, 6.78%, see rank	5.12%	6.17%
Manufacturing	1,675, 25.29%, see rank	12.55%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	176, 2.66%, see rank	3.01%	2.75%
Retail Trade	847, 12.79%, see rank	11.00%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	309, 4.66%, see rank	5.85%	4.93%
Information	159, 2.40%, see rank	2.07%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	219, 3.31%, see rank	7.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	307, 4.63%, see rank	11.29%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,424, 21.50%, see rank	23.07%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	397, 5.99%, see rank	9.02%	9.49%
Public Administration	198, 2.99%, see rank	3.85%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	232, 3.50%, see rank	4.78%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Moultrie County	%	Illinois	U.S.
Population in Poverty	2,083	14.37%, see rank	14.41%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	395	9.87%, see rank	10.54%	11.47%

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