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People QuickFacts |
La Salle County |
Illinois |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
112,474 | 12,901,563 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
0.8% | 3.9% |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
111,546 | 12,419,660 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2008 |
6.2% | 6.9% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2008 |
23.1% | 24.6% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2008 |
16.0% | 12.2% |
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Female persons, percent, 2008 |
50.7% | 50.7% |
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White persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
96.3% | 79.1% |
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Black persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
1.8% | 14.9% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.2% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.8% | 4.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2008 (a) |
Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2008 |
0.9% | 1.2% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2008 (b) |
7.3% | 15.2% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2008 |
89.3% | 64.7% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
63.6% | 56.8% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
2.7% | 12.3% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
5.6% | 19.2% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
81.4% | 81.4% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
13.3% | 26.1% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
17,829 | 1,999,717 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
22.5 | 28.0 |
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Housing units, 2008 |
49,400 | 5,276,979 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
75.0% | 67.3% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
15.2% | 34.0% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$87,000 | $130,800 |
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Households, 2000 |
43,417 | 4,591,779 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.49 | 2.63 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$48,218 | $54,141 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$19,185 | $23,104 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
10.3% | 11.9% |
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Business QuickFacts |
La Salle County |
Illinois |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2007 |
2,982 | 325,2061 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2007 |
38,776 | 5,398,6341 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2007 |
0.5% | -1.9%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2007 |
6,096 | 885,589 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
8,215 | 958,120 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 7.2% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.4% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 4.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 4.1% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
25.5% | 29.7% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
1,686,454 | 188,365,216 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
1,201,496 | 317,467,059 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
1,406,596 | 131,469,518 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$12,586 | $10,446 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
125,998 | 19,072,168 |
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Building permits, 2008 |
187 | 22,528 |
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Federal spending, 2008 |
710,903 | 100,671,5351 |
