Population, Income, Education, and Employment
| Population |
| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Year |
| 1980 |
1,773,483 |
9,653,926 |
11,427,409 |
| 1990 |
1,680,018 |
9,750,584 |
11,430,602 |
| 2000 |
1,705,887 |
10,713,406 |
12,419,293 |
| 2007 (latest estimates) |
1,669,005 |
11,183,543 |
12,852,548 |
More information on Illinois population
• County-level Population Data
• Rural Population and Migration Briefing Room
• Contact John Cromartie, 202-694-5421.
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Income
|
| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Per-capita income (2006 dollars) |
| 2005 |
26,670 |
39,334 |
37,666 |
| 2006 |
27,001 |
40,126 |
38,409 |
| Percent change |
1.2 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
| |
| Earnings per job (2006 dollars) |
| 2005 |
31,528 |
53,432 |
50,867 |
| 2006 |
31,163 |
53,374 |
50,788 |
| Percent change |
-1.2 |
-0.1 |
-0.2 |
| |
| Poverty rate (percent) |
| 1979 |
11.1 |
11.0 |
11.0 |
| 1989 |
14.0 |
11.6 |
11.9 |
| 1999 |
11.4 |
10.6 |
10.7 |
| 2005 (latest model-based estimates) |
13.5 |
11.7 |
12.0 |
More information on Illinois poverty rates
• County-level Poverty Data
• Rural Income, Poverty, and Welfare Briefing Room
• See important notes about decennial and model-based intercensal poverty estimates
• Contact Robert Gibbs, 202-694-5423
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Education (Persons 25 and older)
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| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Percent not completing high school |
| 1980 |
38.7 |
32.5 |
33.5 |
| 1990 |
27.5 |
23.1 |
23.8 |
| 2000 |
20.0 |
18.3 |
18.6 |
| |
| Percent completing high school only |
| 1980 |
40.0 |
34.3 |
35.1 |
| 1990 |
38.0 |
28.6 |
30.0 |
| 2000 |
37.3 |
26.2 |
27.7 |
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| Percent completing some college |
| 1980 |
11.8 |
15.8 |
15.2 |
| 1990 |
22.8 |
25.6 |
25.2 |
| 2000 |
28.6 |
27.5 |
27.6 |
| |
| Percent completing college |
| 1980 |
10.0 |
17.4 |
16.2 |
| 1990 |
11.7 |
22.7 |
21.0 |
| 2000 |
14.1 |
28.0 |
26.1 |
More information on Illinois education
• County-level Education Data
• Rural Labor and Education Briefing Room
• Contact Robert Gibbs, 202-694-5423
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Employment
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| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Total number of jobs |
| 2005 |
872,644 |
6,578,850 |
7,451,494 |
| 2006 |
885,227 |
6,716,520 |
7,601,747 |
| |
| Unemployment rate (percent) |
| 2006 |
5.0 |
4.5 |
4.6 |
| 2007 |
5.5 |
4.9 |
5.0 |
More information on Illinois unemployment rates
• County-level Unemployment and Median Household Income Data
• Rural Labor and Education Briefing Room
• Contact Lorin Kusmin, 202-694-5429
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| Percent employment change |
| 2004-2005 |
2.7 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
| 2005-2006 |
2.7 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
| 2006-2007 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
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| Percent of 2002 employment in farm and farm-related jobs |
| Total |
20.5 |
12.0 |
13.0 |
| Production |
6.7 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
| Farm inputs |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
| Processing & marketing |
2.4 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
| Wholesale & retail trade |
9.6 |
9.1 |
9.2 |
More information on farm employment
• Farm and Farm-Related Employment data
• Contact Tim Parker, 202-694-5435
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Farm Characteristics
| 1992, 1997 and 2002 Census of Agriculture |
| |
| |
1992 |
1997 |
2002 |
| Total land area (million acres) |
35.58 |
35.58 |
35.57 |
| Total farmland (million acres) |
27.25 |
27.67 |
27.31 |
| Percent of total land area |
76.6 |
77.8 |
76.8 |
| |
| Cropland (million acres) |
24.16 |
24.19 |
24.17 |
| Percent of total farmland |
88.7 |
87.4 |
88.5 |
| Percent in pasture |
3.7 |
3.6 |
2.2 |
| Percent irrigated |
1.3 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
| |
Harvested Cropland
(million acres) |
21.87 |
22.43 |
22.56 |
| |
| Woodland (million acres) |
1.56 |
1.74 |
1.54 |
| Percent of total farmland |
5.7 |
6.3 |
5.6 |
| Percent in pasture |
32.5 |
25.8 |
24.4 |
| |
| Pastureland (million acres) |
0.69 |
0.73 |
0.77 |
| Percent of total farmland |
2.5 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
| |
Land in house lots, ponds,
roads, wasteland, etc.
(million acres) |
0.84 |
1.02 |
0.83 |
| Percent of total farmland |
3.1 |
3.7 |
3.0 |
| |
| Conservation practices |
Farmland in conservation or
wetlands reserve programs
(million acres) |
0.47 |
0.74 |
0.92 |
| Percent of total farmland |
1.7 |
2.7 |
3.4 |
| |
| Average farm size (acres) |
351 |
350 |
374 |
| |
| Farms by size (percent) |
| 1 to 99 acres |
33.9 |
39.1 |
41.0 |
| 100 to 499 acres |
41.8 |
37.6 |
35.0 |
| 500 to 999 acres |
16.5 |
14.7 |
13.5 |
| 1000 to 1,999 acres |
6.6 |
6.9 |
8.1 |
| 2,000 or more acres |
1.1 |
1.7 |
2.4 |
| |
| Farms by sales (percent) |
| Less than $9,999 |
27.9 |
36.1 |
41.4 |
| $10,000 to $49,999 |
29.0 |
23.0 |
20.9 |
| $50,000 to $99,999 |
14.9 |
11.9 |
11.0 |
| $100,000 to $499,999 |
26.3 |
25.6 |
22.8 |
| More than $500,000 |
2.3 |
3.9 |
3.9 |
| |
| Tenure of farmers |
| Full owner (farms) |
34,158 |
39,332 |
39,565 |
| Percent of total |
44.0 |
49.7 |
54.2 |
| |
| Part owner (farms) |
29,217 |
27,956 |
25,334 |
| Percent of total |
37.7 |
35.3 |
34.7 |
| |
| Tenant owner (farms) |
14,235 |
11,824 |
8,128 |
| Percent of total |
18.3 |
14.9 |
11.1 |
| |
| Farm organization |
Individuals/family, sole
proprietorship (farms) |
65,752 |
67,182 |
64,468 |
| Percent of total |
84.7 |
84.9 |
88.3 |
| |
Family-held corporations
(farms) |
2,125 |
2,885 |
2,385 |
| Percent of total |
2.7 |
3.6 |
3.3 |
| |
| Partnerships (farms) |
8,997 |
8,038 |
5,296 |
| Percent of total |
11.6 |
10.2 |
7.3 |
| |
| Non-family corporations (farms) |
236 |
273 |
199 |
| Percent of total |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
| |
Others - cooperative, estate or
trust, institutional, etc. (farms) |
500 |
734 |
679 |
| Percent of total |
0.6 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
| |
| Characteristics of principal farm operators |
| Average operator age (years) |
51.7 |
53.2 |
55.1 |
Percent with farming as their
primary occupation |
61.7 |
54.4 |
64.1 |
| Men (persons) |
73,985 |
74,423 |
67,774 |
| Women (persons) |
3,625 |
4,689 |
5,253 |
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More information on farm characteristics
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
Data from the 1992 Census of Agriculture is not adjusted for coverage. See Coverage Adjustment from NASS.
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Farm Financial Indicators
| Farm income and value added data |
| |
2005 |
2006 |
| |
| Number of farms |
72,500 |
72,400 |
| |
| |
Thousands $ |
| Final crop output |
6,050,496 |
7,208,629 |
| + Final animal output |
1,957,335 |
1,832,682 |
| + Services and forestry |
1,038,869 |
1,112,411 |
| = Final agricultural sector output |
9,046,699 |
10,153,722 |
| |
| - Intermediate consumption outlays |
5,395,397 |
5,350,669 |
| + Net government transactions |
1,255,411 |
472,862 |
| = Gross value added |
4,906,713 |
5,275,914 |
| |
| - Capital consumption |
1,229,816 |
1,283,738 |
| |
| = Net value added |
3,676,897 |
3,992,176 |
| |
| - Factor payments |
2,304,659 |
2,481,187 |
| Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
429,862 |
393,144 |
| Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
1,183,948 |
1,304,026 |
| Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
690,849 |
784,017 |
| |
| = Net farm income |
1,372,238 |
1,510,989 |
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More information on farm income
• Farm Income Data
• Farm Income and Costs Briefing Room
• Contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.
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| Farm balance sheet |
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• Estimation of State-level Balance Sheets has been suspended. See the Farm Balance Sheet data page for more information.
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Top Commodities, Exports, and Counties
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Top 5 agriculture commodities, 2006
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| |
Value of receipts
thousand $ |
Percent of state total
farm receipts |
Percent of US value |
| 1. Corn |
3,594,141 |
41.6 |
16.6 |
| 2. Soybeans |
2,509,651 |
29.1 |
14.8 |
| 3. Hogs |
803,417 |
9.3 |
5.7 |
| 4. Cattle and calves |
595,751 |
6.9 |
1.2 |
| 5. Greenhouse/nursery |
304,986 |
3.5 |
1.8 |
| |
| All commodities |
8,635,700 |
|
3.6 |
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More information on Illinois's top agriculture commodities
• Leading commodities for cash receipts in Excel
• Contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.
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| Top 5 agriculture exports, estimates, FY 2007 |
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Rank among states |
Value
million $ |
| 1. Feed grains and products |
2 |
1,894.9 |
| 2. Soybeans and products |
2 |
1,494.9 |
| 3. Other |
4 |
503.2 |
| 4. Live animals and meat |
5 |
404.9 |
| 5. Wheat and products |
15 |
209.6 |
| |
| Overall rank |
4 |
4,719.5 |
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More information on agricultural exports
• State Export Data
• Agricultural Trade Briefing Room
• Contact Nora Brooks, 202-694-5211.
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| Top 5 counties in agricultural sales 2002 |
| |
Percent of state total receipts |
Million $ |
| 1. Iroquois County |
3.0 |
228.6 |
| 2. McLean County |
2.7 |
207.2 |
| 3. Bureau County |
2.7 |
203.9 |
| 4. Livingston County |
2.4 |
183.3 |
| 5. Henry County |
2.4 |
180.5 |
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| State total |
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7,676.2 |
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More information on agricultural sales
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
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Data Sources
- Local Area Unemployment Statistics, county data, Bureau
of Labor Statistics.
- Regional Economic Information System, April 2006, Bureau
of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce.
- 1980, 1990, and 2000 Census of Population, Bureau
of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce.
- Farm Income and Costs Briefing Room,
Economic Research Service, USDA.
- Foreign Agricultural Trade of the United States
(FATUS), Economic Research Service, USDA.
- Census of Agriculture, National Agricultural
Statistics Service, USDA.
Prepared by Economic Research Service, USDA, Washington, DC.
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