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 |
| 2008 (latest estimates) |
1,666,637 |
11,234,926 |
12,901,563 |
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
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| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Per-capita income (2007 dollars) |
| 2006 |
27,718 |
41,335 |
39,551 |
| 2007 |
29,062 |
42,798 |
41,012 |
| Percent change |
9.7 |
7.1 |
7.4 |
| |
| Earnings per job (2007 dollars) |
| 2006 |
32,712 |
55,182 |
52,587 |
| 2007 |
33,715 |
55,587 |
53,086 |
| Percent change |
6.1 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
| |
| Poverty rate (percent) |
| 1979 |
11.1 |
11.0 |
11.0 |
| 1989 |
14.0 |
11.6 |
11.9 |
| 1999 |
11.4 |
10.6 |
10.7 |
| 2007 (latest model-based estimates) |
13.9 |
11.6 |
11.9 |
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 Tracey Farrigan, 202-694-5489
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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 |
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| 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 |
| 2006 |
870,385 |
6,665,430 |
7,535,815 |
| 2007 |
869,826 |
6,738,973 |
7,608,799 |
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| Unemployment rate (percent) |
| 2007 |
5.5 |
5.0 |
5.1 |
| 2008 |
7.1 |
6.4 |
6.5 |
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 |
| 2005-2006 |
2.6 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
| 2006-2007 |
0.9 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
| 2007-2008 |
-2.7 |
-1.1 |
-1.3 |
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Farm Characteristics
| 1997, 2002 and 2007 Census of Agriculture |
| |
| |
1997 |
2002 |
2007 |
| Approximate total land area (acres) |
35,579,705 |
35,573,494 |
35,529,619 |
| Total farmland (acres) |
27,673,285 |
27,310,833 |
26,775,100 |
| Percent of total land area |
77.8 |
76.8 |
75.4 |
| |
| Cropland (acres) |
24,186,942 |
24,171,260 |
23,707,699 |
| Percent of total farmland |
87.4 |
88.5 |
88.5 |
| Percent in pasture |
3.6 |
2.2 |
1.3 |
| Percent irrigated |
1.4 |
1.6 |
2.0 |
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| Harvested Cropland (acres) |
22,428,616 |
22,562,904 |
22,611,443 |
| |
| Woodland (acres) |
1,738,660 |
1,536,646 |
1,428,922 |
| Percent of total farmland |
6.3 |
5.6 |
5.3 |
| Percent in pasture |
25.8 |
24.4 |
18.6 |
| |
| Pastureland (acres) |
726,390 |
770,995 |
887,274 |
| Percent of total farmland |
2.6 |
2.8 |
3.3 |
| |
Land in house lots, ponds,
roads, wasteland, etc. (acres) |
1,021,293 |
831,932 |
751,205 |
| Percent of total farmland |
3.7 |
3.0 |
2.8 |
| |
| Conservation practices |
Farmland in conservation or
wetlands reserve programs
(acres) |
743,681 |
923,906 |
885,837 |
| |
| Average farm size (acres) |
350 |
374 |
348 |
| |
| Farms by size (percent) |
| 1 to 99 acres |
39.1 |
41.0 |
50.7 |
| 100 to 499 acres |
37.6 |
35.0 |
28.3 |
| 500 to 999 acres |
14.7 |
13.5 |
10.8 |
| 1000 to 1,999 acres |
6.9 |
8.1 |
7.2 |
| 2,000 or more acres |
1.7 |
2.4 |
3.0 |
| |
| Farms by sales (percent) |
| Less than $9,999 |
36.1 |
41.4 |
46.9 |
| $10,000 to $49,999 |
22.6 |
20.9 |
14.7 |
| $50,000 to $99,999 |
11.9 |
11.0 |
8.1 |
| $100,000 to $499,999 |
25.6 |
22.8 |
21.0 |
| More than $500,000 |
3.9 |
3.9 |
9.3 |
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| Tenure of farmers |
| Full owner (farms) |
39,332 |
39,565 |
45,136 |
| Percent of total |
49.7 |
54.2 |
58.7 |
| |
| Part owner (farms) |
27,956 |
25,334 |
23,512 |
| Percent of total |
35.3 |
34.7 |
30.6 |
| |
| Tenant owner (farms) |
11,824 |
8,128 |
8,212 |
| Percent of total |
14.9 |
11.1 |
10.7 |
| |
| Farm organization |
Individuals/family, sole
proprietorship (farms) |
67,182 |
64,468 |
65,748 |
| Percent of total |
84.9 |
88.3 |
85.5 |
| |
Family-held corporations
(farms) |
2,885 |
2,385 |
3,055 |
| Percent of total |
3.6 |
3.3 |
4.0 |
| |
| Partnerships (farms) |
8,038 |
5,296 |
6,509 |
| Percent of total |
10.2 |
7.3 |
8.5 |
| |
| Non-family corporations (farms) |
273 |
199 |
378 |
| Percent of total |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
| |
Others - cooperative, estate or
trust, institutional, etc. (farms) |
734 |
679 |
1,170 |
| Percent of total |
0.9 |
0.9 |
1.5 |
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| Characteristics of principal farm operators |
| Average operator age (years) |
53.2 |
55.1 |
56.2 |
Percent with farming as their
primary occupation |
54.4 |
64.1 |
48.4 |
| Men |
74,423 |
67,774 |
69,196 |
| Women |
4,689 |
5,253 |
7,664 |
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More information on farm characteristics
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
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Farm Financial Indicators
| Farm income and value added data |
| |
2006 |
2007 |
| |
| Number of farms |
72,400 |
72,500 |
| |
| |
Thousands $ |
| Final crop output |
7,165,431 |
10,094,079 |
| + Final animal output |
1,843,894 |
1,983,564 |
| + Services and forestry |
1,146,635 |
1,201,744 |
| = Final agricultural sector output |
10,155,961 |
13,279,387 |
| |
| - Intermediate consumption outlays |
5,381,504 |
6,475,560 |
| + Net government transactions |
472,525 |
38,644 |
| = Gross value added |
5,246,982 |
6,842,471 |
| |
| - Capital consumption |
1,281,291 |
1,319,672 |
| |
| = Net value added |
3,965,691 |
5,522,799 |
| |
| - Factor payments |
2,206,529 |
2,278,724 |
| Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
416,294 |
488,048 |
| Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
1,046,378 |
992,061 |
| Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
743,857 |
798,615 |
| |
| = Net farm income |
1,759,162 |
3,244,075 |
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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, 2007
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Value of receipts
thousand $ |
Percent of state total
farm receipts |
Percent of US value |
| 1. Corn |
5,681,428 |
48.6 |
16.7 |
| 2. Soybeans |
3,149,205 |
27.0 |
14.9 |
| 3. Hogs |
809,249 |
6.9 |
5.5 |
| 4. Cattle and calves |
730,989 |
6.3 |
1.5 |
| 5. Dairy products |
375,285 |
3.2 |
1.1 |
| |
| All commodities |
11,678,607 |
|
4.1 |
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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 2008 |
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Rank among states |
Value
million $ |
| 1. Feed grains and products |
2 |
2,858.0 |
| 2. Soybeans and products |
2 |
2,794.1 |
| 3. Live animals and meat |
5 |
600.7 |
| 4. Other |
4 |
599.3 |
| 5. Wheat and products |
11 |
426.7 |
| |
| Overall rank |
3 |
7,540.8 |
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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 2007 |
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Percent of state total receipts |
Thousands $ |
| 1. Iroquois County |
3.1 |
418,542 |
| 2. McLean County |
2.7 |
366,547 |
| 3. Livingston County |
2.6 |
350,718 |
| 4. LaSalle County |
2.5 |
328,997 |
| 5. Champaign County |
2.3 |
311,463 |
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| State total |
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13,329,107 |
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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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