Census Bureau Releases 2002 Income and Poverty Estimates
for Illinois and Northeastern Illinois Counties (December 2004)
In December
2004, the U.S. Census Bureau released 2002
income and poverty estimates for
the nation's states and counties. Included in the estimates were figures for
Illinois and the six counties comprising Northeastern Illinois. These new figures
were to be used to
allocate federal funds for programs such as Head Start.
Among the data items posted on the
Census Bureau's web site were 2002
state and county estimates of median household income, the total number of poor persons,
and the number of poor children under 18. Census 2000 results on income and poverty
are also available through the Census Bureau so that estimated changes since
the taking of the last census can be measured.
A panel of the National Academy of Sciences on
estimates of poverty for small geographic areas has recommended that the Department of
Education use Census Bureau poverty estimates to determine the distribution of funds for
programs to aid disadvantaged children under Title I. The Education Department will use
either these county-level estimates or similarly-released
school
district-level poverty estimates.
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2002 Income and Poverty Estimates for Northeastern Illinois Counties |
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Est. |
Est. % |
Est. |
Est. % |
Median |
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Persons |
Persons |
Persons |
Persons |
House- |
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in |
in |
0-17 in |
0-17 in |
hold |
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Poverty |
Poverty |
Poverty |
Poverty |
Income |
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Areaname |
2002 |
2002 |
2002 |
2002 |
2002 |
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Illinois |
1,411,869 |
11.3 |
494,208 |
15.3 |
$44,946 |
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Cook County |
769,079 |
14.5 |
286,478 |
20.7 |
$42,863 |
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DuPage County |
48,728 |
5.3 |
13,333 |
5.5 |
$64,350 |
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Kane County |
32,278 |
7.1 |
12,124 |
9.0 |
$59,721 |
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Lake County |
43,004 |
6.4 |
14,664 |
7.5 |
$68,089 |
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McHenry County |
11,998 |
4.2 |
3,587 |
4.4 |
$68,455 |
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Will County |
36,024 |
6.2 |
12,448 |
7.4 |
$63,067 |
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1999 Income and Poverty Results from the 2000 Census |
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Est. |
Est. % |
Est. |
Est. % |
Median |
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Persons |
Persons |
Persons |
Persons |
House- |
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0-17 in |
0-17 in |
hold |
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Poverty |
Poverty |
Poverty |
Poverty |
Income |
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Areaname |
1999 |
1999 |
1999 |
1999 |
1999 |
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Illinois |
1,291,958 |
10.7 |
456,901 |
14.3 |
$46,590 |
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Cook County |
713,040 |
13.5 |
264,187 |
19.3 |
$45,922 |
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DuPage County |
32,163 |
3.6 |
9,818 |
4.1 |
$67,887 |
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Kane County |
26,587 |
6.7 |
10,912 |
9.1 |
$59,351 |
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Lake County |
35,714 |
5.7 |
13,484 |
7.2 |
$66,973 |
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McHenry County |
9,446 |
3.7 |
3,239 |
4.2 |
$64,826 |
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Will County |
24,225 |
4.9 |
8,770 |
5.9 |
$62,238 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income & Poverty Estimates,
December 2004 and
U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Census, Summary File 3
The Census Bureau produced the state and
county estimates by combining results from its March 2002 Current Population Survey with aggregate data from federal individual income
tax returns, administrative records on food stamp program participation and
2000 decennial
census figures. The estimates were financed by the Census Bureau and the Departments of
Housing and Urban Development, Agriculture, Labor, Education, and Health and Human
Services. The 2002 estimates did incorporate
estimation procedure changes that affect comparability to estimates from
previous years.
Please contact tomasso@nipc.org
for additional information about the availability of
the 2002
state/county or
school district income and poverty estimates for Northeastern Illinois. |
