Census Bureau Releases 2003 Income and Poverty Estimates
for Illinois and Northeastern Illinois Counties (November 29, 2005)
On November
29, 2005, the U.S. Census Bureau, through its
Small Area Income and
Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) program released
2003
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 2003
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
To open or download a Microsoft Excel or Adobe Acrobat file containing the
2003 estimates for all Illinois counties, including
90%
confidence intervals, click on either
Excel format (XLS) or Acrobat format
(PDF).
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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2003 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 |
2003 |
2003 |
2003 |
2003 |
2003 |
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Illinois |
1,427,087 |
11.4 |
504,964 |
15.6 |
$47,367 |
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Cook County |
765,742 |
14.5 |
282,398 |
20.6 |
$42,704 |
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DuPage County |
54,016 |
5.9 |
15,436 |
6.4 |
$62,820 |
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Kane County |
34,863 |
7.4 |
13,580 |
9.8 |
$59,695 |
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Lake County |
46,675 |
6.9 |
16,609 |
8.4 |
$66,312 |
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McHenry County |
13,201 |
4.5 |
4,173 |
5.0 |
$68,128 |
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Will County |
40,646 |
6.7 |
14,275 |
8.2 |
$63,475 |
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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,
November 29, 2005 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 2003 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. For documentation on the 2003 income and poverty estimation
techniques, please see the
overall estimation strategy detailed on the SAIPE site.
Please contact tomasso@nipc.org
for additional information about the availability of
the 2003
state/county or
school district income and poverty estimates for Northeastern Illinois. |
