Information Inventory
After reviews the data about Eureka, IL I found it very interesting to read some of the data that was provided. In my opinion the data supports some of our struggled here at Eureka College, especially as a recruiter for the college. Eureka College generates its revenue from tuition. Every recruiter of the college is an important one because that’s how Eureka College operates. I am from a metropolitan city, it took a while for me to adapt to a different community and a lot of that has to do with the data that I found in researching Eureka, IL.
In “Eureka Illinois $54, 442,” (U.S. Census Bureau, n.d.) is the average household income, I believe that the average household income is not very high in Eureka Illinois
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• “Family Households- 1,331” (HTL, 2015).
Eureka, IL is a great place for first time home owners. The cost of living is affordable. The price of housing has increased about 2% over the past few years according to a local relater.
Eureka, IL focuses on education. Several members in the community work at Eureka College and we have a scholarship that is set up for staff and faculty members that work for the college their children’s tuition is adjusted. “93.6% of community members have graduated high school 25 years or older” (U.S. Census Bureau, n.d.) I believe this number is so high because there aren’t many distractions here in Eureka, IL all students have to do is focus on their studies. Along with that high number for high school graduates, “30.8% have bachelor’s degrees or higher” (U.S. Census Bureau, n.d.). Eureka, Il has a very large number of Apostasy Christians and post-secondary education is not an option for them, it’s impressive to have “30.8%” as the percentage for post-secondary education.
As of “July 1, 2014 the population was 5, 7373 people, has increased by 50 people since 2010” (U.S. Census Bureau, n.d.). Eureka, IL is growing because of the community is drawing in attention from neighboring communities because of the opportunities such as State Farm and Caterpillar. The population is also growing because of Eureka College, recruiting students and employees to the college. Although Eureka has grown, Caterpillar made an announcement at the
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The majority of household incomes range from $20,000 - $30,000 (50.3%), yet there are also affluent household incomes ranging from $50,000 - $100,000 (15.4%). The median income in this area is $47,096, compared to the whole Kansas area which is $33,248. The typical "head of household" age is 25 - 34 (22.4%) or age 34 - 44 (23.1%) with a median age of 44.4 years old and an average age of 32 years old. Convenience stores serve the entire purchasing population of its geographical area but focuses on customers who need to purchase items outside of normal working hours such as hourly employees and quick shoppers looking for snacks and related items.
The estimated median household income in 2013 was $24,294 and $31,956 in the year 2000 which shows a substantial drop. (Quick facts) Harvey, Illinois unemployment rate is 10.5%, which is considered to be high compared to Illinois 6.9% and Nationally 5.7%. The Harvey, Illinois poverty rate is 39.8%. (Home facts) Factors that lead to the small town of Harvey unemployment are a loss of commercial enterprises due to companies making a motion to another city, businesses closing, and recession. The majority of the jobs held by Harvey residents consists of transportation, office administrator, food preparation, and building maintenance. (City-data)
Those who are active in the work force tend to accumulate a medium income of $52,334 per
median household income of $36,327 and showed 29.2% of them living in poverty in 2013
The total number of employees in the district county is 308,480, and these three sectors combined contain 40% of all the employees in the state. The manufacturing sector has about 38,500 people employed making an average of $72,800 yearly, while the retail sector has 39,000 people making an average of $30,000, and lastly, the healthcare sector has about 45,000 people working making an average of $50,121 every year. Another industry that consumes a big chunk of the workforce is accommodations and food services, with the average yearly salary of these employees being only $17,200. Only 19,281 people are considered unemployed which makes the unemployment rate 4.8%, making this district slightly higher than the national unemployment rate of 4.4%. The average household income in the district is $85,060, but the median household income is only $62,214 compared to the US which had an average of $53,657 per household this district is up more than $30,000 the national average. Of all the families that live in this district, 7.8% are considered to be living below the poverty line, and 11.5% of families with a child of the age 18 or below are living below the poverty line. As I stated this district is almost half urban and almost half rural, meaning we will have a good blend of all opinions, backgrounds, jobs, and many other factors that go into the elected officials and the opinion of the district as a
Growing up in a small town, someone wouldn’t think how much history is in that place. I’m very fortunate enough to live in a remarkable place that has a lot of history behind it. So let’s begin this journey together as we look back into the place that I call home.
In this area the per capita income is $14,934 and about $37,000 per household. This is ranked 34th in the state. The income below poverty line is 28.7% which is 3rd in Texas, this is very high and is most likely due to the 175,368 that do not have a job. These statistics are no real surprise because statistics have shown that minorities statistically make less than
Despite the increasing growth, the gaps in income are huge. The lower income, middle income and high income households are wide and growing in most states. As of 2014, the richest 20%
family income for whites is 38,909 and for blacks it is 21,161. This shows that
The investigation reveled that the Moon Lake population has a population of 3617 with an average income of 33,291. Income distribution is show in the Moon Lake Household Income distribution chart. This chart display that ranges between $10k-$19k is where the most household’s income is at; and the majority of households in the region are between $10K-$74k while some exceptionally rich household make more. There are 131 households within the lowest income range of $0-$19K while there are two household in $500k+ income range.
The median income of Colfax, Iowa is $41,006. The median income for a family in Colfax is $48,300. Men typically make $35,326 compared to $22,150 for females. About 5.2% of the families and 6.7% of the population is below the poverty line. The poverty line for a family of four in Iowa is $24,300. This means that the median income is 168.74% above the poverty line.
The state's median income was $48,411” (Johnson). This isn’t a lot considering that bills, food, clothing, and other essentials take most of the family’s income. In addition to the low, annually averaged incomes “Flint is far below the state's 16.2 percent poverty rate.” (Johnson). We also learned because of the poverty rate and the low annually income that Flint is ranked the 9th poorest city in Michigan. Due to high poverty rate, the low paying jobs, and the lack of schools many Flint residents feel that the only way they can succeed is by leaving the city. For example, a 22 year old women found on Fenton Rd. responded, “I won’t be in Flint for long,” she said wistfully. “If you want to do anything with life you have to leave...”("The Rust Belt: Once Mighty Cities in Decline").
Demographics in Boca show higher incomes. The average household income in Boca Raton is around $70,000 per year. Twenty percent of people that live in Boca Raton are over 65 years old, and twenty percent of people are under 18 years old. These people are free to spend their money because they don’t support families or pay monthly bills.
Fremont is a relatively more wealthy community with 76,000 households and earn an average income of $114,000. The city is 20 minutes away from most