Stuff you may not know about Illinois
Wednesday, Apr 20, 2016 - Posted by Rich Miller
* DataUSA has developed profiles of each state. The site has already sucked up a bunch of my time today. Have a look…
Largest demographic living in poverty
14.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Illinois (12.6M people) live below the poverty line. This is lower than the national average of 15.5%.
Largest race or ethnicity living in poverty
The most common race or ethnicity living below the poverty line in Illinois is White, followed by Black or African American and Hispanic or Latino. […]
93% of the population of Illinois are US citizens. This is approximately the same as the national average of 93%. […]
The most common non-English language is
1. Spanish
2. Polish
3. Chinese
Illinois has a relatively high number of speakers of
1. Polish
2. Serbo-Croatian
3. Gujarati
The most common language spoken in Illinois, other than English is Spanish. 22.6% of Illinois citizens are speakers of a non-English language. That is higher than the national average of 21.1%. […]
Most common [higher education] major is
1. Registered Nursing
2. General Psychology
3. General Business Administration & Management
High relative number of people major in
1. Agricultural Communication & Journalism
2. Horticultural Science
3. Other Applied Horticultural Business Services […]
65.5% of the housing units in Illinois are occupied by their owner. This is higher than the national average of 63.1%. […]
Commute Time
Average Travel Time
Employees in Illinois have a longer average commute time than the national average of 24.9 minutes. 2.88% of the workforce in Illinois have “super commutes” in excess of 90 minutes. That is higher than the national average of 2.62%.
* Emphasis added for obvious reasons…
Compared to other states, Illinois has an unusually high number of Podiatrists; Actuaries; and Cargo & freight agents. […]
The highest paid jobs in Illinois, by average salary, are Physicians & surgeons; Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers; and Chief executives & legislators.
- Jack Stephens - Wednesday, Apr 20, 16 @ 9:45 am:
Whites in poverty?
Neighbors dont seem hungry cause they haven’t got the time.
- DuPage - Wednesday, Apr 20, 16 @ 9:46 am:
==Illinois has an unusually high number of…Cargo and freight agents.==
Nothing “unusual” for a state that is a shipping hub. Air, rail, and interstate highways converge here.
- Chungas revenge - Wednesday, Apr 20, 16 @ 9:47 am:
Still number one in Governor’s going to jail!
- Silent Majority - Wednesday, Apr 20, 16 @ 10:04 am:
Still wondering why there in hardly a mention of ANY issues with Judges Retirement System…. Oh Yeah, because there are none (supposedly)…
- Honeybear - Wednesday, Apr 20, 16 @ 10:09 am:
For those of you surprised about white women 25-34 in poverty you’ve got to factor in the difficulties faced in Southern and Rural Illinois. There just aren’t a lot of places to work in these small towns. Add to that, the divorce rate and childrearing and it’s not hard to understand. There are a lot of factors keeping women of that age group in poverty. This is not to minimalize the suffering of any other group. It’s only to highlight a demographic that many people may not know about. When I go for training with my caseworker counterparts in other rural Southern Illinois counties this is their most common customer. Rural Illinois is in huge huge trouble. These women can’t even get to the FCRC’s because everything is so spread out. You have to remember 51% of Illinois school children get free or reduced price lunches.
- Dewey - Wednesday, Apr 20, 16 @ 10:14 am:
That’s great, a part time job is one of the highest paid jobs! Why aren’t more people flocking to this great State?
- cdog - Wednesday, Apr 20, 16 @ 10:15 am:
Had to look up Gujarti.
Mahatma Gandhi’s first language.
- sal-says - Wednesday, Apr 20, 16 @ 10:18 am:
!!!! AND !!!!
IL is the ONLY State without a budget !!!
- NIU Grad - Wednesday, Apr 20, 16 @ 10:21 am:
Rich, this might also be of interest. The Illinois Report Card (ISBE) and the Illinois Interactive Report Card (a project of NIU) track data from school districts across the state. Lots of unique and surprising information in there.
IRC:http://www.illinoisreportcard.com/default.aspx
IIRC: http://iirc.niu.edu/Classic/Default.aspx
- Liberty - Wednesday, Apr 20, 16 @ 10:51 am:
Journalism is one of the least rigorous majors in college- not surprised at that one.
- chi - Wednesday, Apr 20, 16 @ 11:23 am:
Well, when Chief Executives are grouped with legislators, it’s no surprise they’re ranked high.
One year Sammy Sosa and I combined to hit 66 home runs for the Cubs.
- JB13 - Wednesday, Apr 20, 16 @ 11:34 am:
I now know considerably more about the Indian region of Gujarat than I did when I awoke today. Thanks! (No snark.)
Also, if you don’t know any white people in poverty, that says more about you than it does about Illinois.
- anon - Wednesday, Apr 20, 16 @ 11:55 am:
The Land of Lincoln also has the most units of local government.
- $10 Lid - Wednesday, Apr 20, 16 @ 12:56 pm:
Ask yourself this question: after nearly half a century of aggressive law enforcement having arrested 20 million Americans for simple possession at a cost exceeding one trillion dollars has the prohibition satisfied the most fundamental thing we’ve asked of it which is ‘does it keep weed out of the hands of our children?
That’s why the regulation that accompanies legalization is the moral high road. No pun intended.
- wordslinger - Wednesday, Apr 20, 16 @ 1:19 pm:
I read over the weekend that young Orson Welles used to spend his summers at his father’s resort Hotel Sheffield at Grand Detour on the Rock River, northeast of Dixon.
It’s called Grand Detour because the Rock takes a sudden jog north there, creating almost an island.
In one of his last interviews, Welles said he still thought of the place as paradise.
- OneMan - Wednesday, Apr 20, 16 @ 2:44 pm:
Asked about why the property tax breakout maxes out at 3,000 was told that is how the census reports it.
- Mama - Wednesday, Apr 20, 16 @ 3:12 pm:
I’m very surprised ‘Engineering’ was not one of the most common [higher education] majors.