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People QuickFacts |
Fulton County |
Illinois |
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Population, 2009 estimate |
36,652 | 12,910,409 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2009 |
-4.2% | 4.0% |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
38,250 | 12,419,658 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2009 |
5.3% | 6.9% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2009 |
20.8% | 24.6% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2009 |
17.9% | 12.4% |
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Female persons, percent, 2009 |
48.3% | 50.7% |
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White persons, percent, 2009 (a) |
94.7% | 79.0% |
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Black persons, percent, 2009 (a) |
4.0% | 14.9% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2009 (a) |
0.3% | 0.4% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2009 (a) |
0.3% | 4.4% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2009 (a) |
Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2009 |
0.7% | 1.3% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2009 (b) |
1.5% | 15.2% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2009 |
93.3% | 64.6% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
61.4% | 56.8% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
0.8% | 12.3% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
2.1% | 19.2% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
78.3% | 81.4% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
11.4% | 26.1% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
6,669 | 1,999,717 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
26.8 | 28.0 |
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Housing units, 2009 |
16,545 | 5,292,016 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
76.4% | 67.3% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
9.9% | 34.0% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$58,100 | $130,800 |
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Households, 2000 |
14,877 | 4,591,779 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.40 | 2.63 |
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Median household income, 2008 |
$40,135 | $56,230 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$17,373 | $23,104 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008 |
15.1% | 12.2% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Fulton County |
Illinois |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2008 |
710 | 321,9421 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2008 |
6,496 | 5,464,1301 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2008 |
-12.1% | -0.7%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2008 |
1,884 | 874,540 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
2,418 | 958,120 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 7.2% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.4% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 4.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 4.1% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
S | 29.7% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
NA | 188,365,216 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
D | 317,467,059 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
309,997 | 131,469,518 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$8,244 | $10,446 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
21,962 | 19,072,168 |
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Building permits, 2009 |
32 | 10,859 |
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Federal spending, 2008 |
266,034 | 100,671,5351 |
