People QuickFacts	Coles County	Illinois
Population for the year 2000 Charleston - 21,039 Mattoon - 18,291 Oakland - 996 Ashmore - 809 Humboldt - 481 Lerna - 322	53,196	12,419,293
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000	3.0%	8.6%
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000	5.3%	7.1%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000	19.7%	26.1%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000	13.3%	12.1%
White persons, percent, 2000 (a)	95.4%	73.5%
Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a)	2.3%	15.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a)	0.2%	0.2%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a)	0.8%	3.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a)	Z	Z
Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a)	0.4%	5.8%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000	0.9%	1.9%
Female population, percent, 2000	52.3%	51.0%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b)	1.4%	12.3%
White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000	94.6%	67.8%
High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990	22,174	5,558,141
College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990	5,452	1,534,996
Housing units, 2000	22,768	4,885,615
Homeownership rate, 2000	61.9%	67.3%
Households, 2000	21,043	4,591,779
Persons per household, 2000	2.31	2.63
Households with persons under 18 years, percent, 2000	27.9%	36.2%
Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate	$35,093	$41,179
Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate	13.7%	11.3%
Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate	18.8%	17.5%

Business QuickFacts	Coles County	Illinois
Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998	1,278	304,533
Private nonfarm employment, 1998	20,024	5,221,782
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1998	14.1%	12.4%
Nonemployer establishments, 1997	2,638	637,794
Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000)	1,455,613	200,019,991
Retail sales, 1997 ($1000)	526,545	108,002,177
Retail sales per capita, 1997	$10,099	$8,992
Minority-owned firms, 1992	NA	67,603
Women-owned firms, 1992	1,135	250,613
Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999	109	53,974
Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000)	185,170	55,835,957
Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997	2,037	459,893

Geography QuickFacts	Coles County	Illinois
Land area, 2000 (square miles)	508	55,584
Persons per square mile, 2000	104.7	223.4
Metropolitan Area	None

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown

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Source U.S. Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts. Data derived from Population Estimates, 2000 Census of Population and Housing, 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, County Business Patterns, 1997 Economic Census, Minority- and Women-Owned Business, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report, 1997 Census of Governments

Last Revised: Tuesday, 03-Jul-2001 13:16:12 EDT

DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data
Geographic Area: Coles County, Illinois

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Subject	Number	Percent

Total population	53,196	100.0
SEX AND AGE
Male	25,387	47.7
Female	27,809	52.3

Under 5 years	2,819	5.3
5 to 9 years	2,779	5.2
10 to 14 years	2,938	5.5
15 to 19 years	5,553	10.4
20 to 24 years	8,883	16.7
25 to 34 years	5,927	11.1
35 to 44 years	6,759	12.7
45 to 54 years	6,267	11.8
55 to 59 years	2,234	4.2
60 to 64 years	1,970	3.7
65 to 74 years	3,511	6.6
75 to 84 years	2,589	4.9
85 years and over	967	1.8

Median age (years)	30.8	(X)

18 years and over	42,719	80.3
Male	20,010	37.6
Female	22,709	42.7
21 years and over	36,641	68.9
62 years and over	8,238	15.5
65 years and over	7,067	13.3
Male	2,788	5.2
Female	4,279	8.0

RACE
One race	52,716	99.1
White	50,734	95.4
Black or African American	1,215	2.3
American Indian and Alaska Native	105	0.2
Asian	419	0.8
Asian Indian	100	0.2
Chinese	104	0.2
Filipino	38	0.1
Japanese	54	0.1
Korean	49	0.1
Vietnamese	16	0.0
Other Asian ¹	58	0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	24	0.0
Native Hawaiian	2	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	7	0.0
Samoan	1	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	14	0.0
Some other race	219	0.4
Two or more races	480	0.9

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races
White	51,175	96.2
Black or African American	1,386	2.6
American Indian and Alaska Native	242	0.5
Asian	517	1.0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	35	0.1
Some other race	346	0.7

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	53,196	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	737	1.4
Mexican	487	0.9
Puerto Rican	71	0.1
Cuban	22	0.0
Other Hispanic or Latino	157	0.3
Not Hispanic or Latino	52,459	98.6
White alone	50,298	94.6

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	53,196	100.0
In households	48,642	91.4
Householder	21,043	39.6
Spouse	9,722	18.3
Child	12,084	22.7
Own child under 18 years	9,708	18.2
Other relatives	1,194	2.2
Under 18 years	494	0.9
Nonrelatives	4,599	8.6
Unmarried partner	974	1.8
In group quarters	4,554	8.6
Institutionalized population	825	1.6
Noninstitutionalized population	3,729	7.0

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	21,043	100.0
Family households (families)	12,071	57.4
With own children under 18 years	5,492	26.1
Married-couple family	9,722	46.2
With own children under 18 years	4,050	19.2
Female householder, no husband present	1,737	8.3
With own children under 18 years	1,088	5.2
Nonfamily households	8,972	42.6
Householder living alone	6,559	31.2
Householder 65 years and over	2,350	11.2

Households with individuals under 18 years	5,877	27.9
Households with individuals 65 years and over	4,871	23.1

Average household size	2.31	(X)
Average family size	2.91	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	22,768	100.0
Occupied housing units	21,043	92.4
Vacant housing units	1,725	7.6
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	215	0.9

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.9	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	8.2	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	21,043	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	13,028	61.9
Renter-occupied housing units	8,015	38.1

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.45	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.08	(X)

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