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La Salle County



Population

  Census 2000 Percent Change
1990-2000
Percent of
County Population
Total 5,866  11.6   
Under 5 431  (4.2)  7.3 
Under 18 1,723  (1.3)  29.4 
65 and over 682 (3.4) 11.6
85 and over 74 37.0 1.3
Male 3,118  19.6  53.2 
Female 2,748  3.8  46.8 
White 4,779  34.0  81.5 
Black 208  292.5  3.5 
Asian 18  80.0  0.3 
Hispanic 4,524  11.2  77.1 


Employment

  2001  Percent Change 2000-2001  Average Annual Growth 1996-2001  Percent of County
Employment
Firms in 2001 
Total 1,253  (0.4)  1.8    137 
Agricultural Services, Forestry, Fishing 86  7.5  0.5  6.9  22 
Mining 171  39.0  13.0  13.6  6 
Construction 4  (20.0)  (12.9)  0.3  3 
Manufacturing 0      0.0  0 
Transportation/Public Utilities/Communications 16  (11.1)  (12.4)  1.3  4 
Wholesale Trade 18  (10.0)  (7.1)  1.4  5 
Retail Trade 171  (17.4)  1.9  13.6  20 
Services 219  (8.0)  4.8  17.5  42 
Financial, Insurance, Real Estate 28  0.0  (3.2)  2.2  7 
Government 539  0.0  (0.1)  43.0  28 


Unemployment

  2001  Change 2000-2001  Change 1996-2001  2001 State Ranking 
Unemployment Rate 6.2 (1.0)  (1.8)  40 


Income

Income 2000  Percent Change 2000-2001  Avg. Annual Percent Change 1995-2000  2000 State Ranking 
Personal Income (Thousands) $90,509  8.2  7.3  206 
Average Per Capita Income $15,372  7.1  7.4  231 


Poverty

  1998  Change 1997-1998  Change 1993-1998  1998 State Ranking 
Poverty Rate 33.5 (1.9)  (1.7)  9 
Ages 0-17 39.2 (3.0)  (0.3)  16 
Ages 5-17 in families 45.1 1.6  5.6  10 


Property Values

  2000  Percent Change 1999-2000  Avg. Annual Percent Change 1995-2000  2000 State Ranking 
January 1st Total Property Value $417,997,065  1.8  1.9  204 
Property Value Per Capita $71,258  4.0  2.4  81 


Sales Activity

  2000  Percent Change 1999-2000  Avg. Annual Percent Change 1995-2000 
Taxable Sales $14,585,441  1.5  4.9 
Sales Tax Outlets 129  2.4  (1.8) 


Education

  Number of Districts Number of
Schools
Enrollment Percent Enrollment Growth
from Prior Year
Public Education 2001-02 1  5  1,270  (1.9) 
Higher Education Fall 2001