General Summary
In the 2020 US Census, educational attainment in the country shows that the highest number of people were high school graduates at 28.63%, while those with only elementary school certificate Grade K-9 was the lowest at 6.11%. In total, the entire country has a literacy rate of 98.56%. This compares with the Lincoln Park area, which had a total literacy rate of 99.7%, with 81.6% having a bachelor’s degree or higher. Thus, Lincoln Park performs better in educational attainment than other parts of the US.
The US population based on race in 2000 shows that 87.5% were whites, including Hispanics. Other races made 12.3% combined. The pure white population was the largest at 75.10%, while the lowest were the natives at 1% combined. Similarly, Lincoln Parks’ 2000 population had more whites than any other ethnic/racial group at 87.3%, while other races made 12% combined. In terms of transportation means to work, Lincoln Park faired better than the US, with 88.7% saying they drive compared to US’s 75.7%.
Census trend
Between 1980 and 2000, the US general population rose from 224,811,135 to 248,709,873 in 1990 and then again to 281,421,906, representing 23.8% in 20 years. Households increased from 79,887,387 in 1980 to 93,347 in 1990 and then to 105,480,101 in 2000, or a 29.8% rise in 20 years. In Lincoln Park, IL, the total population rose from 73,241 in 1980 to 76,418 in 1990 (4.3%) and then to 83,293 in 2000 (9%), a percentage increase of 11.6% in 20 years. Households in Lincoln Park increased from 3,863 in 1980 to 4,427 in 1990 (14.5%) and 5,038 (13.4%) in 2000.
Occupation and Employment
In 2000, 65.3% of the adult population in the US was in the labor force, while 34.7% were out. The 2000 census established that 93% of the population was employed, and only 5.7% were unemployed. This implies that the country’s unemployment rate was around 5% of the working population. On the contrary, 98.4% of the people in Lincoln Park were employed, and the unemployment rate was below 2% in the same census.
Income
In the 2000 census, the US average household income was about $56,643, while the per capita household income was $21,587. The majority of the people were in the $ 60,000 – $74,999 category, which means that most households were above the average household income. This compares to the situation in Lincoln Park during the same census, where the average household income was $67,452, and the majority (68%) were in the $ 75,000 – $99,999 category.
References
Colorado University. (2019a). US Census data- 1980-2000. Web.
Colorado University. (2019b). US Census- 1980-2000-data/code 60614. Web.