Title: Regional Profile Illinois West Central Region
1 Regional Profile Illinois West Central Region
2Illinois Economic Development Regions
3Population ProjectionsPercent Change, 2000-25
Source U.S. Census Bureau
4Population Projections by Region and Age, 2005-25
Source Illinois Department of Commerce and
Economic Opportunity
5Projected Change in Illinois Population by Age
and Race/Ethnicity, 2006-25 (in Thousands)
Source Illinois Department of Commerce and
Economic Opportunity
6Projected Change in Illinois Population By Age
and Race/Ethnicity, 2005-25(West Central)
Source Illinois Department of Commerce and
Economic Opportunity
7Minorities as a Percent of the Total Population,
2006 (Public Use Microdata Areas)
Source 2006 ACS Public Use Microdata Sample
8Percent African-American, 2006 (Public Use
Microdata Areas)
Source 2006 ACS Public Use Microdata Sample
9Percent Hispanic/Latino, 2006 (Public Use
Microdata Areas)
Source 2006 ACS Public Use Microdata Sample
10Percent Educational Attainment of Population Age
25-64 By Race/EthnicityIllinois, 2005
Source U.S. Census Bureau, 2005 ACS (PUMS)
11Difference in High School Attainment Between
Whites and Minorities, 2006
Minorities include African-American, Hispanic,
and Native American Source U.S. Census Bureau,
2006 ACS (PUMS)
12Difference in College Attainment Between Whites
and Minorities, 2006
Minorities include African-American, Hispanic,
and Native American Source U.S. Census Bureau,
2006 ACS (PUMS)
13Percent of Adults with No High School Diploma by
Age and Race/Ethnicity, 2006
Source U.S. Census Bureau, 2006 ACS (PUMS)
14Percent of 18 to 24 Year Olds with No High School
Diploma, 2006 (Public Use Microdata Areas)
Source 2006 ACS Public Use Microdata Sample
15Percent of 25 to 64 Year Olds with No High School
Diploma, 2006 (Public Use Microdata Areas)
Source 2006 ACS Public Use Microdata Sample
16Percent of 25 to 64 Year Olds with an Associates
Degree or Higher, 2006 (Public Use Microdata
Areas)
Source 2006 ACS Public Use Microdata Sample
17Percent of 25 to 64 Year Olds with a Bachelors
Degree or Higher, 2006 (Public Use Microdata
Areas)
Source 2006 ACS Public Use Microdata Sample
18Per Capita Personal Income as a Percent of U.S.
AverageIllinois, 1960-2005
Source Regional Economic Information System,
Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Dept. of
Commerce
19Median Earnings of Population Age 25-64 by Level
of Education, 2005
Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS
20Personal Income per Capita, 2006 (Public Use
Microdata Areas)
Source 2006 ACS Public Use Microdata Sample
21Percent of Total Population at or Below Poverty
Level, 2006 (Public Use Microdata Areas)
Source 2006 ACS Public Use Microdata Sample
22Percent Employment in Management and Professional
Occupations, 2006 (Public Use Microdata Areas)
Source 2006 ACS Public Use Microdata Sample
23Difference in Median Earnings Between a High
School Diploma and Associates Degree,
2006 (Public Use Microdata Areas)
Source 2006 ACS Public Use Microdata Sample
24Difference in Median Earnings Between a High
School Diploma and a Bachelors Degree,
2006 (Public Use Microdata Areas)
Source 2006 ACS Public Use Microdata Sample
25Student Pipeline, 2004
Source NCES Common Core Data 2004 Tom
Mortenson, Postsecondary Education Opportunity
NCES, IPEDS Fall 2004 Retention Rate File and
Fall 2003 Enrollments, 2004 Graduation Rates
U.S. Census Bureau, 2005 ACS
26High School Graduation Rates Percentage of 9th
Graders Graduating Four Years Later Region
(Average 2005 and 2006)
Source IL State Board of Education NCES, Common
Core Data
27College-Going RatesFirst-Time Freshmen Directly
Out of High School as a Percent of Recent High
School Graduates, 2004
Source Tom Mortenson, Postsecondary Opportunity
(2004 data update 02-06-07)
28Illinois Net Migration of College Students by
Sector, Fall 2006
Source NCES, IPEDS Residency and Migration
Survey
29Top Out-of-State Institutions Illinois Residents
Attend, Fall 2006
First-Time FT Freshmen Just Institution State Fr
eshmen Out of High School Sector Description
Source NCES, IPEDS Residency and Migration
Survey
30Illinois Net Migration of Residents Age 22-64 by
Level of Education, 2004-05
Source 2005 ACS (PUMS)
31Net Migration by Degree Level and Age
GroupIllinois, 1995-2000
22- to 29-Year-Olds
30- to 64-Year-Olds
Less than High School High School Some
College Associate Bachelors Graduate/Professional
Total
Source U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Census 5 PUMS
Files
32In-State College-Going Rates Directly Out of High
School by Region Average 2005 and 2006 (Public
Institutions Only)
Sources IL State Board of Education, IL Shared
Enrollment and Graduation Information
33First-Time Undergraduate Enrollment by Region and
Sector, Fall 2006 (Percent)
Source NCES, IPEDS Fall Enrollment Survey
34Percent of First-Time Freshmen Directly Out of
High School Enrolling In-Region Average 2005
and 2006 (Public Institutions Only)
Source Illinois Shared Enrollment and
Graduation Information
35Regional Postsecondary Participation of
First-Time Students Directly Out of High School
(Students from the West Central Region in Public
Institutions)
Source Illinois Shared Enrollment and
Graduation Information
36Regional Postsecondary Participation of
First-Time Students Ages 25 and Older (Students
from the West Central Region in Public
Institutions)
Source Illinois Shared Enrollment and
Graduation Information
37Percent of Postsecondary First-Time Enrollment
Patterns by Region of Residence Average 2006 and
2007(Public Institutions Only)
Source Illinois Shared Enrollment and
Graduation Information
38Distribution of Enrollment at Illinois Community
Colleges, Fall 2006
Source Illinois Board of Higher Education
39Transfer Rates by Region (Percent)
Fall 2001 Entering CC Cohort with No Prior
College Experience Who Completed 12 or More
Semester Credits and Transferred to Senior
Institutions By Fall 2005 (FY 2007)
Source ICCB Fall Enrollment (E1), Annual
Enrollment and Completion (A1), Illinois Shared
Enrollment and Graduation Data, and National
Student Clearinghouse National Transfer
Assembly/UCLA/Cohen Methodology Rock Valley
prior year data used in detail
40Enrollment in State-Administered ABE Programs
Per 1,000 Adults Age 18-64 with Less than a
High School Diploma, 2005
Source U.S. Department of Education U.S.
Census Bureau, ACS
41GEDs Awarded per 1,000 Adults Age 25-44 with Less
than a High School Diploma, 2005
Source GED Testing Service U.S. Census Bureau,
ACS
42Percent of Total Gross State Product by Industry
and Comparison to U.S.
Source Bureau of Labor Statistics
43Percent of Civilians Age 25-64 Not Participating
in the WorkforceBy Education Attainment, 2005
U.S. Illinois Less than High School 37.0 35.3 Hig
h School 24.7 24.1 Some College 21.0 20.0 Associat
e Degree 17.4 14.6 Bachelors Degree 16.5 15.7 Gra
duate/Prof. Degree 13.9 12.5
Source U.S. Census Bureau, 2005 ACS (PUMS)
44Change in Gross State Product, 1997-2004
Source Bureau of Economic Analysis
45Percent Employment in Management and Professional
Occupations, 2006 (Public Use Microdata Areas)
Source 2006 ACS (PUMS)
46Total Occupations with the Most Average Annual
Openings West Central Region
47Demand vs. Supply in Selected OccupationsGap
Between Projected Annual Openings 2004-14 and
Annual Degrees Produced 2005-06
More Demand than Supply
More Supply than Demand
Source Occupational Supply and Demand System
(data from Illinois Dept. of Commerce and
Economic Opportunity and NCES IPEDS Completions
Survey)
48Innovation Assets
49Development Report Card for the StatesIllinois
Source 2006 Development Report Card for the
States, Corporation for Enterprise Development
(CFED)
50Illinois RankFederal Research and Development
Expenditures, 2005
1,122,675 351,922 664,954 112,294 115,629 13
7,938
Source National Science Foundation U.S. Census
Bureau Population Estimates
51Gross License Income Per Worker, 2004
Source Development Report Card for the States,
CFED
52Number of Patents Issued Per 1,000 Gross State
Product
Source 2004/2005 Economic Vision 2010 Report
Card, Indiana Chamber
53The Fiscal Environment
54State Tax Capacity and EffortIllinois Indexed to
U.S. Average
Source State Higher Education Executive
Officers (SHEEO)
55Projected State and Local Budget Surplus (Gap) as
a Percent of Revenues, 2013
Source NCHEMS Don Boyd (Rockefeller Institute
of Government), 2005
56State and Family Share of Funding for Public
Higher Education, 1991-2006
Source SHEEO State Higher Education Finance
Survey
57Percent of Income (Average of All Income Groups)
Needed to Pay for College Expenses Minus
Financial AidPublic Four-Year Colleges
Source NCPPHE, Measuring Up The State-by-State
Report Card for Higher Education
58Percent of Income (Average of All Income Groups)
Needed to Pay for College Expenses Minus
Financial AidPublic Two-Year Colleges
Source NCPPHE, Measuring Up The State-by-State
Report Card for Higher Education
59Share of Income that Poorest Families Need to Pay
for Tuition at Lowest-Priced Colleges
Source NCPPHE, Measuring Up The State-by-State
Report Card for Higher Education
60Average Loan Amount Students Borrow Each Year,
2004
Source NCPPHE, Measuring Up The State-by-State
Report Card for Higher Education
61- PUBLIC AGENDA FOR ILLINOIS HIGHER EDUCATION
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- Goals for College and Career Success
- Increase Educational Attainment to match the
best-performing U.S. states and most-educated
countries. - Improve success of students eliminate racial,
ethnic and gender Achievement Gaps. - Increase the number of adults re-entering
education and completing a postsecondary
credential. - Reduce Geographic Disparities in educational
attainment. - Ensure College Affordability for students,
families, and taxpayers. - Increase Production of Postsecondary Credentials
to meet the demands of the economy. - Increase production of certificates, associate,
and baccalaureate degrees. - Improve transitions between associate and
baccalaureate degree levels. - Increase production of postsecondary degrees in
fields critical to the Illinois economy, e.g.
nursing and information technology. - Improve student learning and skill levels to
compete effectively in the global marketplace. - Better integrate Illinois educational, research
and innovation assets to meet the economic needs
of the state and its regions.