Total Retail Sales - $2,103,044,000
Retail Expenditures per Household - $34,140
Income per household - $60,301
Total # of households - 61,600
Food & Beverage Stores - $223,633,000
Grocery Stores - $211,960,000
Food Services & Drinking Establishments - $252,833,000
General Merchandise - $295,141,000
Department Stores - $202,036,000
Clothing & Accessories - $33,692,000
Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers - $247,382,000
Building & Material Supply - $225,621,000
Health & Personal Care - $114,264,000
Furniture & Household Appliance Stores - $11,577,000
Radio, TV & Other Electronics Stores - $5,884,000
Yes, income is down for many business categories, but over $2 billion was spent in 2009 in LaSalle, Bureau and Putnam counties. OVER TWO BILLION DOLLARS SPENT ON BUSINESS AND SERVICES HERE IN YOUR MARKET! Grocery Stores - $211,960,000
Food Services & Drinking Establishments - $252,833,000
General Merchandise - $295,141,000
Department Stores - $202,036,000
Clothing & Accessories - $33,692,000
Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers - $247,382,000
Building & Material Supply - $225,621,000
Health & Personal Care - $114,264,000
Furniture & Household Appliance Stores - $11,577,000
Radio, TV & Other Electronics Stores - $5,884,000
Metro Household Data are Census 2000 data and are updated by
Claritas, Inc. where appropriate sources are available. Total Retail Sales
and 11 categories of store sales have been compiled by Claritas, Inc. and
furnished to Arbitron. These data items are based upon Clarita's 2009
Demographic Update for the Metro.
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