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State Data Summary:

ILLINOIS

 

April 2001
Number of responses 333

 

Economic Impact of Crafts from Craftspeople 1999-2000

Craftspeople affiliated with a craft organization

70.3%

5,508

Craftspeople not affiliated  

29.7%

2,327

Total estimated craftspeople

 

7,835

Average Gross sales/revenue per craftsperson

 

$63,074

Initial economic Impact

 

$494,184,341

Addition of retail markup to wholesale sales

 

187,157,056

Final Economic Impact

 

$681,341,397

   SALES/REVENUE (before expenses) and
   INCOME (after expenses) BY CRAFT MEDIUM

TYPE OF MATERIAL

SALES/REVENUE

INCOME

RESPONSE

Clay

$44,187

$23,440

11.9%

Enamel

$10,000

$25,000

0.4%

Fiber/Textile

$81,565

$12,394

18.3%

Glass

$57,340

$24,130

8.4%

Leather

$186,500

$70,000

0.4%

Metal

$163,043

$35,060

16.5%

Mixed Media

$17,010

$11,121

16.8%

Organic Materials

$74,000

$50,000

0.4%

Paper

$28,789

$19,861

7.7%

Plastics

$72,750

$40,500

1.4%

Wood

$72,615

$37,769

9.1%

Other

$24,091

$16,295

8.8%

Overall

$67,665

$22,803

100.0%



 
Income, Work Environment, and Demographics

INCOME OF CRAFTSPEOPLE
$65,057 - Total Annual Household Income
$25,644 - (34.6%) Annual Household Income from Craft 10.53% - Percent of Craftspeople Whose Household Income is only from Craft-Related Activities
 

GROSS ANNUAL SALES/REVENUE BY DISTRIBUTION
19.9% - $62,107– Wholesale – within United States
0.3% - $5,562 - Wholesale – Export/International
10.3% - $6,661 - Consignment to Galleries
50.0% - $41,243- Retail
19.5% - $11,733- Other
100.00% - $63,074- Total Sales/Revenue

SOURCES OF RETAIL SALES
29.7% - $8,440- From Studio
40.2% - $23,888- From Crafts Fairs
18.4% - $6,700- From Commissions
11.8% - $3,373 - Other

LOCATION OF ANNUAL GROSS SALES/REVENUE
71.5% - Within the State
28.5% - Outside the State

PERCENT OF CRAFTSPEOPLE WITH EMPLOYEES, PAYROLL & SUB-CONTRACT EXPENSES
7.5% - At Least One Full-time Employee
16.2% - At Least one Part-time Employee
15.6% - Some Payroll Expense
12.6% - Some Sub-contract Expense

CRAFTSPEOPLE WITH EMPLOYEES,
PAYROLL AND SUB-CONTRACT
3.00 - Number of Full-time Paid Employees
2.67 - Number of Part-time Paid Employees
2.33 - Full-time equivalent (FTE) Employees
$33,895 - Total Gross Annual Payroll of Employees
$15,373 - Annual Payroll per FTE Employee
$16,342 - Total Gross Annual Sub-Contract Expense

 
CRAFTSPEOPLE & STUDIO
70.4% - Work Alone in a Studio
16.3% - Work in Studio with Partner of Family
10.3% - Owner/Partner of a Studio with Paid Employees
0.9% - Employee for Craftsperson or Studio
2.1% - Contract Worker

STUDIO LOCATED IN OR ON THE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
75.4%

MEMBER OF CRAFT ORGANIZATION(S)
70.3%  

AGE GROUP
0.3% - Below 25
12.4% - 25-35
26.4% - 36-45
35.4% - 46-55
18.6% - 56-65
6.8% - Over 65
Mean age = 48.6646

GENDER
68.9% - Female
31.1% - Male

RACE OF RESPONDENTS
2.8% - African-American
0.3% - Asian/Pacific Islander
93.2% - Caucasian
0.9% - Hispanic
0.9% - Native American
1.9% - Other 

DISABLED/HANDICAPPED
5.3%

 AMERICAN VETERAN
6.0%

 


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