Oakton Community College Environmental Scan - 2016 OAKTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE ENVIRONMENTAL SCAN - 2016 Report prepared by: Andy Blanke, Brian Harger, Thomas Kazmierczak, Shannon Sohl and Sherrie Taylor Center for Governmental Studies Division of Outreach, Engagement and Regional Development Northern Illinois University DeKalb, IL 60115 [email protected], 815-753-0934 The findings and conclusions presented in this report are those of the authors alone and do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, or policies of the officers and/or trustees of Northern Illinois University. P a g e | 1 OAKTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE ENVIRONMENTAL SCAN - 2016 Table of Contents LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES ................................................................................................................................ 4 TABLES ......................................................................................................................................................................... 4 FIGURES ....................................................................................................................................................................... 4 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................................................... 6 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................................... 7 PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ...................................................................................................................................... 8 DEMOGRAPHICS .................................................................................................................................................... 9 POPULATION ................................................................................................................................................................. 9 AGE CHARACTERISTICS .................................................................................................................................................. 12 RACE & ETHNICITY ....................................................................................................................................................... 18 HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS ................................................................................................................................ 19 HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS ....................................................................................................................................... 21 STATUS OF HOUSING .................................................................................................................................................... 22 FOREIGN BORN AND ENGLISH SPEAKING ............................................................................................................. 22 LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME ........................................................................................................................................ 23 RECESSION IMPACTS ............................................................................................................................................ 24 NATIONAL................................................................................................................................................................... 24 ILLINOIS ...................................................................................................................................................................... 26 BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY .................................................................................................................................... 28 UNEMPLOYMENT ......................................................................................................................................................... 28 LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION ......................................................................................................................................... 30 EARNINGS AND WAGES ................................................................................................................................................. 34 MEETING THE NEEDS OF BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY ............................................................................................. 39 WORKFORCE CHARACTERISTICS ....................................................................................................................................... 39 CURRENT DEMAND FOR WORKERS .................................................................................................................................. 42 MATCHING LOCAL TALENT WITH LOCAL JOBS .................................................................................................................... 46 OCCUPATIONS ..................................................................................................................................................... 48 INDUSTRIES ......................................................................................................................................................... 49 P a g e | 2 OAKTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE ENVIRONMENTAL SCAN - 2016 LOCATION QUOTIENTS .................................................................................................................................................. 50 DETERMINING FUTURE DEMAND ..................................................................................................................................... 53 FUTURE OAKTON STUDENTS ................................................................................................................................ 56 SCHOOL INVENTORY ..................................................................................................................................................... 56 SCHOOL INDICATORS ..................................................................................................................................................... 57 UPWARD GRADE LEVEL TRANSITION ................................................................................................................................ 58 FAFSA APPLICATIONS ................................................................................................................................................... 59 INTERESTING TRENDS .................................................................................................................................................... 60 P a g e | 3 OAKTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE ENVIRONMENTAL SCAN - 2016 List of Tables and Figures Tables Table 1: Race/Ethnicity in Oakton’s District ....................................................................................... 18 Table 2: Illinois Appropriations for Higher Education ........................................................................ 26 Table 3: Total Revenue by Source in Illinois Community Colleges .................................................... 27 Table 4: Change in Industry Employment through Recent Business Cycles ...................................... 29 Table 5: Change in Non-Farm Employment through Recent Business Cycles ................................... 30 Table 6: Labor Force Participation and Unemployment by Education Attainment ........................... 32 Table 7: Annual Earnings by Educational Attainment, 2014.............................................................. 34 Table 8: Required Certification Listed in Job Postings ....................................................................... 42 Table 9: Top Occupations by Number of Job Postings ....................................................................... 43 Table 10: Top Industries by Number of Job Postings ......................................................................... 44 Table 11: Top Skills by Number of Job Postings ................................................................................. 45 Table 12: Commuter Inflow/Outflow................................................................................................. 46 Table 13: Education Attainment of Resident Workers ...................................................................... 47 Table 14: Employment by Major Occupational Group ...................................................................... 48 Table 15: Employment by Major Industry Group .............................................................................. 49 Table 16: Projected Job Openings by Associate’s Degree ................................................................. 54 Table 17: High School Indicators ........................................................................................................ 58 Figures Figure 1: Oakton College District ....................................................................................................... 7 Figure 2: Oakton District Municipal Populations – 2014 ................................................................... 8 Figure 3: Top Ten Destination States, 2014 ....................................................................................... 8 Figure 4: Population Change of Top Cities ......................................................................................... 9 Figure 5: City of Chicago Population Growth ..................................................................................... 9 Figure 6: Illinois Urban/Rural Percentages