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DP-3. Selected Economic Characteristics:2000


Subject

Number

Percent

     

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

   

Population 16 years and over

696

100.0

In labor force 494 71.0

Civilian labor force

494 71.0

Employed

321 46.1

Unemployed

173 24.9

Percent of civilian labor force

35.0  

Armed Forces

0 0.0
Not in labor force 202 29.0
     

Females 16 years and over

358

100.0

In labor force 213 59.5

Civilian labor force

213 59.5

Employed

198 55.3
     

Own children under 6 years

27

100.0

All parents in family in labor force 21 77.8
     

COMMUTING TO WORK

   

Workers 16 years and over

309

100.0

Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 227 73.5
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 14 4.5
Public transportation (including taxicab) 0 0.0
Walked 60 19.4
Other means 0 0.0
Worked at home 8 2.6
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 18.5  
     

Employed civilian population 16 years and over

321

100.0

OCCUPATION

   
Management, professional, and related occupations 128 39.9
Service occupations 61 19.0
Sales and office occupations 92 28.7
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 0 0.0
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 24 7.5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 16 5.0
     

INDUSTRY

   
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0 0.0
Construction 20 6.2
Manufacturing 9 2.8
Wholesale trade 3 0.9
Retail trade 48 15.0
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5 1.6
Information 0 0.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 15 4.7
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 11 3.4
Educational, health and social services 104 32.4
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 73 22.7
Other services (except public administration) 23 7.2
Public administration 10 3.1
     

CLASS OF WORKER

   
Private wage and salary workers 252 78.5
Government workers 43 13.4
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 26 8.1
Unpaid family workers 0 0.0
     

INCOME IN 1999

   

Households

211

100.0

Less than $10,000 35 16.6
$10,000 to $14,999 17 8.1
$15,000 to $24,999 28 13.3
$25,000 to $34,999 29 13.7
$35,000 to $49,999 38 18.0
$50,000 to $74,999 33 15.6
$75,000 to $99,999 16 7.6
$100,000 to $149,999 12 5.7
$150,000 to $199,999 3 1.4
$200,000 or more 0 0.0
Median household income (dollars) 33,750  
     
With earnings 184 87.2

Mean earnings (dollars)

39,543  
With Social Security income 40 19.0

Mean Social Security income (dollars)

12,240  
With Supplemental Security Income 4 1.9

Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)

10,600  
With public assistance income 2 0.9

Mean public assistance income (dollars)

100  
With retirement income 21 10.0

Mean retirement income (dollars)

19,857  
     

Families

111

100.0

Less than $10,000 10 9.0
$10,000 to $14,999 5 4.5
$15,000 to $24,999 11 9.9
$25,000 to $34,999 18 16.2
$35,000 to $49,999 16 14.4
$50,000 to $74,999 30 27.0
$75,000 to $99,999 12 10.8
$100,000 to $149,999 6 5.4
$150,000 to $199,999 3 2.7
$200,000 or more 0 0.0
Median family income (dollars) 41,964  
     
Per capita income (dollars) 12,725  

Median earnings (dollars):

   
Male full-time, year-round workers 35,250  
Female full-time, year-round workers 23,036  
     

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)

   

Families

15

 

Percent below poverty level

  13.5
With related children under 18 years 12  

Percent below poverty level

  21.1

With related children under 5 years

2  

Percent below poverty level

  20.0
     

Families with female householder, no husband present

13

 

Percent below poverty level

  54.2
With related children under 18 years 10  

Percent below poverty level

  47.6

With related children under 5 years

0  

Percent below poverty level

   
     

Individuals

79

 

Percent below poverty level

  18.7
18 years and over 63  

Percent below poverty level

  18.3

65 years and over

8  

Percent below poverty level

  17.0
Related children under 18 years 16  

Percent below poverty level

  20.5

Related children 5 to 17 years

10  

Percent below poverty level

  18.5
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 41  

Percent below poverty level

  30.8
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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