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Mitchell County:Bradshaw Township:2000

DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics

Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
EMPLOYMENT STATUS       INCOME IN 1999    
          Population 16 years and over 506 100.0             Households 229 100.0
In labor force 278 54.9   Less than $10,000 21 9.2
     Civilian labor force 278 54.9   $10,000 to $14,999 16 7.0
          Employed 253 50.0   $15,000 to $24,999 76 33.2
          Unemployed 25 4.9   $25,000 to $34,999 53 23.1
               Percent of civilian labor force 9.0 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 35 15.3
     Armed Forces 0 0.0   $50,000 to $74,999 9 3.9
Not in labor force 228 45.1   $75,000 to $99,999 10 4.4
        $100,000 to $149,999 9 3.9
           Females 16 years and over 239 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 0 0.0
In labor force 108 45.2   $200,000 or more 0 0.0
     Civilian labor force 108 45.2   Median household income (dollars) 25,341 (X)
          Employed 101 42.3        
             
          Own children under 6 years 18 100.0   With earnings 177 77.3
All parents in family in labor force 18 100.0        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 33,750 (X)
        With Social Security income 70 30.6
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 8,391 (X)
          Workers 16 years and over 253 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 16 7.0
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 216 85.4        Mean Supplemental Security Income    
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 32 12.6          (dollars) 2,481 (X)
Public transportation (including taxicab) 0 0.0   With public assistance income 5 2.2
Walked 5 2.0        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 3,680 (X)
Other means 0 0.0   With retirement income 48 21.0
Worked at home 0 0.0        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 9,808 (X)
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 34.5 (X)        
                  Families 197 100.0
           Employed civilian population       Less than $10,000 16 8.1
           16 years and over 253 100.0   $10,000 to $14,999 16 8.1
OCCUPATION       $15,000 to $24,999 60 30.5
Management, professional, and related       $25,000 to $34,999 47 23.9
 occupations 33 13.0   $35,000 to $49,999 35 17.8
Service occupations 17 6.7   $50,000 to $74,999 9 4.6
Sales and office occupations 43 17.0   $75,000 to $99,999 5 2.5
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 0 0.0   $100,000 to $149,999 9 4.6
Construction, extraction, and maintenance       150,000 to $199,999 0 0.0
  occupations 46 18.2   $200,000 or more 0 0.0
Production, transportation, and material       Median family income (dollars) 26,477 (X)
 moving occupations 114 45.1        
        Per capita income (dollars)¹ 12,084 (X)
INDUSTRY       Median earnings (dollars):    
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting       Male full-time, year-round workers 23,452 (X)
 and mining 0 0.0   Female full-time, year-round workers 20,391 (X)
Construction 38 15.0   ______________________ _______ _______
Manufacturing 92 36.4     Number Percent
Wholesale trade 0 0.0     below below
Retail trade 35 13.8     poverty poverty
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 9 3.6   Subject level level
Information 0 0.0   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental       POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
 and leasing 7 2.8             Families 25 12.7
Professional, scientific, management, admini-       With related children under 18 years 5 7.9
 strative, and waste management services 0 0.0        With related children under 5 years 0 0.0
Educational, health and social services 58 22.9        
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation                 Families with female householder,    
 and food services 0 0.0               no husband present 5 19.2
Other services (except public administration) 14 5.5   With related children under 18 years 5 100.0
Public administration 0 0.0        With related children under 5 years 0 N/A
CLASS OF WORKER                 Individuals 111 17.9
Private wage and salary workers 224 88.5   18 years and over 80 16.8
Government workers 20 7.9        65 years and over 16 17.0
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated       Related children under 18 years 14 11.2
 business 9 3.6        Related children 5 to 17 years 14 12.4
Unpaid family workers 0 0.0   Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 31 45.6
             
-Represent zero or rounds to zero.    (X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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