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Mitchell County:Cane Creek 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 620 100.0             Households 295 100.0
In labor force 312 50.3   Less than $10,000 22 7.5
     Civilian labor force 312 50.3   $10,000 to $14,999 27 9.2
          Employed 303 48.9   $15,000 to $24,999 48 16.3
          Unemployed 9 1.5   $25,000 to $34,999 54 18.3
               Percent of civilian labor force 2.9 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 76 25.8
     Armed Forces 0 0.0   $50,000 to $74,999 48 16.3
Not in labor force 308 49.7   $75,000 to $99,999 12 4.1
        $100,000 to $149,999 7 2.4
           Females 16 years and over 339 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 0 0.0
In labor force 135 39.8   $200,000 or more 1 0.3
     Civilian labor force 135 39.8   Median household income (dollars) 34,205 (X)
          Employed 129 38.1        
             
          Own children under 6 years 84 100.0   With earnings 230 78.0
All parents in family in labor force 53 63.1        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 35,173 (X)
        With Social Security income 120 40.7
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 9,809 (X)
          Workers 16 years and over 297 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 31 10.5
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 227 76.4        Mean Supplemental Security Income    
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 70 23.6          (dollars) 6,945 (X)
Public transportation (including taxicab) 0 0.0   With public assistance income 5 1.7
Walked 0 0.0        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 1,000 (X)
Other means 0 0.0   With retirement income 50 16.9
Worked at home 0 0.0        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 13,088 (X)
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 30.3 (X)        
                  Families 250 100.0
           Employed civilian population       Less than $10,000 6 2.4
           16 years and over 303 100.0   $10,000 to $14,999 22 8.8
OCCUPATION       $15,000 to $24,999 38 15.2
Management, professional, and related       $25,000 to $34,999 53 21.2
 occupations 84 27.7   $35,000 to $49,999 69 27.6
Service occupations 26 8.6   $50,000 to $74,999 45 18.0
Sales and office occupations 53 17.5   $75,000 to $99,999 12 4.8
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 3 1.0   $100,000 to $149,999 4 1.6
Construction, extraction, and maintenance       150,000 to $199,999 0 0.0
  occupations 48 15.8   $200,000 or more 1 0.4
Production, transportation, and material       Median family income (dollars) 36,500 (X)
 moving occupations 89 29.4        
        Per capita income (dollars)¹ 13,413 (X)
INDUSTRY       Median earnings (dollars):    
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting       Male full-time, year-round workers 26,250 (X)
 and mining 17 5.6   Female full-time, year-round workers 20,962 (X)
Construction 32 10.6   ______________________ _______ _______
Manufacturing 67 22.1     Number Percent
Wholesale trade 4 1.3     below below
Retail trade 40 13.2     poverty poverty
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 18 5.9   Subject level level
Information 4 1.3   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental       POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
 and leasing 12 4.0             Families 26 10.4
Professional, scientific, management, admini-       With related children under 18 years 16 12.9
 strative, and waste management services 4 1.3        With related children under 5 years 4 8.3
Educational, health and social services 55 18.2        
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation                 Families with female householder,    
 and food services 15 5.0               no husband present 7 24.1
Other services (except public administration) 22 7.3   With related children under 18 years 6 27.3
Public administration 13 4.3        With related children under 5 years 0 0.0
CLASS OF WORKER                 Individuals 94 11.4
Private wage and salary workers 227 74.9   18 years and over 66 11.1
Government workers 48 15.8        65 years and over 23 16.5
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated       Related children under 18 years 28 12.2
 business 28 9.2        Related children 5 to 17 years 22 13.9
Unpaid family workers 0 0.0   Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 17 29.3
             
-Represent zero or rounds to zero.    (X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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