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Mitchell County:Grassy CreekTownship:2000

DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics

Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
EMPLOYMENT STATUS       INCOME IN 1999    
          Population 16 years and over 6,667 100.0             Households 3,452 100.0
In labor force 3,961 59.4   Less than $10,000 413 12.0
     Civilian labor force 3,961 59.4   $10,000 to $14,999 387 11.2
          Employed 3,839 57.6   $15,000 to $24,999 516 14.9
          Unemployed 122 1.8   $25,000 to $34,999 522 15.1
               Percent of civilian labor force 3.1 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 782 22.7
     Armed Forces 0 0.0   $50,000 to $74,999 469 13.6
Not in labor force 2,706 40.6   $75,000 to $99,999 184 5.3
        $100,000 to $149,999 101 2.9
           Females 16 years and over 3,524 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 63 1.8
In labor force 1,830 51.9   $200,000 or more 15 0.4
     Civilian labor force 1,830 51.9   Median household income (dollars) 32,910 (X)
          Employed 1,781 50.5        
             
          Own children under 6 years 444 100.0   With earnings 2,629 76.2
All parents in family in labor force 274 61.7        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 39,727 (X)
        With Social Security income 1,150 33.3
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 11,145 (X)
          Workers 16 years and over 3,780 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 161 4.7
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 2,965 78.4        Mean Supplemental Security Income    
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 690 18.3          (dollars) 5,279 (X)
Public transportation (including taxicab) 0 0.0   With public assistance income 107 3.1
Walked 46 1.2        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 2,746 (X)
Other means 22 0.6   With retirement income 597 17.3
Worked at home 57 1.5        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 14,334 (X)
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 21.4 (X)        
                  Families 2,443 100.0
           Employed civilian population       Less than $10,000 115 4.7
           16 years and over 3,839 100.0   $10,000 to $14,999 211 8.6
OCCUPATION       $15,000 to $24,999 296 12.1
Management, professional, and related       $25,000 to $34,999 417 17.1
 occupations 783 20.4   $35,000 to $49,999 641 26.2
Service occupations 625 16.3   $50,000 to $74,999 414 16.9
Sales and office occupations 830 21.6   $75,000 to $99,999 176 7.2
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 33 0.9   $100,000 to $149,999 101 4.1
Construction, extraction, and maintenance       150,000 to $199,999 63 2.6
  occupations 346 9.0   $200,000 or more 9 0.4
Production, transportation, and material       Median family income (dollars) 40,371 (X)
 moving occupations 1,222 31.8        
        Per capita income (dollars)¹ 16,997 (X)
INDUSTRY       Median earnings (dollars):    
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting       Male full-time, year-round workers 26,594 (X)
 and mining 165 4.3   Female full-time, year-round workers 21,142 (X)
Construction 203 5.3   ______________________ _______ _______
Manufacturing 1,223 31.9     Number Percent
Wholesale trade 84 2.2     below below
Retail trade 483 12.6     poverty poverty
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 121 3.2   Subject level level
Information 35 0.9   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental       POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
 and leasing 119 3.1             Families 247 10.1
Professional, scientific, management, admini-       With related children under 18 years 175 16.2
 strative, and waste management services 129 3.4        With related children under 5 years 41 12.2
Educational, health and social services 668 17.4        
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation                 Families with female householder,    
 and food services 257 6.7               no husband present 117 41.5
Other services (except public administration) 137 3.6   With related children under 18 years 103 54.5
Public administration 215 5.6        With related children under 5 years 24 66.7
CLASS OF WORKER                 Individuals 1,067 13.2
Private wage and salary workers 3,095 80.6   18 years and over 721 11.4
Government workers 476 12.4        65 years and over 169 11.7
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated       Related children under 18 years 345 19.4
 business 268 7.0        Related children 5 to 17 years 295 20.9
Unpaid family workers 0 0.0   Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 253 22.6
             
-Represent zero or rounds to zero.    (X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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