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Mitchell County:Poplar 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 278 100.0             Households 138 100.0
In labor force 103 37.1   Less than $10,000 20 14.5
     Civilian labor force 103 37.1   $10,000 to $14,999 14 10.1
          Employed 103 37.1   $15,000 to $24,999 36 26.1
          Unemployed 0 0.0   $25,000 to $34,999 40 29.0
               Percent of civilian labor force 0.0 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 25 18.1
     Armed Forces 0 0.0   $50,000 to $74,999 3 2.2
Not in labor force 175 62.9   $75,000 to $99,999 0 0.0
        $100,000 to $149,999 0 0.0
           Females 16 years and over 146 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 0 0.0
In labor force 48 32.9   $200,000 or more 0 0.0
     Civilian labor force 48 32.9   Median household income (dollars) 24,583 (X)
          Employed 48 32.9        
             
          Own children under 6 years 18 100.0   With earnings 82 59.4
All parents in family in labor force 6 33.3        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 24,215 (X)
        With Social Security income 63 45.7
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 11,606 (X)
          Workers 16 years and over 103 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 21 15.2
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 84 81.6        Mean Supplemental Security Income    
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 8 7.8          (dollars) 7,176 (X)
Public transportation (including taxicab) 0 0.0   With public assistance income 0 0.0
Walked 5 4.9        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ N/A (X)
Other means 0 0.0   With retirement income 20 14.5
Worked at home 6 5.8        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 7,775 (X)
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 36.3 (X)        
                  Families 105 100.0
           Employed civilian population       Less than $10,000 0 0.0
           16 years and over 103 100.0   $10,000 to $14,999 7 6.7
OCCUPATION       $15,000 to $24,999 30 28.6
Management, professional, and related       $25,000 to $34,999 40 38.1
 occupations 18 17.5   $35,000 to $49,999 25 23.8
Service occupations 8 7.8   $50,000 to $74,999 3 2.9
Sales and office occupations 24 23.3   $75,000 to $99,999 0 0.0
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 0 0.0   $100,000 to $149,999 0 0.0
Construction, extraction, and maintenance       150,000 to $199,999 0 0.0
  occupations 22 21.4   $200,000 or more 0 0.0
Production, transportation, and material       Median family income (dollars) 26,938 (X)
 moving occupations 31 30.1        
        Per capita income (dollars)¹ 9,508 (X)
INDUSTRY       Median earnings (dollars):    
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting       Male full-time, year-round workers 28,167 (X)
 and mining 0 0.0   Female full-time, year-round workers 26,500 (X)
Construction 16 15.5   ______________________ _______ _______
Manufacturing 43 41.7     Number Percent
Wholesale trade 0 0.0     below below
Retail trade 5 4.9     poverty poverty
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 7 6.8   Subject level level
Information 0 0.0   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental       POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
 and leasing 0 0.0             Families 0 0.0
Professional, scientific, management, admini-       With related children under 18 years 0 0.0
 strative, and waste management services 5 4.9        With related children under 5 years 0 0.0
Educational, health and social services 17 16.5        
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation                 Families with female householder,    
 and food services 4 3.9               no husband present 0 0.0
Other services (except public administration) 6 5.8   With related children under 18 years 0 0.0
Public administration 0 0.0        With related children under 5 years 0 N/A
CLASS OF WORKER                 Individuals 14 4.2
Private wage and salary workers 98 95.1   18 years and over 14 5.2
Government workers 5 4.9        65 years and over 5 5.6
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated       Related children under 18 years 0 0.0
 business 0 0.0        Related children 5 to 17 years 0 0.0
Unpaid family workers 0 0.0   Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 14 42.4
             
-Represent zero or rounds to zero.    (X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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