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Mitchell County:Red Hill 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 306 100.0             Households 148 100.0
In labor force 137 44.8   Less than $10,000 0 0.0
     Civilian labor force 137 44.8   $10,000 to $14,999 26 17.6
          Employed 137 44.8   $15,000 to $24,999 40 27.0
          Unemployed 0 0.0   $25,000 to $34,999 16 10.8
               Percent of civilian labor force 0.0 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 37 25.0
     Armed Forces 0 0.0   $50,000 to $74,999 23 15.5
Not in labor force 169 55.2   $75,000 to $99,999 6 4.1
        $100,000 to $149,999 0 0.0
           Females 16 years and over 175 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 0 0.0
In labor force 84 48.0   $200,000 or more 0 0.0
     Civilian labor force 84 48.0   Median household income (dollars) 28,750 (X)
          Employed 84 48.0        
             
          Own children under 6 years 25 100.0   With earnings 107 72.3
All parents in family in labor force 25 100.0        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 29,441 (X)
        With Social Security income 92 62.2
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 11,026 (X)
          Workers 16 years and over 137 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 0 0.0
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 105 76.6        Mean Supplemental Security Income    
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 32 23.4          (dollars) N/A (X)
Public transportation (including taxicab) 0 0.0   With public assistance income 0 0.0
Walked 0 0.0        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ N/A (X)
Other means 0 0.0   With retirement income 53 35.8
Worked at home 0 0.0        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 10,598 (X)
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 34.1 (X)        
                  Families 125 100.0
           Employed civilian population       Less than $10,000 0 0.0
           16 years and over 137 100.0   $10,000 to $14,999 20 16.0
OCCUPATION       $15,000 to $24,999 36 28.8
Management, professional, and related       $25,000 to $34,999 16 12.8
 occupations 26 19.0   $35,000 to $49,999 32 25.6
Service occupations 17 12.4   $50,000 to $74,999 15 12.0
Sales and office occupations 28 20.4   $75,000 to $99,999 6 4.8
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 12 8.8   $200,000 or more 0 0.0
Production, transportation, and material       Median family income (dollars) 27,031 (X)
 moving occupations 54 39.4        
        Per capita income (dollars)¹ 15,350 (X)
INDUSTRY       Median earnings (dollars):    
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting       Male full-time, year-round workers 19,792 (X)
 and mining 0 0.0   Female full-time, year-round workers 21,938 (X)
Construction 0 0.0   ______________________ _______ _______
Manufacturing 50 36.5     Number Percent
Wholesale trade 0 0.0     below below
Retail trade 10 7.3     poverty poverty
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 15 10.9   Subject level level
Information 0 0.0   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental       POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
 and leasing 9 6.6             Families 5 4.0
Professional, scientific, management, admini-       With related children under 18 years 5 17.2
 strative, and waste management services 9 6.6        With related children under 5 years 0 0.0
Educational, health and social services 0 0.0        
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation                 Families with female householder,    
 and food services 8 5.8               no husband present 5 38.5
Other services (except public administration) 16 11.7   With related children under 18 years 5 100.0
Public administration 20 14.6        With related children under 5 years 0 N/A
CLASS OF WORKER                 Individuals 21 6.2
Private wage and salary workers 99 72.3   18 years and over 9 3.1
Government workers 29 21.2        65 years and over 5 4.2
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated       Related children under 18 years 12 26.1
 business 9 6.6        Related children 5 to 17 years 12 40.0
Unpaid family workers 0 0.0   Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 4 12.9
             
-Represent zero or rounds to zero.    (X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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