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Mitchell County:Snow 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 1,462 100.0             Households 783 100.0
In labor force 849 58.1   Less than $10,000 115 14.7
     Civilian labor force 849 58.1   $10,000 to $14,999 62 7.9
          Employed 800 54.7   $15,000 to $24,999 156 19.9
          Unemployed 49 3.4   $25,000 to $34,999 118 15.1
               Percent of civilian labor force 5.8 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 99 12.6
     Armed Forces 0 0.0   $50,000 to $74,999 157 20.1
Not in labor force 613 41.9   $75,000 to $99,999 66 8.4
        $100,000 to $149,999 10 1.3
           Females 16 years and over 743 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 0 0.0
In labor force 362 48.7   $200,000 or more 0 0.0
     Civilian labor force 362 48.7   Median household income (dollars) 30,990 (X)
          Employed 339 45.6        
             
          Own children under 6 years 110 100.0   With earnings 625 79.8
All parents in family in labor force 29 26.4        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 36,494 (X)
        With Social Security income 230 29.4
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 8,580 (X)
          Workers 16 years and over 767 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 31 4.0
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 594 77.4        Mean Supplemental Security Income    
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 156 20.3          (dollars) 6,116 (X)
Public transportation (including taxicab) 0 0.0   With public assistance income 10 1.3
Walked 7 0.9        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 160 (X)
Other means 0 0.0   With retirement income 121 15.5
Worked at home 10 1.3        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 10,509 (X)
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 21.4 (X)        
                  Families 568 100.0
           Employed civilian population       Less than $10,000 53 9.3
           16 years and over 800 100.0   $10,000 to $14,999 19 3.3
OCCUPATION       $15,000 to $24,999 93 16.4
Management, professional, and related       $25,000 to $34,999 106 18.7
 occupations 229 28.6   $35,000 to $49,999 85 15.0
Service occupations 139 17.4   $50,000 to $74,999 136 23.9
Sales and office occupations 123 15.4   $75,000 to $99,999 66 11.6
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 25 3.1   $100,000 to $149,999 10 1.8
Construction, extraction, and maintenance       150,000 to $199,999 0 0.0
  occupations 109 13.6   $200,000 or more 0 0.0
Production, transportation, and material       Median family income (dollars) 36,354 (X)
 moving occupations 175 21.9        
        Per capita income (dollars)¹ 16,435 (X)
INDUSTRY       Median earnings (dollars):    
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting       Male full-time, year-round workers 27,330 (X)
 and mining 72 9.0   Female full-time, year-round workers 20,931 (X)
Construction 43 5.4   ______________________ _______ _______
Manufacturing 230 28.7     Number Percent
Wholesale trade 6 0.8     below below
Retail trade 40 5.0     poverty poverty
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 4 0.5   Subject level level
Information 14 1.8   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental       POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
 and leasing 20 2.5             Families 67 11.8
Professional, scientific, management, admini-       With related children under 18 years 19 9.1
 strative, and waste management services 30 3.8        With related children under 5 years 2 2.5
Educational, health and social services 182 22.8        
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation                 Families with female householder,    
 and food services 67 8.4               no husband present 4 14.3
Other services (except public administration) 43 5.4   With related children under 18 years 2 11.1
Public administration 49 6.1        With related children under 5 years 2 100.0
CLASS OF WORKER                 Individuals 188 11.0
Private wage and salary workers 573 71.6   18 years and over 170 11.9
Government workers 166 20.8        65 years and over 71 25.1
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated       Related children under 18 years 18 6.5
 business 61 7.6        Related children 5 to 17 years 14 8.4
Unpaid family workers 0 0.0   Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 39 15.4
             
-Represent zero or rounds to zero.    (X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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