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DP-3. Selected Economic Characteristics:2000


Subject

Number

Percent

     

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

   

Population 16 years and over

12,802

100.0

In labor force 7,387 57.7

Civilian labor force

7,380 57.6

Employed

5,978 46.7

Unemployed

1,402 11.0

Percent of civilian labor force

19.0  

Armed Forces

7 0.1
Not in labor force 5,415 42.3
     

Females 16 years and over

6,671

100.0

In labor force 3,987 59.8

Civilian labor force

3,987 59.8

Employed

3,039 45.6
     

Own children under 6 years

208

100.0

All parents in family in labor force 120 57.7
     

COMMUTING TO WORK

   

Workers 16 years and over

5,862

100.0

Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 3,559 60.7
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 868 14.8
Public transportation (including taxicab) 140 2.4
Walked 1,064 18.2
Other means 92 1.6
Worked at home 139 2.4
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 12.6  
     

Employed civilian population 16 years and over

5,978

100.0

OCCUPATION

   
Management, professional, and related occupations 1,935 32.4
Service occupations 1,694 28.3
Sales and office occupations 1,883 31.5
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 33 0.6
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 224 3.7
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 209 3.5
     

INDUSTRY

   
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 9 0.2
Construction 147 2.5
Manufacturing 177 3.0
Wholesale trade 18 0.3
Retail trade 833 13.9
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 95 1.6
Information 142 2.4
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 333 5.6
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 392 6.6
Educational, health and social services 1,971 33.0
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 1,543 25.8
Other services (except public administration) 245 4.1
Public administration 73 1.2
     

CLASS OF WORKER

   
Private wage and salary workers 3,961 66.3
Government workers 1,782 29.8
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 199 3.3
Unpaid family workers 36 0.6
     

INCOME IN 1999

   

Households

4,444

100.0

Less than $10,000 1,232 27.7
$10,000 to $14,999 585 13.2
$15,000 to $24,999 704 15.8
$25,000 to $34,999 602 13.5
$35,000 to $49,999 451 10.1
$50,000 to $74,999 488 11.0
$75,000 to $99,999 234 5.3
$100,000 to $149,999 97 2.2
$150,000 to $199,999 11 0.2
$200,000 or more 40 0.9
Median household income (dollars) 20,541  
     
With earnings 3,572 80.4

Mean earnings (dollars)

28,214  
With Social Security income 714 16.1

Mean Social Security income (dollars)

10,732  
With Supplemental Security Income 106 2.4

Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)

5,977  
With public assistance income 59 1.3

Mean public assistance income (dollars)

1,459  
With retirement income 509 11.5

Mean retirement income (dollars)

25,629  
     

Families

1,270

100.0

Less than $10,000 102 8.0
$10,000 to $14,999 66 5.2
$15,000 to $24,999 115 9.1
$25,000 to $34,999 144 11.3
$35,000 to $49,999 212 16.7
$50,000 to $74,999 323 25.4
$75,000 to $99,999 190 15.0
$100,000 to $149,999 74 5.8
$150,000 to $199,999 11 0.9
$200,000 or more 33 2.6
Median family income (dollars) 49,762  
     
Per capita income (dollars) 12,256  

Median earnings (dollars):

   
Male full-time, year-round workers 28,060  
Female full-time, year-round workers 20,000  
     

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)

   

Families

117

 

Percent below poverty level

  9.2
With related children under 18 years 31  

Percent below poverty level

  6.4

With related children under 5 years

23  

Percent below poverty level

  17.2
     

Families with female householder, no husband present

49

 

Percent below poverty level

  21.3
With related children under 18 years 19  

Percent below poverty level

  17.6

With related children under 5 years

11  

Percent below poverty level

  40.7
     

Individuals

3,199

 

Percent below poverty level

  37.0
18 years and over 3,141  

Percent below poverty level

  39.7

65 years and over

86  

Percent below poverty level

  9.1
Related children under 18 years 46  

Percent below poverty level

  6.3

Related children 5 to 17 years

21  

Percent below poverty level

  3.9
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 2,943  

Percent below poverty level

  54.8
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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