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DP-3. Selected Economic Characteristics:2000


Subject

Number

Percent

     

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

   

Population 16 years and over

14,454

100.0

In labor force 8,153 56.4

Civilian labor force

8,151 56.4

Employed

7,781 53.8

Unemployed

370 2.6

Percent of civilian labor force

4.5  

Armed Forces

2 0.0
Not in labor force 6,301 43.6
     

Females 16 years and over

7,499

100.0

In labor force 3,637 48.5

Civilian labor force

3,635 48.5

Employed

3,415 45.5
     

Own children under 6 years

1,078

100.0

All parents in family in labor force 595 55.2
     

COMMUTING TO WORK

   

Workers 16 years and over

7,665

100.0

Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 5,611 73.2
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 1,585 20.7
Public transportation (including taxicab) 34 0.4
Walked 154 2.0
Other means 61 0.8
Worked at home 220 2.9
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 27.0  
     

Employed civilian population 16 years and over

7,781

100.0

OCCUPATION

   
Management, professional, and related occupations 1,772 22.8
Service occupations 1,289 16.6
Sales and office occupations 1,323 17.0
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 177 2.3
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 1,089 14.0
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 2,131 27.4
     

INDUSTRY

   
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 390 5.0
Construction 753 9.7
Manufacturing 2,200 28.3
Wholesale trade 105 1.3
Retail trade 755 9.7
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 348 4.5
Information 98 1.3
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 222 2.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 360 4.6
Educational, health and social services 1,448 18.6
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 423 5.4
Other services (except public administration) 378 4.9
Public administration 301 3.9
     

CLASS OF WORKER

   
Private wage and salary workers 5,731 73.7
Government workers 1,172 15.1
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 878 11.3
Unpaid family workers 0 0.0
     

INCOME IN 1999

   

Households

7,477

100.0

Less than $10,000 1,124 15.0
$10,000 to $14,999 623 8.3
$15,000 to $24,999 1,406 18.8
$25,000 to $34,999 1,190 15.9
$35,000 to $49,999 1,346 18.0
$50,000 to $74,999 1,182 15.8
$75,000 to $99,999 331 4.4
$100,000 to $149,999 161 2.2
$150,000 to $199,999 50 0.7
$200,000 or more 64 0.9
Median household income (dollars) 29,674  
     
With earnings 5,252 70.2

Mean earnings (dollars)

40,430  
With Social Security income 2,632 35.2

Mean Social Security income (dollars)

9,998  
With Supplemental Security Income 451 6.0

Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)

5,353  
With public assistance income 209 2.8

Mean public assistance income (dollars)

2,124  
With retirement income 1,399 18.7

Mean retirement income (dollars)

13,270  
     

Families

5,369

100.0

Less than $10,000 394 7.3
$10,000 to $14,999 348 6.5
$15,000 to $24,999 901 16.8
$25,000 to $34,999 942 17.5
$35,000 to $49,999 1,161 21.6
$50,000 to $74,999 1,079 20.1
$75,000 to $99,999 283 5.3
$100,000 to $149,999 150 2.8
$150,000 to $199,999 47 0.9
$200,000 or more 64 1.2
Median family income (dollars) 35,879  
     
Per capita income (dollars) 16,335  

Median earnings (dollars):

   
Male full-time, year-round workers 26,800  
Female full-time, year-round workers 20,885  
     

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)

   

Families

584

 

Percent below poverty level

  10.9
With related children under 18 years 393  

Percent below poverty level

  17.7

With related children under 5 years

152  

Percent below poverty level

  20.2
     

Families with female householder, no husband present

178

 

Percent below poverty level

  28.9
With related children under 18 years 160  

Percent below poverty level

  42.9

With related children under 5 years

64  

Percent below poverty level

  49.6
     

Individuals

2,780

 

Percent below poverty level

  15.8
18 years and over 1,929  

Percent below poverty level

  13.9

65 years and over

506  

Percent below poverty level

  16.3
Related children under 18 years 826  

Percent below poverty level

  22.1

Related children 5 to 17 years

600  

Percent below poverty level

  21.7
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 854  

Percent below poverty level

  33.3
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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