Fort Rucker, AL

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0127640, place: Fort Rucker CDP, Alabama)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 3,973 (100%)
In labor force: 3,127 (78.71%)
--Civilian labor force: 868 (21.85%)
----Employed: 773 (19.46%)
----Unemployed: 95 (2.39%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 10.9%
--Armed Forces: 2,259 (56.86%)
Not in labor force: 846 (21.29%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,596 (40.17%)
In labor force: 838 (21.09%)
--Civilian labor force: 551 (13.87%)
----Employed: 474 (11.93%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,050 (26.43%)
All parents in family in labor force: 324 (8.16%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 2,914 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 2,066 (70.9%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 391 (13.42%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 13 (0.45%)
Walked: 354 (12.15%)
Other means: 64 (2.2%)
Worked at home: 26 (0.89%)
Mean travel time to work: 13.5 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 773 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 226 (29.24%)
Service occupations: 172 (22.25%)
Sales and office occupations: 219 (28.33%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 2 (0.26%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 46 (5.95%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 108 (13.97%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 12 (1.55%)
Construction: 21 (2.72%)
Manufacturing: 38 (4.92%)
Wholesale trade.: 20 (2.59%)
Retail trade: 124 (16.04%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 34 (4.4%)
Information: 5 (0.65%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 38 (4.92%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 34 (4.4%)
Educational, health and social services: 226 (29.24%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 86 (11.13%)
Other services (except public administration): 24 (3.1%)
Public administration: 111 (14.36%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 454 (58.73%)
Government workers: 290 (37.52%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 29 (3.75%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,396 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 47 (3.37%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 42 (3.01%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 267 (19.13%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 352 (25.21%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 348 (24.93%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 249 (17.84%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 65 (4.66%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 21 (1.5%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 2 (0.14%)
$200,000 or more: 3 (0.21%)
Median household income: $34,603

With earnings: 1,377 (98.64%)
--Mean earnings: $38,452
With Social Security income: 21 (1.5%)
--Mean Social Security income: $4,471
With Supplemental Security Income: 17 (1.22%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $3,882
With public assistance income: 42 (3.01%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,437
With retirement income: 23 (1.65%)
--Mean retirement income: $14,383

Families: 1,346 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 43 (3.19%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 36 (2.67%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 269 (19.99%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 356 (26.45%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 333 (24.74%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 230 (17.09%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 57 (4.23%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 17 (1.26%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 2 (0.15%)
$200,000 or more: 3 (0.22%)
Median family income: $33,664

Per capita income: $14,495

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $29,321
Female full-time, year-round workers: $18,750

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 82 (6.09%)
--With related children under 18 years: 78 (5.79%)
----With related children under 5 years: 51 (3.79%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 39 (2.9%)
--With related children under 18 years: 37 (2.75%)
----With related children under 5 years: 14 (1.04%)
Individuals: 346 (25.71%)
--18 years and over: 144 (10.7%)
----65 years and over: 1 (0.07%)
--Related children under 18 years: 200 (14.86%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 126 (9.36%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 21 (1.56%)

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