Bear Creek, AK

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0205585, place: Bear Creek CDP, Alaska)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,297 (100%)
In labor force: 945 (72.86%)
--Civilian labor force: 940 (72.47%)
----Employed: 870 (67.08%)
----Unemployed: 70 (5.4%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 7.4%
--Armed Forces: 5 (0.39%)
Not in labor force: 352 (27.14%)
Females 16 years and over: 573 (44.18%)
In labor force: 373 (28.76%)
--Civilian labor force: 373 (28.76%)
----Employed: 349 (26.91%)
Own children under 6 years: 114 (8.79%)
All parents in family in labor force: 57 (4.39%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 856 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 553 (64.6%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 208 (24.3%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 9 (1.05%)
Walked: 25 (2.92%)
Other means: 34 (3.97%)
Worked at home: 27 (3.15%)
Mean travel time to work: 16.2 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 870 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 241 (27.7%)
Service occupations: 171 (19.66%)
Sales and office occupations: 182 (20.92%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 18 (2.07%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 127 (14.6%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 131 (15.06%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 43 (4.94%)
Construction: 91 (10.46%)
Manufacturing: 57 (6.55%)
Wholesale trade.: 13 (1.49%)
Retail trade: 71 (8.16%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 76 (8.74%)
Information: 4 (0.46%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 4 (0.46%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 38 (4.37%)
Educational, health and social services: 194 (22.3%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 115 (13.22%)
Other services (except public administration): 38 (4.37%)
Public administration: 126 (14.48%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 488 (56.09%)
Government workers: 299 (34.37%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 80 (9.2%)
Unpaid family workers: 3 (0.34%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 670 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 29 (4.33%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 23 (3.43%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 60 (8.96%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 81 (12.09%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 114 (17.01%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 220 (32.84%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 90 (13.43%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 43 (6.42%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 8 (1.19%)
$200,000 or more: 2 (0.3%)
Median household income: $53,800

With earnings: 613 (91.49%)
--Mean earnings: $51,076
With Social Security income: 92 (13.73%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,748
With Supplemental Security Income: 8 (1.19%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $12,163
With public assistance income: 34 (5.07%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,897
With retirement income: 85 (12.69%)
--Mean retirement income: $13,298

Families: 444 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 6 (1.35%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 6 (1.35%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 41 (9.23%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 46 (10.36%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 78 (17.57%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 160 (36.04%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 61 (13.74%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 39 (8.78%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 5 (1.13%)
$200,000 or more: 2 (0.45%)
Median family income: $57,167

Per capita income: $20,947

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $37,339
Female full-time, year-round workers: $24,937

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 9 (2.03%)
--With related children under 18 years: 9 (2.03%)
----With related children under 5 years: 2 (0.45%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 0 (0%)
--With related children under 18 years: 0 (0%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Individuals: 86 (19.37%)
--18 years and over: 62 (13.96%)
----65 years and over: 0 (0%)
--Related children under 18 years: 24 (5.41%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 22 (4.95%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 42 (9.46%)

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