General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0206520, place: Bethel city, Alaska)EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over: 3,697 (100%)
In labor force: 2,699 (73.01%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,683 (72.57%)
----Employed: 2,443 (66.08%)
----Unemployed: 240 (6.49%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 8.9%
--Armed Forces: 16 (0.43%)
Not in labor force: 998 (26.99%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,785 (48.28%)
In labor force: 1,257 (34%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,257 (34%)
----Employed: 1,165 (31.51%)
Own children under 6 years: 628 (16.99%)
All parents in family in labor force: 443 (11.98%)
COMMUTING TO WORKWorkers 16 years and over: 2,358 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 866 (36.73%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 657 (27.86%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 297 (12.6%)
Walked: 390 (16.54%)
Other means: 71 (3.01%)
Worked at home: 77 (3.27%)
Mean travel time to work: 10.3 minutes
OCCUPATIONEmployed civilian population 16 years and over: 2,443 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 971 (39.75%)
Service occupations: 358 (14.65%)
Sales and office occupations: 524 (21.45%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 11 (0.45%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 293 (11.99%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 286 (11.71%)
INDUSTRYAgriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 14 (0.57%)
Construction: 125 (5.12%)
Manufacturing: 6 (0.25%)
Wholesale trade.: 16 (0.65%)
Retail trade: 192 (7.86%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 341 (13.96%)
Information: 38 (1.56%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 71 (2.91%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 66 (2.7%)
Educational, health and social services: 986 (40.36%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 100 (4.09%)
Other services (except public administration): 155 (6.34%)
Public administration: 333 (13.63%)
CLASS OF WORKERPrivate wage and salary workers: 1,393 (57.02%)
Government workers: 922 (37.74%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 121 (4.95%)
Unpaid family workers: 7 (0.29%)
INCOME IN 1999Households: 1,724 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 128 (7.42%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 109 (6.32%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 130 (7.54%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 185 (10.73%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 216 (12.53%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 369 (21.4%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 265 (15.37%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 275 (15.95%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 27 (1.57%)
$200,000 or more: 20 (1.16%)
Median household income: $57,321
With earnings: 1,579 (91.59%)
--Mean earnings: $60,819
With Social Security income: 168 (9.74%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,606
With Supplemental Security Income: 63 (3.65%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,069
With public assistance income: 150 (8.7%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,458
With retirement income: 184 (10.67%)
--Mean retirement income: $13,180
Families: 1,155 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 82 (7.1%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 47 (4.07%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 96 (8.31%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 117 (10.13%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 149 (12.9%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 226 (19.57%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 188 (16.28%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 208 (18.01%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 30 (2.6%)
$200,000 or more: 12 (1.04%)
Median family income: $62,431
Per capita income: $20,267
Median earnings (dollars)Male full-time, year-round workers: $45,321
Female full-time, year-round workers: $39,010
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999Families: 123 (10.65%)
--With related children under 18 years: 91 (7.88%)
----With related children under 5 years: 62 (5.37%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 68 (5.89%)
--With related children under 18 years: 49 (4.24%)
----With related children under 5 years: 27 (2.34%)
Individuals: 581 (50.3%)
--18 years and over: 385 (33.33%)
----65 years and over: 40 (3.46%)
--Related children under 18 years: 178 (15.41%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 108 (9.35%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 197 (17.06%)
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