Big Lake, AK

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General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0207070, place: Big Lake CDP, Alaska)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 2,017 (100%)
In labor force: 1,235 (61.23%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,235 (61.23%)
----Employed: 1,068 (52.95%)
----Unemployed: 167 (8.28%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 13.5%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 782 (38.77%)
Females 16 years and over: 882 (43.73%)
In labor force: 486 (24.1%)
--Civilian labor force: 486 (24.1%)
----Employed: 420 (20.82%)
Own children under 6 years: 172 (8.53%)
All parents in family in labor force: 68 (3.37%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,060 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 733 (69.15%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 175 (16.51%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 30 (2.83%)
Other means: 30 (2.83%)
Worked at home: 92 (8.68%)
Mean travel time to work: 43.6 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,068 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 316 (29.59%)
Service occupations: 149 (13.95%)
Sales and office occupations: 210 (19.66%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 14 (1.31%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 250 (23.41%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 129 (12.08%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 90 (8.43%)
Construction: 115 (10.77%)
Manufacturing: 49 (4.59%)
Wholesale trade.: 12 (1.12%)
Retail trade: 172 (16.1%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 85 (7.96%)
Information: 43 (4.03%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 52 (4.87%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 66 (6.18%)
Educational, health and social services: 156 (14.61%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 94 (8.8%)
Other services (except public administration): 84 (7.87%)
Public administration: 50 (4.68%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 727 (68.07%)
Government workers: 176 (16.48%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 154 (14.42%)
Unpaid family workers: 11 (1.03%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 966 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 59 (6.11%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 66 (6.83%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 121 (12.53%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 128 (13.25%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 185 (19.15%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 192 (19.88%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 126 (13.04%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 78 (8.07%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 6 (0.62%)
$200,000 or more: 5 (0.52%)
Median household income: $43,382

With earnings: 795 (82.3%)
--Mean earnings: $45,489
With Social Security income: 152 (15.73%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,658
With Supplemental Security Income: 30 (3.11%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $9,948
With public assistance income: 90 (9.32%)
--Mean public assistance income: $4,186
With retirement income: 202 (20.91%)
--Mean retirement income: $28,399

Families: 635 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 28 (4.41%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 34 (5.35%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 65 (10.24%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 83 (13.07%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 137 (21.57%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 125 (19.69%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 92 (14.49%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 60 (9.45%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 6 (0.94%)
$200,000 or more: 5 (0.79%)
Median family income: $47,542

Per capita income: $19,285

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $40,000
Female full-time, year-round workers: $30,139

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 62 (9.76%)
--With related children under 18 years: 54 (8.5%)
----With related children under 5 years: 26 (4.09%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 22 (3.46%)
--With related children under 18 years: 16 (2.52%)
----With related children under 5 years: 11 (1.73%)
Individuals: 365 (57.48%)
--18 years and over: 214 (33.7%)
----65 years and over: 2 (0.31%)
--Related children under 18 years: 143 (22.52%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 124 (19.53%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 107 (16.85%)

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