General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0209657, place: Buffalo Soapstone CDP, Alaska)EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over: 483 (100%)
In labor force: 298 (61.7%)
--Civilian labor force: 288 (59.63%)
----Employed: 267 (55.28%)
----Unemployed: 21 (4.35%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 7.3%
--Armed Forces: 10 (2.07%)
Not in labor force: 185 (38.3%)
Females 16 years and over: 216 (44.72%)
In labor force: 114 (23.6%)
--Civilian labor force: 114 (23.6%)
----Employed: 114 (23.6%)
Own children under 6 years: 32 (6.63%)
All parents in family in labor force: 10 (2.07%)
COMMUTING TO WORKWorkers 16 years and over: 270 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 223 (82.59%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 24 (8.89%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 12 (4.44%)
Other means: 7 (2.59%)
Worked at home: 4 (1.48%)
Mean travel time to work: 27.4 minutes
OCCUPATIONEmployed civilian population 16 years and over: 267 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 61 (22.85%)
Service occupations: 32 (11.99%)
Sales and office occupations: 61 (22.85%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 69 (25.84%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 44 (16.48%)
INDUSTRYAgriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 33 (12.36%)
Construction: 49 (18.35%)
Manufacturing: 14 (5.24%)
Wholesale trade.: 7 (2.62%)
Retail trade: 24 (8.99%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 37 (13.86%)
Information: 6 (2.25%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 0 (0%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 30 (11.24%)
Educational, health and social services: 37 (13.86%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 14 (5.24%)
Other services (except public administration): 5 (1.87%)
Public administration: 11 (4.12%)
CLASS OF WORKERPrivate wage and salary workers: 188 (70.41%)
Government workers: 36 (13.48%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 38 (14.23%)
Unpaid family workers: 5 (1.87%)
INCOME IN 1999Households: 222 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 29 (13.06%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 15 (6.76%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 31 (13.96%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 14 (6.31%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 46 (20.72%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 47 (21.17%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 9 (4.05%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 22 (9.91%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 9 (4.05%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $41,250
With earnings: 180 (81.08%)
--Mean earnings: $47,462
With Social Security income: 58 (26.13%)
--Mean Social Security income: $8,895
With Supplemental Security Income: 7 (3.15%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $3,486
With public assistance income: 27 (12.16%)
--Mean public assistance income: $4,381
With retirement income: 58 (26.13%)
--Mean retirement income: $24,233
Families: 193 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 29 (15.03%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 15 (7.77%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 30 (15.54%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 7 (3.63%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 31 (16.06%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 47 (24.35%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 9 (4.66%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 16 (8.29%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 9 (4.66%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $40,625
Per capita income: $18,021
Median earnings (dollars)Male full-time, year-round workers: $45,208
Female full-time, year-round workers: $26,167
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999Families: 44 (22.8%)
--With related children under 18 years: 37 (19.17%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 7 (3.63%)
--With related children under 18 years: 7 (3.63%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Individuals: 147 (76.17%)
--18 years and over: 82 (42.49%)
----65 years and over: 6 (3.11%)
--Related children under 18 years: 60 (31.09%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 60 (31.09%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 14 (7.25%)
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