Butte, AK

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General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0209710, place: Butte CDP, Alaska)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,859 (100%)
In labor force: 1,223 (65.79%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,216 (65.41%)
----Employed: 1,108 (59.6%)
----Unemployed: 108 (5.81%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 8.9%
--Armed Forces: 7 (0.38%)
Not in labor force: 636 (34.21%)
Females 16 years and over: 896 (48.2%)
In labor force: 547 (29.42%)
--Civilian labor force: 547 (29.42%)
----Employed: 485 (26.09%)
Own children under 6 years: 174 (9.36%)
All parents in family in labor force: 52 (2.8%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,079 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 748 (69.32%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 180 (16.68%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 18 (1.67%)
Other means: 44 (4.08%)
Worked at home: 89 (8.25%)
Mean travel time to work: 41.2 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,108 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 345 (31.14%)
Service occupations: 111 (10.02%)
Sales and office occupations: 277 (25%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 36 (3.25%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 215 (19.4%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 124 (11.19%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 92 (8.3%)
Construction: 128 (11.55%)
Manufacturing: 38 (3.43%)
Wholesale trade.: 32 (2.89%)
Retail trade: 97 (8.75%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 94 (8.48%)
Information: 63 (5.69%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 24 (2.17%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 87 (7.85%)
Educational, health and social services: 204 (18.41%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 59 (5.32%)
Other services (except public administration): 87 (7.85%)
Public administration: 103 (9.3%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 742 (66.97%)
Government workers: 236 (21.3%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 117 (10.56%)
Unpaid family workers: 13 (1.17%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 853 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 50 (5.86%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 47 (5.51%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 99 (11.61%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 51 (5.98%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 143 (16.76%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 160 (18.76%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 138 (16.18%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 112 (13.13%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 34 (3.99%)
$200,000 or more: 19 (2.23%)
Median household income: $55,573

With earnings: 732 (85.81%)
--Mean earnings: $60,116
With Social Security income: 147 (17.23%)
--Mean Social Security income: $12,361
With Supplemental Security Income: 30 (3.52%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,711
With public assistance income: 94 (11.02%)
--Mean public assistance income: $4,633
With retirement income: 172 (20.16%)
--Mean retirement income: $23,681

Families: 676 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 24 (3.55%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 19 (2.81%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 81 (11.98%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 40 (5.92%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 105 (15.53%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 141 (20.86%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 111 (16.42%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 102 (15.09%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 34 (5.03%)
$200,000 or more: 19 (2.81%)
Median family income: $58,796

Per capita income: $22,522

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $46,298
Female full-time, year-round workers: $32,933

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 49 (7.25%)
--With related children under 18 years: 43 (6.36%)
----With related children under 5 years: 11 (1.63%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 5 (0.74%)
--With related children under 18 years: 5 (0.74%)
----With related children under 5 years: 5 (0.74%)
Individuals: 241 (35.65%)
--18 years and over: 131 (19.38%)
----65 years and over: 6 (0.89%)
--Related children under 18 years: 110 (16.27%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 99 (14.64%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 42 (6.21%)

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