Copper Center, AK

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0217300, place: Copper Center CDP, Alaska)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 237 (100%)
In labor force: 123 (51.9%)
--Civilian labor force: 123 (51.9%)
----Employed: 90 (37.97%)
----Unemployed: 33 (13.92%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 26.8%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 114 (48.1%)
Females 16 years and over: 113 (47.68%)
In labor force: 55 (23.21%)
--Civilian labor force: 55 (23.21%)
----Employed: 45 (18.99%)
Own children under 6 years: 37 (15.61%)
All parents in family in labor force: 16 (6.75%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 83 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 59 (71.08%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 11 (13.25%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 8 (9.64%)
Other means: 5 (6.02%)
Worked at home: 0 (0%)
Mean travel time to work: 12.5 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 90 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 41 (45.56%)
Service occupations: 16 (17.78%)
Sales and office occupations: 16 (17.78%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 4 (4.44%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 13 (14.44%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 0 (0%)
Construction: 5 (5.56%)
Manufacturing: 3 (3.33%)
Wholesale trade.: 5 (5.56%)
Retail trade: 6 (6.67%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 7 (7.78%)
Information: 2 (2.22%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 7 (7.78%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 0 (0%)
Educational, health and social services: 20 (22.22%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 13 (14.44%)
Other services (except public administration): 12 (13.33%)
Public administration: 10 (11.11%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 56 (62.22%)
Government workers: 28 (31.11%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 6 (6.67%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 137 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 17 (12.41%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 16 (11.68%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 15 (10.95%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 22 (16.06%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 21 (15.33%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 37 (27.01%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 5 (3.65%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 4 (2.92%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $32,188

With earnings: 115 (83.94%)
--Mean earnings: $32,710
With Social Security income: 29 (21.17%)
--Mean Social Security income: $8,817
With Supplemental Security Income: 7 (5.11%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,329
With public assistance income: 23 (16.79%)
--Mean public assistance income: $5,457
With retirement income: 24 (17.52%)
--Mean retirement income: $13,992

Families: 92 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 8 (8.7%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 11 (11.96%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 11 (11.96%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 10 (10.87%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 11 (11.96%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 32 (34.78%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 5 (5.43%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 4 (4.35%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $42,500

Per capita income: $15,152

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $46,250
Female full-time, year-round workers: $22,083

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 17 (18.48%)
--With related children under 18 years: 13 (14.13%)
----With related children under 5 years: 2 (2.17%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 6 (6.52%)
--With related children under 18 years: 4 (4.35%)
----With related children under 5 years: 2 (2.17%)
Individuals: 66 (71.74%)
--18 years and over: 35 (38.04%)
----65 years and over: 2 (2.17%)
--Related children under 18 years: 31 (33.7%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 26 (28.26%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 9 (9.78%)

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