Gateway, AK

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0228200, place: Gateway CDP, Alaska)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 2,016 (100%)
In labor force: 1,390 (68.95%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,325 (65.72%)
----Employed: 1,227 (60.86%)
----Unemployed: 98 (4.86%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 7.4%
--Armed Forces: 65 (3.22%)
Not in labor force: 626 (31.05%)
Females 16 years and over: 993 (49.26%)
In labor force: 573 (28.42%)
--Civilian labor force: 559 (27.73%)
----Employed: 520 (25.79%)
Own children under 6 years: 280 (13.89%)
All parents in family in labor force: 131 (6.5%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,267 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 816 (64.4%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 245 (19.34%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 43 (3.39%)
Walked: 23 (1.82%)
Other means: 98 (7.73%)
Worked at home: 42 (3.31%)
Mean travel time to work: 52.2 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,227 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 492 (40.1%)
Service occupations: 174 (14.18%)
Sales and office occupations: 278 (22.66%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 154 (12.55%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 129 (10.51%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 79 (6.44%)
Construction: 125 (10.19%)
Manufacturing: 11 (0.9%)
Wholesale trade.: 43 (3.5%)
Retail trade: 143 (11.65%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 59 (4.81%)
Information: 72 (5.87%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 29 (2.36%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 93 (7.58%)
Educational, health and social services: 330 (26.89%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 88 (7.17%)
Other services (except public administration): 37 (3.02%)
Public administration: 118 (9.62%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 783 (63.81%)
Government workers: 340 (27.71%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 98 (7.99%)
Unpaid family workers: 6 (0.49%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 964 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 38 (3.94%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 23 (2.39%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 49 (5.08%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 132 (13.69%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 135 (14%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 213 (22.1%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 144 (14.94%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 184 (19.09%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 29 (3.01%)
$200,000 or more: 17 (1.76%)
Median household income: $60,385

With earnings: 881 (91.39%)
--Mean earnings: $62,145
With Social Security income: 135 (14%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,343
With Supplemental Security Income: 13 (1.35%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $8,138
With public assistance income: 66 (6.85%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,749
With retirement income: 177 (18.36%)
--Mean retirement income: $23,794

Families: 753 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 26 (3.45%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 0 (0%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 40 (5.31%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 96 (12.75%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 112 (14.87%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 173 (22.97%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 112 (14.87%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 156 (20.72%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 21 (2.79%)
$200,000 or more: 17 (2.26%)
Median family income: $65,990

Per capita income: $24,548

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $51,250
Female full-time, year-round workers: $37,135

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 39 (5.18%)
--With related children under 18 years: 33 (4.38%)
----With related children under 5 years: 19 (2.52%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 20 (2.66%)
--With related children under 18 years: 20 (2.66%)
----With related children under 5 years: 6 (0.8%)
Individuals: 208 (27.62%)
--18 years and over: 87 (11.55%)
----65 years and over: 6 (0.8%)
--Related children under 18 years: 121 (16.07%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 87 (11.55%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 20 (2.66%)

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