Meadow Lakes, AK

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0247735, place: Meadow Lakes CDP, Alaska)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 3,393 (100%)
In labor force: 2,191 (64.57%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,191 (64.57%)
----Employed: 1,978 (58.3%)
----Unemployed: 213 (6.28%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 9.7%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 1,202 (35.43%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,655 (48.78%)
In labor force: 1,019 (30.03%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,019 (30.03%)
----Employed: 947 (27.91%)
Own children under 6 years: 475 (14%)
All parents in family in labor force: 323 (9.52%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,899 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,113 (58.61%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 380 (20.01%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 32 (1.69%)
Walked: 56 (2.95%)
Other means: 146 (7.69%)
Worked at home: 172 (9.06%)
Mean travel time to work: 46.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,978 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 444 (22.45%)
Service occupations: 352 (17.8%)
Sales and office occupations: 527 (26.64%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 16 (0.81%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 365 (18.45%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 274 (13.85%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 92 (4.65%)
Construction: 215 (10.87%)
Manufacturing: 78 (3.94%)
Wholesale trade.: 50 (2.53%)
Retail trade: 343 (17.34%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 164 (8.29%)
Information: 46 (2.33%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 57 (2.88%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 160 (8.09%)
Educational, health and social services: 377 (19.06%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 234 (11.83%)
Other services (except public administration): 80 (4.04%)
Public administration: 82 (4.15%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,430 (72.3%)
Government workers: 271 (13.7%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 277 (14%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,707 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 188 (11.01%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 113 (6.62%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 207 (12.13%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 240 (14.06%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 276 (16.17%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 359 (21.03%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 166 (9.72%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 128 (7.5%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 23 (1.35%)
$200,000 or more: 7 (0.41%)
Median household income: $41,030

With earnings: 1,414 (82.84%)
--Mean earnings: $47,184
With Social Security income: 256 (15%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,072
With Supplemental Security Income: 84 (4.92%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,789
With public assistance income: 231 (13.53%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,316
With retirement income: 334 (19.57%)
--Mean retirement income: $16,363

Families: 1,215 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 75 (6.17%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 59 (4.86%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 149 (12.26%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 160 (13.17%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 201 (16.54%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 295 (24.28%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 147 (12.1%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 105 (8.64%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 17 (1.4%)
$200,000 or more: 7 (0.58%)
Median family income: $47,534

Per capita income: $17,295

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $40,948
Female full-time, year-round workers: $26,148

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 149 (12.26%)
--With related children under 18 years: 145 (11.93%)
----With related children under 5 years: 89 (7.33%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 36 (2.96%)
--With related children under 18 years: 36 (2.96%)
----With related children under 5 years: 28 (2.3%)
Individuals: 824 (67.82%)
--18 years and over: 430 (35.39%)
----65 years and over: 14 (1.15%)
--Related children under 18 years: 383 (31.52%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 244 (20.08%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 213 (17.53%)

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