Palmer, AK

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0258660, place: Palmer city, Alaska)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 3,248 (100%)
In labor force: 2,090 (64.35%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,039 (62.78%)
----Employed: 1,818 (55.97%)
----Unemployed: 221 (6.8%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 10.8%
--Armed Forces: 51 (1.57%)
Not in labor force: 1,158 (35.65%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,633 (50.28%)
In labor force: 972 (29.93%)
--Civilian labor force: 967 (29.77%)
----Employed: 853 (26.26%)
Own children under 6 years: 417 (12.84%)
All parents in family in labor force: 220 (6.77%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,807 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,209 (66.91%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 299 (16.55%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 53 (2.93%)
Walked: 91 (5.04%)
Other means: 55 (3.04%)
Worked at home: 100 (5.53%)
Mean travel time to work: 39.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,818 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 546 (30.03%)
Service occupations: 424 (23.32%)
Sales and office occupations: 493 (27.12%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 8 (0.44%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 189 (10.4%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 158 (8.69%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 70 (3.85%)
Construction: 116 (6.38%)
Manufacturing: 37 (2.04%)
Wholesale trade.: 67 (3.69%)
Retail trade: 231 (12.71%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 118 (6.49%)
Information: 41 (2.26%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 82 (4.51%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 100 (5.5%)
Educational, health and social services: 465 (25.58%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 191 (10.51%)
Other services (except public administration): 125 (6.88%)
Public administration: 175 (9.63%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,183 (65.07%)
Government workers: 453 (24.92%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 182 (10.01%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,508 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 82 (5.44%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 51 (3.38%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 252 (16.71%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 213 (14.12%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 220 (14.59%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 429 (28.45%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 168 (11.14%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 81 (5.37%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 12 (0.8%)
Median household income: $45,571

With earnings: 1,250 (82.89%)
--Mean earnings: $49,260
With Social Security income: 285 (18.9%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,543
With Supplemental Security Income: 30 (1.99%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,038
With public assistance income: 114 (7.56%)
--Mean public assistance income: $4,838
With retirement income: 227 (15.05%)
--Mean retirement income: $14,904

Families: 1,058 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 32 (3.02%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 18 (1.7%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 154 (14.56%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 133 (12.57%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 159 (15.03%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 341 (32.23%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 145 (13.71%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 64 (6.05%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 12 (1.13%)
Median family income: $53,164

Per capita income: $17,203

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $44,716
Female full-time, year-round workers: $25,221

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 63 (5.95%)
--With related children under 18 years: 57 (5.39%)
----With related children under 5 years: 39 (3.69%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 39 (3.69%)
--With related children under 18 years: 39 (3.69%)
----With related children under 5 years: 26 (2.46%)
Individuals: 552 (52.17%)
--18 years and over: 337 (31.85%)
----65 years and over: 15 (1.42%)
--Related children under 18 years: 180 (17.01%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 84 (7.94%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 273 (25.8%)

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