Shishmaref, AK

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0269770, place: Shishmaref city, Alaska)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 359 (100%)
In labor force: 207 (57.66%)
--Civilian labor force: 207 (57.66%)
----Employed: 173 (48.19%)
----Unemployed: 34 (9.47%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 16.4%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 152 (42.34%)
Females 16 years and over: 159 (44.29%)
In labor force: 88 (24.51%)
--Civilian labor force: 88 (24.51%)
----Employed: 78 (21.73%)
Own children under 6 years: 43 (11.98%)
All parents in family in labor force: 21 (5.85%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 164 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 0 (0%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 0 (0%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 130 (79.27%)
Other means: 34 (20.73%)
Worked at home: 0 (0%)
Mean travel time to work: 4.8 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 173 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 48 (27.75%)
Service occupations: 41 (23.7%)
Sales and office occupations: 28 (16.18%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 2 (1.16%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 27 (15.61%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 27 (15.61%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 3 (1.73%)
Construction: 7 (4.05%)
Manufacturing: 4 (2.31%)
Wholesale trade.: 0 (0%)
Retail trade: 11 (6.36%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 15 (8.67%)
Information: 0 (0%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 13 (7.51%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 2 (1.16%)
Educational, health and social services: 53 (30.64%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 19 (10.98%)
Other services (except public administration): 14 (8.09%)
Public administration: 32 (18.5%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 56 (32.37%)
Government workers: 117 (67.63%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 0 (0%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 146 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 16 (10.96%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 13 (8.9%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 26 (17.81%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 29 (19.86%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 25 (17.12%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 17 (11.64%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 8 (5.48%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 11 (7.53%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 1 (0.68%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $30,714

With earnings: 115 (78.77%)
--Mean earnings: $36,905
With Social Security income: 26 (17.81%)
--Mean Social Security income: $6,331
With Supplemental Security Income: 14 (9.59%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,086
With public assistance income: 41 (28.08%)
--Mean public assistance income: $4,825
With retirement income: 15 (10.27%)
--Mean retirement income: $5,007

Families: 117 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 8 (6.84%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 15 (12.82%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 28 (23.93%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 19 (16.24%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 20 (17.09%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 14 (11.97%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 8 (6.84%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 4 (3.42%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 1 (0.85%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $29,306

Per capita income: $10,487

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $35,357
Female full-time, year-round workers: $25,000

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 19 (16.24%)
--With related children under 18 years: 17 (14.53%)
----With related children under 5 years: 10 (8.55%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 11 (9.4%)
--With related children under 18 years: 11 (9.4%)
----With related children under 5 years: 6 (5.13%)
Individuals: 89 (76.07%)
--18 years and over: 45 (38.46%)
----65 years and over: 4 (3.42%)
--Related children under 18 years: 44 (37.61%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 32 (27.35%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 18 (15.38%)

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