General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0270540, place: Sitka city and borough, Alaska)EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over: 6,700 (100%)
In labor force: 4,934 (73.64%)
--Civilian labor force: 4,719 (70.43%)
----Employed: 4,352 (64.96%)
----Unemployed: 367 (5.48%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 7.8%
--Armed Forces: 215 (3.21%)
Not in labor force: 1,766 (26.36%)
Females 16 years and over: 3,244 (48.42%)
In labor force: 2,344 (34.99%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,338 (34.9%)
----Employed: 2,159 (32.22%)
Own children under 6 years: 606 (9.04%)
All parents in family in labor force: 531 (7.93%)
COMMUTING TO WORKWorkers 16 years and over: 4,420 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 2,501 (56.58%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 885 (20.02%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 24 (0.54%)
Walked: 536 (12.13%)
Other means: 291 (6.58%)
Worked at home: 183 (4.14%)
Mean travel time to work: 13.5 minutes
OCCUPATIONEmployed civilian population 16 years and over: 4,352 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 1,471 (33.8%)
Service occupations: 776 (17.83%)
Sales and office occupations: 963 (22.13%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 274 (6.3%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 416 (9.56%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 452 (10.39%)
INDUSTRYAgriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 407 (9.35%)
Construction: 253 (5.81%)
Manufacturing: 189 (4.34%)
Wholesale trade.: 54 (1.24%)
Retail trade: 476 (10.94%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 245 (5.63%)
Information: 72 (1.65%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 148 (3.4%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 191 (4.39%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,414 (32.49%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 354 (8.13%)
Other services (except public administration): 292 (6.71%)
Public administration: 257 (5.91%)
CLASS OF WORKERPrivate wage and salary workers: 2,602 (59.79%)
Government workers: 1,192 (27.39%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 542 (12.45%)
Unpaid family workers: 16 (0.37%)
INCOME IN 1999Households: 3,281 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 207 (6.31%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 137 (4.18%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 253 (7.71%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 422 (12.86%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 547 (16.67%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 724 (22.07%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 507 (15.45%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 315 (9.6%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 85 (2.59%)
$200,000 or more: 84 (2.56%)
Median household income: $51,901
With earnings: 2,960 (90.22%)
--Mean earnings: $55,419
With Social Security income: 510 (15.54%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,998
With Supplemental Security Income: 56 (1.71%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $7,256
With public assistance income: 277 (8.44%)
--Mean public assistance income: $4,294
With retirement income: 621 (18.93%)
--Mean retirement income: $18,037
Families: 2,245 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 49 (2.18%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 54 (2.41%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 139 (6.19%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 210 (9.35%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 344 (15.32%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 570 (25.39%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 456 (20.31%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 279 (12.43%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 79 (3.52%)
$200,000 or more: 65 (2.9%)
Median family income: $62,361
Per capita income: $23,622
Median earnings (dollars)Male full-time, year-round workers: $40,037
Female full-time, year-round workers: $30,319
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999Families: 94 (4.19%)
--With related children under 18 years: 73 (3.25%)
----With related children under 5 years: 68 (3.03%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 44 (1.96%)
--With related children under 18 years: 44 (1.96%)
----With related children under 5 years: 39 (1.74%)
Individuals: 668 (29.76%)
--18 years and over: 437 (19.47%)
----65 years and over: 41 (1.83%)
--Related children under 18 years: 212 (9.44%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 125 (5.57%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 316 (14.08%)
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