Thorne Bay, AK

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0277140, place: Thorne Bay city, Alaska)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 457 (100%)
In labor force: 315 (68.93%)
--Civilian labor force: 315 (68.93%)
----Employed: 269 (58.86%)
----Unemployed: 46 (10.07%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 14.6%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 142 (31.07%)
Females 16 years and over: 204 (44.64%)
In labor force: 140 (30.63%)
--Civilian labor force: 140 (30.63%)
----Employed: 121 (26.48%)
Own children under 6 years: 44 (9.63%)
All parents in family in labor force: 32 (7%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 255 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 80 (31.37%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 50 (19.61%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 94 (36.86%)
Other means: 11 (4.31%)
Worked at home: 20 (7.84%)
Mean travel time to work: 12.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 269 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 102 (37.92%)
Service occupations: 19 (7.06%)
Sales and office occupations: 57 (21.19%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 12 (4.46%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 33 (12.27%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 46 (17.1%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 53 (19.7%)
Construction: 33 (12.27%)
Manufacturing: 16 (5.95%)
Wholesale trade.: 3 (1.12%)
Retail trade: 25 (9.29%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 15 (5.58%)
Information: 3 (1.12%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 2 (0.74%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 13 (4.83%)
Educational, health and social services: 61 (22.68%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 8 (2.97%)
Other services (except public administration): 6 (2.23%)
Public administration: 31 (11.52%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 108 (40.15%)
Government workers: 120 (44.61%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 39 (14.5%)
Unpaid family workers: 2 (0.74%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 229 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 18 (7.86%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 8 (3.49%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 23 (10.04%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 32 (13.97%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 51 (22.27%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 47 (20.52%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 25 (10.92%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 19 (8.3%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 3 (1.31%)
$200,000 or more: 3 (1.31%)
Median household income: $45,625

With earnings: 206 (89.96%)
--Mean earnings: $49,298
With Social Security income: 23 (10.04%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,452
With Supplemental Security Income: 6 (2.62%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,400
With public assistance income: 26 (11.35%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,792
With retirement income: 26 (11.35%)
--Mean retirement income: $20,881

Families: 175 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 8 (4.57%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 7 (4%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 15 (8.57%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 23 (13.14%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 45 (25.71%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 29 (16.57%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 23 (13.14%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 19 (10.86%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 3 (1.71%)
$200,000 or more: 3 (1.71%)
Median family income: $46,875

Per capita income: $20,836

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $40,893
Female full-time, year-round workers: $34,375

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 11 (6.29%)
--With related children under 18 years: 7 (4%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 3 (1.71%)
--With related children under 18 years: 3 (1.71%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Individuals: 45 (25.71%)
--18 years and over: 37 (21.14%)
----65 years and over: 2 (1.14%)
--Related children under 18 years: 8 (4.57%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 8 (4.57%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 14 (8%)

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