First Mesa, AZ

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0423512, place: First Mesa CDP, Arizona)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 794 (100%)
In labor force: 328 (41.31%)
--Civilian labor force: 328 (41.31%)
----Employed: 292 (36.78%)
----Unemployed: 36 (4.53%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 11%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 466 (58.69%)
Females 16 years and over: 379 (47.73%)
In labor force: 176 (22.17%)
--Civilian labor force: 176 (22.17%)
----Employed: 156 (19.65%)
Own children under 6 years: 98 (12.34%)
All parents in family in labor force: 43 (5.42%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 285 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 163 (57.19%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 37 (12.98%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 14 (4.91%)
Walked: 45 (15.79%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 26 (9.12%)
Mean travel time to work: 15.5 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 292 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 91 (31.16%)
Service occupations: 98 (33.56%)
Sales and office occupations: 39 (13.36%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 6 (2.05%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 41 (14.04%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 17 (5.82%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 6 (2.05%)
Construction: 34 (11.64%)
Manufacturing: 13 (4.45%)
Wholesale trade.: 0 (0%)
Retail trade: 7 (2.4%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 0 (0%)
Information: 0 (0%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 0 (0%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 35 (11.99%)
Educational, health and social services: 104 (35.62%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 14 (4.79%)
Other services (except public administration): 16 (5.48%)
Public administration: 63 (21.58%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 98 (33.56%)
Government workers: 170 (58.22%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 11 (3.77%)
Unpaid family workers: 13 (4.45%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 296 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 83 (28.04%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 33 (11.15%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 48 (16.22%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 10 (3.38%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 50 (16.89%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 35 (11.82%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 24 (8.11%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 13 (4.39%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $19,605

With earnings: 235 (79.39%)
--Mean earnings: $30,891
With Social Security income: 55 (18.58%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,362
With Supplemental Security Income: 37 (12.5%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $9,733
With public assistance income: 38 (12.84%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,914
With retirement income: 49 (16.55%)
--Mean retirement income: $12,057

Families: 266 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 58 (21.8%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 33 (12.41%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 48 (18.05%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 33 (12.41%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 42 (15.79%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 15 (5.64%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 24 (9.02%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 13 (4.89%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $21,346

Per capita income: $7,897

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $37,000
Female full-time, year-round workers: $21,458

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 97 (36.47%)
--With related children under 18 years: 76 (28.57%)
----With related children under 5 years: 26 (9.77%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 35 (13.16%)
--With related children under 18 years: 19 (7.14%)
----With related children under 5 years: 7 (2.63%)
Individuals: 542 (203.76%)
--18 years and over: 332 (124.81%)
----65 years and over: 21 (7.89%)
--Related children under 18 years: 206 (77.44%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 175 (65.79%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 51 (19.17%)

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