Gila Bend, AZ

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General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0427050, place: Gila Bend town, Arizona)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,346 (100%)
In labor force: 792 (58.84%)
--Civilian labor force: 788 (58.54%)
----Employed: 727 (54.01%)
----Unemployed: 61 (4.53%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 7.7%
--Armed Forces: 4 (0.3%)
Not in labor force: 554 (41.16%)
Females 16 years and over: 663 (49.26%)
In labor force: 330 (24.52%)
--Civilian labor force: 327 (24.29%)
----Employed: 302 (22.44%)
Own children under 6 years: 220 (16.34%)
All parents in family in labor force: 137 (10.18%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 722 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 443 (61.36%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 158 (21.88%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 4 (0.55%)
Walked: 58 (8.03%)
Other means: 25 (3.46%)
Worked at home: 34 (4.71%)
Mean travel time to work: 18.6 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 727 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 126 (17.33%)
Service occupations: 154 (21.18%)
Sales and office occupations: 167 (22.97%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 51 (7.02%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 109 (14.99%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 120 (16.51%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 63 (8.67%)
Construction: 48 (6.6%)
Manufacturing: 45 (6.19%)
Wholesale trade.: 7 (0.96%)
Retail trade: 113 (15.54%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 41 (5.64%)
Information: 6 (0.83%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 19 (2.61%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 40 (5.5%)
Educational, health and social services: 105 (14.44%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 123 (16.92%)
Other services (except public administration): 31 (4.26%)
Public administration: 86 (11.83%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 503 (69.19%)
Government workers: 188 (25.86%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 34 (4.68%)
Unpaid family workers: 2 (0.28%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 647 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 128 (19.78%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 47 (7.26%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 125 (19.32%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 129 (19.94%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 86 (13.29%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 96 (14.84%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 21 (3.25%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 10 (1.55%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 3 (0.46%)
$200,000 or more: 2 (0.31%)
Median household income: $26,895

With earnings: 519 (80.22%)
--Mean earnings: $32,581
With Social Security income: 151 (23.34%)
--Mean Social Security income: $8,601
With Supplemental Security Income: 39 (6.03%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,302
With public assistance income: 26 (4.02%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,492
With retirement income: 92 (14.22%)
--Mean retirement income: $9,965

Families: 460 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 70 (15.22%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 25 (5.43%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 85 (18.48%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 100 (21.74%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 72 (15.65%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 78 (16.96%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 18 (3.91%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 7 (1.52%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 3 (0.65%)
$200,000 or more: 2 (0.43%)
Median family income: $30,403

Per capita income: $10,793

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $25,284
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,588

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 102 (22.17%)
--With related children under 18 years: 84 (18.26%)
----With related children under 5 years: 43 (9.35%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 52 (11.3%)
--With related children under 18 years: 52 (11.3%)
----With related children under 5 years: 27 (5.87%)
Individuals: 481 (104.57%)
--18 years and over: 287 (62.39%)
----65 years and over: 38 (8.26%)
--Related children under 18 years: 192 (41.74%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 125 (27.17%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 112 (24.35%)

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