General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0462000, place: Safford city, Arizona)EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over: 6,715 (100%)
In labor force: 3,454 (51.44%)
--Civilian labor force: 3,444 (51.29%)
----Employed: 3,170 (47.21%)
----Unemployed: 274 (4.08%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 8%
--Armed Forces: 10 (0.15%)
Not in labor force: 3,261 (48.56%)
Females 16 years and over: 3,626 (54%)
In labor force: 1,657 (24.68%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,657 (24.68%)
----Employed: 1,560 (23.23%)
Own children under 6 years: 823 (12.26%)
All parents in family in labor force: 429 (6.39%)
COMMUTING TO WORKWorkers 16 years and over: 3,115 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 2,189 (70.27%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 614 (19.71%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 11 (0.35%)
Walked: 95 (3.05%)
Other means: 91 (2.92%)
Worked at home: 115 (3.69%)
Mean travel time to work: 21.4 minutes
OCCUPATIONEmployed civilian population 16 years and over: 3,170 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 918 (28.96%)
Service occupations: 606 (19.12%)
Sales and office occupations: 747 (23.56%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 13 (0.41%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 519 (16.37%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 367 (11.58%)
INDUSTRYAgriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 432 (13.63%)
Construction: 243 (7.67%)
Manufacturing: 97 (3.06%)
Wholesale trade.: 46 (1.45%)
Retail trade: 412 (13%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 80 (2.52%)
Information: 55 (1.74%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 118 (3.72%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 84 (2.65%)
Educational, health and social services: 852 (26.88%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 287 (9.05%)
Other services (except public administration): 128 (4.04%)
Public administration: 336 (10.6%)
CLASS OF WORKERPrivate wage and salary workers: 2,107 (66.47%)
Government workers: 843 (26.59%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 211 (6.66%)
Unpaid family workers: 9 (0.28%)
INCOME IN 1999Households: 3,332 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 447 (13.42%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 409 (12.27%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 567 (17.02%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 445 (13.36%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 520 (15.61%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 639 (19.18%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 192 (5.76%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 82 (2.46%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 17 (0.51%)
$200,000 or more: 14 (0.42%)
Median household income: $29,899
With earnings: 2,323 (69.72%)
--Mean earnings: $39,705
With Social Security income: 1,194 (35.83%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,068
With Supplemental Security Income: 199 (5.97%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,081
With public assistance income: 140 (4.2%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,711
With retirement income: 706 (21.19%)
--Mean retirement income: $13,796
Families: 2,416 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 182 (7.53%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 227 (9.4%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 406 (16.8%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 336 (13.91%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 437 (18.09%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 559 (23.14%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 177 (7.33%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 73 (3.02%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 11 (0.46%)
$200,000 or more: 8 (0.33%)
Median family income: $36,696
Per capita income: $14,052
Median earnings (dollars)Male full-time, year-round workers: $35,915
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,137
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999Families: 336 (13.91%)
--With related children under 18 years: 273 (11.3%)
----With related children under 5 years: 85 (3.52%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 203 (8.4%)
--With related children under 18 years: 189 (7.82%)
----With related children under 5 years: 69 (2.86%)
Individuals: 1,565 (64.78%)
--18 years and over: 819 (33.9%)
----65 years and over: 151 (6.25%)
--Related children under 18 years: 740 (30.63%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 587 (24.3%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 311 (12.87%)
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