Sierra Vista, AZ

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0466820, place: Sierra Vista city, Arizona)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 28,816 (100%)
In labor force: 19,277 (66.9%)
--Civilian labor force: 14,319 (49.69%)
----Employed: 13,739 (47.68%)
----Unemployed: 580 (2.01%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.1%
--Armed Forces: 4,958 (17.21%)
Not in labor force: 9,539 (33.1%)
Females 16 years and over: 14,457 (50.17%)
In labor force: 8,233 (28.57%)
--Civilian labor force: 7,389 (25.64%)
----Employed: 7,052 (24.47%)
Own children under 6 years: 3,152 (10.94%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,773 (6.15%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 18,307 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 13,243 (72.34%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 2,633 (14.38%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 107 (0.58%)
Walked: 1,660 (9.07%)
Other means: 345 (1.88%)
Worked at home: 319 (1.74%)
Mean travel time to work: 15.7 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 13,739 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 4,666 (33.96%)
Service occupations: 2,977 (21.67%)
Sales and office occupations: 4,039 (29.4%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 29 (0.21%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 1,081 (7.87%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 947 (6.89%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 96 (0.7%)
Construction: 744 (5.42%)
Manufacturing: 266 (1.94%)
Wholesale trade.: 134 (0.98%)
Retail trade: 1,936 (14.09%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 439 (3.2%)
Information: 487 (3.54%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 556 (4.05%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 1,400 (10.19%)
Educational, health and social services: 2,987 (21.74%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 1,399 (10.18%)
Other services (except public administration): 787 (5.73%)
Public administration: 2,508 (18.25%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 8,581 (62.46%)
Government workers: 4,428 (32.23%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 708 (5.15%)
Unpaid family workers: 22 (0.16%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 14,083 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 988 (7.02%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 842 (5.98%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 2,193 (15.57%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 2,443 (17.35%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 2,454 (17.43%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 2,983 (21.18%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,252 (8.89%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 707 (5.02%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 125 (0.89%)
$200,000 or more: 96 (0.68%)
Median household income: $38,427

With earnings: 11,155 (79.21%)
--Mean earnings: $42,219
With Social Security income: 3,523 (25.02%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,593
With Supplemental Security Income: 336 (2.39%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,878
With public assistance income: 373 (2.65%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,096
With retirement income: 4,015 (28.51%)
--Mean retirement income: $20,409

Families: 9,926 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 476 (4.8%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 372 (3.75%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,431 (14.42%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,624 (16.36%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,744 (17.57%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 2,397 (24.15%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,056 (10.64%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 645 (6.5%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 111 (1.12%)
$200,000 or more: 70 (0.71%)
Median family income: $44,077

Per capita income: $18,436

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $30,053
Female full-time, year-round workers: $23,805

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 795 (8.01%)
--With related children under 18 years: 691 (6.96%)
----With related children under 5 years: 344 (3.47%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 424 (4.27%)
--With related children under 18 years: 383 (3.86%)
----With related children under 5 years: 172 (1.73%)
Individuals: 3,630 (36.57%)
--18 years and over: 2,129 (21.45%)
----65 years and over: 170 (1.71%)
--Related children under 18 years: 1,460 (14.71%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 961 (9.68%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 977 (9.84%)

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