Somerton, AZ

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0468080, place: Somerton city, Arizona)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 4,753 (100%)
In labor force: 2,597 (54.64%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,584 (54.37%)
----Employed: 2,091 (43.99%)
----Unemployed: 493 (10.37%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 19.1%
--Armed Forces: 13 (0.27%)
Not in labor force: 2,156 (45.36%)
Females 16 years and over: 2,431 (51.15%)
In labor force: 988 (20.79%)
--Civilian labor force: 988 (20.79%)
----Employed: 809 (17.02%)
Own children under 6 years: 851 (17.9%)
All parents in family in labor force: 378 (7.95%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 2,032 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,408 (69.29%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 352 (17.32%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 82 (4.04%)
Walked: 34 (1.67%)
Other means: 115 (5.66%)
Worked at home: 41 (2.02%)
Mean travel time to work: 28 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 2,091 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 243 (11.62%)
Service occupations: 423 (20.23%)
Sales and office occupations: 441 (21.09%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 360 (17.22%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 237 (11.33%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 387 (18.51%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 461 (22.05%)
Construction: 153 (7.32%)
Manufacturing: 101 (4.83%)
Wholesale trade.: 177 (8.46%)
Retail trade: 139 (6.65%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 74 (3.54%)
Information: 18 (0.86%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 66 (3.16%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 83 (3.97%)
Educational, health and social services: 340 (16.26%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 191 (9.13%)
Other services (except public administration): 60 (2.87%)
Public administration: 228 (10.9%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,612 (77.09%)
Government workers: 410 (19.61%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 62 (2.97%)
Unpaid family workers: 7 (0.33%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,829 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 224 (12.25%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 171 (9.35%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 446 (24.38%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 309 (16.89%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 346 (18.92%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 254 (13.89%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 57 (3.12%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 14 (0.77%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 8 (0.44%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $26,544

With earnings: 1,540 (84.2%)
--Mean earnings: $31,527
With Social Security income: 407 (22.25%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,513
With Supplemental Security Income: 109 (5.96%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,763
With public assistance income: 104 (5.69%)
--Mean public assistance income: $4,442
With retirement income: 206 (11.26%)
--Mean retirement income: $10,981

Families: 1,657 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 170 (10.26%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 139 (8.39%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 401 (24.2%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 290 (17.5%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 336 (20.28%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 242 (14.6%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 57 (3.44%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 14 (0.84%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 8 (0.48%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $27,944

Per capita income: $7,960

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $21,619
Female full-time, year-round workers: $16,677

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 397 (23.96%)
--With related children under 18 years: 320 (19.31%)
----With related children under 5 years: 156 (9.41%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 84 (5.07%)
--With related children under 18 years: 68 (4.1%)
----With related children under 5 years: 42 (2.53%)
Individuals: 1,928 (116.35%)
--18 years and over: 984 (59.38%)
----65 years and over: 151 (9.11%)
--Related children under 18 years: 880 (53.11%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 640 (38.62%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 183 (11.04%)

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