Whetstone, AZ

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0482155, place: Whetstone CDP, Arizona)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,740 (100%)
In labor force: 995 (57.18%)
--Civilian labor force: 959 (55.11%)
----Employed: 853 (49.02%)
----Unemployed: 106 (6.09%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 11.1%
--Armed Forces: 36 (2.07%)
Not in labor force: 745 (42.82%)
Females 16 years and over: 905 (52.01%)
In labor force: 452 (25.98%)
--Civilian labor force: 440 (25.29%)
----Employed: 401 (23.05%)
Own children under 6 years: 148 (8.51%)
All parents in family in labor force: 110 (6.32%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 864 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 610 (70.6%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 217 (25.12%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 29 (3.36%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 8 (0.93%)
Mean travel time to work: 28.9 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 853 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 290 (34%)
Service occupations: 137 (16.06%)
Sales and office occupations: 247 (28.96%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 102 (11.96%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 77 (9.03%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 16 (1.88%)
Construction: 102 (11.96%)
Manufacturing: 20 (2.34%)
Wholesale trade.: 33 (3.87%)
Retail trade: 157 (18.41%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 49 (5.74%)
Information: 19 (2.23%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 37 (4.34%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 76 (8.91%)
Educational, health and social services: 93 (10.9%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 76 (8.91%)
Other services (except public administration): 45 (5.28%)
Public administration: 130 (15.24%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 538 (63.07%)
Government workers: 228 (26.73%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 87 (10.2%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 887 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 88 (9.92%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 95 (10.71%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 103 (11.61%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 165 (18.6%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 169 (19.05%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 169 (19.05%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 58 (6.54%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 25 (2.82%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 15 (1.69%)
Median household income: $34,507

With earnings: 644 (72.6%)
--Mean earnings: $41,849
With Social Security income: 271 (30.55%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,428
With Supplemental Security Income: 57 (6.43%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,017
With public assistance income: 48 (5.41%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,997
With retirement income: 236 (26.61%)
--Mean retirement income: $25,930

Families: 671 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 56 (8.35%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 60 (8.94%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 72 (10.73%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 114 (16.99%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 136 (20.27%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 162 (24.14%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 31 (4.62%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 25 (3.73%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 15 (2.24%)
Median family income: $37,656

Per capita income: $16,370

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $32,083
Female full-time, year-round workers: $25,424

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 90 (13.41%)
--With related children under 18 years: 79 (11.77%)
----With related children under 5 years: 8 (1.19%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 17 (2.53%)
--With related children under 18 years: 13 (1.94%)
----With related children under 5 years: 8 (1.19%)
Individuals: 460 (68.55%)
--18 years and over: 257 (38.3%)
----65 years and over: 4 (0.6%)
--Related children under 18 years: 203 (30.25%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 190 (28.32%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 109 (16.24%)

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