Alexander, AR

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0500580, place: Alexander town, Arkansas)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 494 (100%)
In labor force: 332 (67.21%)
--Civilian labor force: 327 (66.19%)
----Employed: 311 (62.96%)
----Unemployed: 16 (3.24%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.9%
--Armed Forces: 5 (1.01%)
Not in labor force: 162 (32.79%)
Females 16 years and over: 283 (57.29%)
In labor force: 180 (36.44%)
--Civilian labor force: 178 (36.03%)
----Employed: 171 (34.62%)
Own children under 6 years: 52 (10.53%)
All parents in family in labor force: 37 (7.49%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 305 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 228 (74.75%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 69 (22.62%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 1 (0.33%)
Other means: 3 (0.98%)
Worked at home: 4 (1.31%)
Mean travel time to work: 22.9 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 311 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 58 (18.65%)
Service occupations: 43 (13.83%)
Sales and office occupations: 118 (37.94%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 38 (12.22%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 54 (17.36%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 0 (0%)
Construction: 24 (7.72%)
Manufacturing: 36 (11.58%)
Wholesale trade.: 11 (3.54%)
Retail trade: 46 (14.79%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 35 (11.25%)
Information: 14 (4.5%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 24 (7.72%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 13 (4.18%)
Educational, health and social services: 54 (17.36%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 19 (6.11%)
Other services (except public administration): 18 (5.79%)
Public administration: 17 (5.47%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 251 (80.71%)
Government workers: 47 (15.11%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 13 (4.18%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 291 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 28 (9.62%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 29 (9.97%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 68 (23.37%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 56 (19.24%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 64 (21.99%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 39 (13.4%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 5 (1.72%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 2 (0.69%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $30,050

With earnings: 247 (84.88%)
--Mean earnings: $31,655
With Social Security income: 80 (27.49%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,102
With Supplemental Security Income: 13 (4.47%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,462
With public assistance income: 8 (2.75%)
--Mean public assistance income: $713
With retirement income: 29 (9.97%)
--Mean retirement income: $6,566

Families: 169 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 7 (4.14%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 12 (7.1%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 36 (21.3%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 28 (16.57%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 54 (31.95%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 28 (16.57%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 2 (1.18%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 2 (1.18%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $35,341

Per capita income: $15,157

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $28,571
Female full-time, year-round workers: $21,958

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 16 (9.47%)
--With related children under 18 years: 9 (5.33%)
----With related children under 5 years: 2 (1.18%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 3 (1.78%)
--With related children under 18 years: 3 (1.78%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Individuals: 78 (46.15%)
--18 years and over: 66 (39.05%)
----65 years and over: 9 (5.33%)
--Related children under 18 years: 12 (7.1%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 11 (6.51%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 20 (11.83%)

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