Altus, AR

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General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0501210, place: Altus city, Arkansas)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 582 (100%)
In labor force: 335 (57.56%)
--Civilian labor force: 335 (57.56%)
----Employed: 316 (54.3%)
----Unemployed: 19 (3.26%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5.7%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 247 (42.44%)
Females 16 years and over: 306 (52.58%)
In labor force: 163 (28.01%)
--Civilian labor force: 163 (28.01%)
----Employed: 148 (25.43%)
Own children under 6 years: 98 (16.84%)
All parents in family in labor force: 84 (14.43%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 310 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 269 (86.77%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 15 (4.84%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 10 (3.23%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 16 (5.16%)
Mean travel time to work: 22.8 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 316 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 51 (16.14%)
Service occupations: 55 (17.41%)
Sales and office occupations: 52 (16.46%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 5 (1.58%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 63 (19.94%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 90 (28.48%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 40 (12.66%)
Construction: 39 (12.34%)
Manufacturing: 80 (25.32%)
Wholesale trade.: 0 (0%)
Retail trade: 25 (7.91%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 11 (3.48%)
Information: 0 (0%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 10 (3.16%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 8 (2.53%)
Educational, health and social services: 60 (18.99%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 17 (5.38%)
Other services (except public administration): 15 (4.75%)
Public administration: 11 (3.48%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 232 (73.42%)
Government workers: 46 (14.56%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 35 (11.08%)
Unpaid family workers: 3 (0.95%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 308 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 58 (18.83%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 54 (17.53%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 58 (18.83%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 44 (14.29%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 48 (15.58%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 25 (8.12%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 8 (2.6%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 4 (1.3%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 5 (1.62%)
$200,000 or more: 4 (1.3%)
Median household income: $21,842

With earnings: 210 (68.18%)
--Mean earnings: $31,682
With Social Security income: 116 (37.66%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,066
With Supplemental Security Income: 40 (12.99%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,122
With public assistance income: 8 (2.6%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,400
With retirement income: 60 (19.48%)
--Mean retirement income: $41,526

Families: 198 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 12 (6.06%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 31 (15.66%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 40 (20.2%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 31 (15.66%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 41 (20.71%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 24 (12.12%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 9 (4.55%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 3 (1.52%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 5 (2.53%)
$200,000 or more: 2 (1.01%)
Median family income: $29,286

Per capita income: $17,376

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $25,000
Female full-time, year-round workers: $18,583

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 39 (19.7%)
--With related children under 18 years: 37 (18.69%)
----With related children under 5 years: 12 (6.06%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 12 (6.06%)
--With related children under 18 years: 12 (6.06%)
----With related children under 5 years: 5 (2.53%)
Individuals: 222 (112.12%)
--18 years and over: 127 (64.14%)
----65 years and over: 22 (11.11%)
--Related children under 18 years: 84 (42.42%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 68 (34.34%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 69 (34.85%)

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