Amity, AR

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General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0501360, place: Amity city, Arkansas)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 611 (100%)
In labor force: 369 (60.39%)
--Civilian labor force: 369 (60.39%)
----Employed: 352 (57.61%)
----Unemployed: 17 (2.78%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.6%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 242 (39.61%)
Females 16 years and over: 293 (47.95%)
In labor force: 135 (22.09%)
--Civilian labor force: 135 (22.09%)
----Employed: 125 (20.46%)
Own children under 6 years: 84 (13.75%)
All parents in family in labor force: 28 (4.58%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 348 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 277 (79.6%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 55 (15.8%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 11 (3.16%)
Other means: 3 (0.86%)
Worked at home: 2 (0.57%)
Mean travel time to work: 19.6 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 352 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 54 (15.34%)
Service occupations: 54 (15.34%)
Sales and office occupations: 68 (19.32%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 33 (9.38%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 36 (10.23%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 107 (30.4%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 30 (8.52%)
Construction: 27 (7.67%)
Manufacturing: 104 (29.55%)
Wholesale trade.: 9 (2.56%)
Retail trade: 42 (11.93%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 15 (4.26%)
Information: 0 (0%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 9 (2.56%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 1 (0.28%)
Educational, health and social services: 64 (18.18%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 23 (6.53%)
Other services (except public administration): 23 (6.53%)
Public administration: 5 (1.42%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 277 (78.69%)
Government workers: 48 (13.64%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 25 (7.1%)
Unpaid family workers: 2 (0.57%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 310 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 45 (14.52%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 29 (9.35%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 77 (24.84%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 52 (16.77%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 55 (17.74%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 35 (11.29%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 12 (3.87%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 0 (0%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 5 (1.61%)
Median household income: $25,625

With earnings: 229 (73.87%)
--Mean earnings: $45,274
With Social Security income: 117 (37.74%)
--Mean Social Security income: $8,668
With Supplemental Security Income: 20 (6.45%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,110
With public assistance income: 3 (0.97%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,400
With retirement income: 37 (11.94%)
--Mean retirement income: $16,274

Families: 210 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 10 (4.76%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 10 (4.76%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 50 (23.81%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 40 (19.05%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 55 (26.19%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 28 (13.33%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 12 (5.71%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 0 (0%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 5 (2.38%)
Median family income: $32,188

Per capita income: $13,626

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $22,330
Female full-time, year-round workers: $16,250

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 21 (10%)
--With related children under 18 years: 19 (9.05%)
----With related children under 5 years: 4 (1.9%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 3 (1.43%)
--With related children under 18 years: 3 (1.43%)
----With related children under 5 years: 1 (0.48%)
Individuals: 116 (55.24%)
--18 years and over: 79 (37.62%)
----65 years and over: 19 (9.05%)
--Related children under 18 years: 36 (17.14%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 30 (14.29%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 37 (17.62%)

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