Austin, AR

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0502860, place: Austin city, Arkansas)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 513 (100%)
In labor force: 360 (70.18%)
--Civilian labor force: 354 (69.01%)
----Employed: 344 (67.06%)
----Unemployed: 10 (1.95%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 2.8%
--Armed Forces: 6 (1.17%)
Not in labor force: 153 (29.82%)
Females 16 years and over: 235 (45.81%)
In labor force: 143 (27.88%)
--Civilian labor force: 143 (27.88%)
----Employed: 140 (27.29%)
Own children under 6 years: 29 (5.65%)
All parents in family in labor force: 23 (4.48%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 343 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 275 (80.17%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 47 (13.7%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 9 (2.62%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 12 (3.5%)
Mean travel time to work: 28.5 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 344 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 67 (19.48%)
Service occupations: 44 (12.79%)
Sales and office occupations: 122 (35.47%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 5 (1.45%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 44 (12.79%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 62 (18.02%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 7 (2.03%)
Construction: 50 (14.53%)
Manufacturing: 36 (10.47%)
Wholesale trade.: 22 (6.4%)
Retail trade: 58 (16.86%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 37 (10.76%)
Information: 2 (0.58%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 10 (2.91%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 25 (7.27%)
Educational, health and social services: 50 (14.53%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 19 (5.52%)
Other services (except public administration): 17 (4.94%)
Public administration: 11 (3.2%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 275 (79.94%)
Government workers: 48 (13.95%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 20 (5.81%)
Unpaid family workers: 1 (0.29%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 232 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 18 (7.76%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 8 (3.45%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 27 (11.64%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 45 (19.4%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 32 (13.79%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 62 (26.72%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 27 (11.64%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 10 (4.31%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 3 (1.29%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $44,063

With earnings: 187 (80.6%)
--Mean earnings: $50,645
With Social Security income: 57 (24.57%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,365
With Supplemental Security Income: 4 (1.72%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,475
With public assistance income: 2 (0.86%)
--Mean public assistance income: $100
With retirement income: 49 (21.12%)
--Mean retirement income: $16,784

Families: 193 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 6 (3.11%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 6 (3.11%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 23 (11.92%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 30 (15.54%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 34 (17.62%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 59 (30.57%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 25 (12.95%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 7 (3.63%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 3 (1.55%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $49,107

Per capita income: $17,369

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $30,069
Female full-time, year-round workers: $21,116

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 7 (3.63%)
--With related children under 18 years: 6 (3.11%)
----With related children under 5 years: 3 (1.55%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 3 (1.55%)
--With related children under 18 years: 3 (1.55%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Individuals: 40 (20.73%)
--18 years and over: 29 (15.03%)
----65 years and over: 5 (2.59%)
--Related children under 18 years: 11 (5.7%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 9 (4.66%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 12 (6.22%)

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