Avoca, AR

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General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0503040, place: Avoca town, Arkansas)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 295 (100%)
In labor force: 213 (72.2%)
--Civilian labor force: 213 (72.2%)
----Employed: 209 (70.85%)
----Unemployed: 4 (1.36%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 1.9%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 82 (27.8%)
Females 16 years and over: 152 (51.53%)
In labor force: 103 (34.92%)
--Civilian labor force: 103 (34.92%)
----Employed: 102 (34.58%)
Own children under 6 years: 46 (15.59%)
All parents in family in labor force: 31 (10.51%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 209 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 172 (82.3%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 14 (6.7%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 5 (2.39%)
Walked: 0 (0%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 18 (8.61%)
Mean travel time to work: 24.2 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 209 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 47 (22.49%)
Service occupations: 34 (16.27%)
Sales and office occupations: 52 (24.88%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 1 (0.48%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 17 (8.13%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 58 (27.75%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 4 (1.91%)
Construction: 13 (6.22%)
Manufacturing: 51 (24.4%)
Wholesale trade.: 2 (0.96%)
Retail trade: 54 (25.84%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 19 (9.09%)
Information: 0 (0%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 12 (5.74%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 9 (4.31%)
Educational, health and social services: 20 (9.57%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 10 (4.78%)
Other services (except public administration): 12 (5.74%)
Public administration: 3 (1.44%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 165 (78.95%)
Government workers: 24 (11.48%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 17 (8.13%)
Unpaid family workers: 3 (1.44%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 161 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 13 (8.07%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 13 (8.07%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 19 (11.8%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 21 (13.04%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 39 (24.22%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 40 (24.84%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 11 (6.83%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 0 (0%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 4 (2.48%)
$200,000 or more: 1 (0.62%)
Median household income: $41,964

With earnings: 128 (79.5%)
--Mean earnings: $45,908
With Social Security income: 51 (31.68%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,812
With Supplemental Security Income: 9 (5.59%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,422
With public assistance income: 4 (2.48%)
--Mean public assistance income: $900
With retirement income: 29 (18.01%)
--Mean retirement income: $11,383

Families: 118 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 0 (0%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 10 (8.47%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 11 (9.32%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 15 (12.71%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 30 (25.42%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 36 (30.51%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 11 (9.32%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 0 (0%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 4 (3.39%)
$200,000 or more: 1 (0.85%)
Median family income: $47,500

Per capita income: $17,028

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $32,708
Female full-time, year-round workers: $25,167

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 5 (4.24%)
--With related children under 18 years: 5 (4.24%)
----With related children under 5 years: 3 (2.54%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 2 (1.69%)
--With related children under 18 years: 2 (1.69%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Individuals: 32 (27.12%)
--18 years and over: 25 (21.19%)
----65 years and over: 6 (5.08%)
--Related children under 18 years: 7 (5.93%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 5 (4.24%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 17 (14.41%)

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