Barling, AR

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0503640, place: Barling city, Arkansas)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 3,148 (100%)
In labor force: 2,149 (68.27%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,122 (67.41%)
----Employed: 1,930 (61.31%)
----Unemployed: 192 (6.1%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 9%
--Armed Forces: 27 (0.86%)
Not in labor force: 999 (31.73%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,673 (53.14%)
In labor force: 1,119 (35.55%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,119 (35.55%)
----Employed: 989 (31.42%)
Own children under 6 years: 341 (10.83%)
All parents in family in labor force: 196 (6.23%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,913 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,560 (81.55%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 282 (14.74%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 6 (0.31%)
Other means: 30 (1.57%)
Worked at home: 35 (1.83%)
Mean travel time to work: 19.8 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,930 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 362 (18.76%)
Service occupations: 345 (17.88%)
Sales and office occupations: 556 (28.81%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 137 (7.1%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 530 (27.46%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 21 (1.09%)
Construction: 92 (4.77%)
Manufacturing: 429 (22.23%)
Wholesale trade.: 60 (3.11%)
Retail trade: 301 (15.6%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 139 (7.2%)
Information: 47 (2.44%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 88 (4.56%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 77 (3.99%)
Educational, health and social services: 280 (14.51%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 201 (10.41%)
Other services (except public administration): 113 (5.85%)
Public administration: 82 (4.25%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,658 (85.91%)
Government workers: 130 (6.74%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 142 (7.36%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,583 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 137 (8.65%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 111 (7.01%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 291 (18.38%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 202 (12.76%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 376 (23.75%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 291 (18.38%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 105 (6.63%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 60 (3.79%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 10 (0.63%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $37,605

With earnings: 1,336 (84.4%)
--Mean earnings: $41,039
With Social Security income: 397 (25.08%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,979
With Supplemental Security Income: 89 (5.62%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $9,685
With public assistance income: 43 (2.72%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,121
With retirement income: 224 (14.15%)
--Mean retirement income: $12,573

Families: 1,095 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 57 (5.21%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 61 (5.57%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 144 (13.15%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 150 (13.7%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 294 (26.85%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 246 (22.47%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 90 (8.22%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 53 (4.84%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $41,421

Per capita income: $16,485

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $28,218
Female full-time, year-round workers: $22,936

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 110 (10.05%)
--With related children under 18 years: 89 (8.13%)
----With related children under 5 years: 24 (2.19%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 46 (4.2%)
--With related children under 18 years: 36 (3.29%)
----With related children under 5 years: 11 (1%)
Individuals: 486 (44.38%)
--18 years and over: 305 (27.85%)
----65 years and over: 67 (6.12%)
--Related children under 18 years: 172 (15.71%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 123 (11.23%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 157 (14.34%)

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