Benton, AR

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0505290, place: Benton city, Arkansas)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 16,885 (100%)
In labor force: 11,031 (65.33%)
--Civilian labor force: 11,007 (65.19%)
----Employed: 10,615 (62.87%)
----Unemployed: 392 (2.32%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 3.6%
--Armed Forces: 24 (0.14%)
Not in labor force: 5,854 (34.67%)
Females 16 years and over: 8,842 (52.37%)
In labor force: 5,157 (30.54%)
--Civilian labor force: 5,157 (30.54%)
----Employed: 4,953 (29.33%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,955 (11.58%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,307 (7.74%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 10,439 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 8,862 (84.89%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,181 (11.31%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 23 (0.22%)
Walked: 118 (1.13%)
Other means: 63 (0.6%)
Worked at home: 192 (1.84%)
Mean travel time to work: 23.1 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 10,615 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 3,004 (28.3%)
Service occupations: 1,622 (15.28%)
Sales and office occupations: 3,316 (31.24%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 31 (0.29%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 1,057 (9.96%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,585 (14.93%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 78 (0.73%)
Construction: 737 (6.94%)
Manufacturing: 1,302 (12.27%)
Wholesale trade.: 577 (5.44%)
Retail trade: 1,521 (14.33%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 594 (5.6%)
Information: 363 (3.42%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 769 (7.24%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 709 (6.68%)
Educational, health and social services: 2,116 (19.93%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 731 (6.89%)
Other services (except public administration): 533 (5.02%)
Public administration: 585 (5.51%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 8,301 (78.2%)
Government workers: 1,613 (15.2%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 688 (6.48%)
Unpaid family workers: 13 (0.12%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 8,713 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 654 (7.51%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 582 (6.68%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,334 (15.31%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,048 (12.03%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,579 (18.12%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,912 (21.94%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 909 (10.43%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 446 (5.12%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 142 (1.63%)
$200,000 or more: 107 (1.23%)
Median household income: $41,503

With earnings: 6,918 (79.4%)
--Mean earnings: $50,180
With Social Security income: 2,684 (30.8%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,124
With Supplemental Security Income: 281 (3.23%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,829
With public assistance income: 218 (2.5%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,551
With retirement income: 1,802 (20.68%)
--Mean retirement income: $15,016

Families: 6,231 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 195 (3.13%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 219 (3.51%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 672 (10.78%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 745 (11.96%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,187 (19.05%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,737 (27.88%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 831 (13.34%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 423 (6.79%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 123 (1.97%)
$200,000 or more: 99 (1.59%)
Median family income: $51,064

Per capita income: $19,797

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $32,493
Female full-time, year-round workers: $22,386

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 364 (5.84%)
--With related children under 18 years: 286 (4.59%)
----With related children under 5 years: 146 (2.34%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 191 (3.07%)
--With related children under 18 years: 174 (2.79%)
----With related children under 5 years: 103 (1.65%)
Individuals: 1,868 (29.98%)
--18 years and over: 1,315 (21.1%)
----65 years and over: 329 (5.28%)
--Related children under 18 years: 553 (8.87%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 385 (6.18%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 714 (11.46%)

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