General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0507330, place: Blytheville city, Arkansas)EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over: 13,313 (100%)
In labor force: 7,797 (58.57%)
--Civilian labor force: 7,797 (58.57%)
----Employed: 6,886 (51.72%)
----Unemployed: 911 (6.84%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 11.7%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 5,516 (41.43%)
Females 16 years and over: 7,310 (54.91%)
In labor force: 3,790 (28.47%)
--Civilian labor force: 3,790 (28.47%)
----Employed: 3,274 (24.59%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,827 (13.72%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,142 (8.58%)
COMMUTING TO WORKWorkers 16 years and over: 6,800 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 5,585 (82.13%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 957 (14.07%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 31 (0.46%)
Walked: 166 (2.44%)
Other means: 48 (0.71%)
Worked at home: 13 (0.19%)
Mean travel time to work: 16.8 minutes
OCCUPATIONEmployed civilian population 16 years and over: 6,886 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 1,486 (21.58%)
Service occupations: 989 (14.36%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,770 (25.7%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 137 (1.99%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 484 (7.03%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 2,020 (29.33%)
INDUSTRYAgriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 221 (3.21%)
Construction: 303 (4.4%)
Manufacturing: 2,220 (32.24%)
Wholesale trade.: 123 (1.79%)
Retail trade: 824 (11.97%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 274 (3.98%)
Information: 73 (1.06%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 255 (3.7%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 328 (4.76%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,215 (17.64%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 454 (6.59%)
Other services (except public administration): 295 (4.28%)
Public administration: 301 (4.37%)
CLASS OF WORKERPrivate wage and salary workers: 5,374 (78.04%)
Government workers: 1,120 (16.26%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 357 (5.18%)
Unpaid family workers: 35 (0.51%)
INCOME IN 1999Households: 6,997 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,519 (21.71%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 691 (9.88%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,102 (15.75%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 949 (13.56%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,098 (15.69%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 827 (11.82%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 454 (6.49%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 244 (3.49%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 57 (0.81%)
$200,000 or more: 56 (0.8%)
Median household income: $26,683
With earnings: 5,138 (73.43%)
--Mean earnings: $37,398
With Social Security income: 2,240 (32.01%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,618
With Supplemental Security Income: 566 (8.09%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,766
With public assistance income: 390 (5.57%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,670
With retirement income: 1,086 (15.52%)
--Mean retirement income: $11,541
Families: 4,799 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 797 (16.61%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 375 (7.81%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 665 (13.86%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 635 (13.23%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 910 (18.96%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 729 (15.19%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 413 (8.61%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 193 (4.02%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 35 (0.73%)
$200,000 or more: 47 (0.98%)
Median family income: $32,816
Per capita income: $14,426
Median earnings (dollars)Male full-time, year-round workers: $30,889
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,710
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999Families: 1,118 (23.3%)
--With related children under 18 years: 944 (19.67%)
----With related children under 5 years: 545 (11.36%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 839 (17.48%)
--With related children under 18 years: 751 (15.65%)
----With related children under 5 years: 438 (9.13%)
Individuals: 5,156 (107.44%)
--18 years and over: 2,877 (59.95%)
----65 years and over: 441 (9.19%)
--Related children under 18 years: 2,257 (47.03%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 1,519 (31.65%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 1,013 (21.11%)
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