De Witt, AR

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0518790, place: De Witt city, Arkansas)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 2,706 (100%)
In labor force: 1,499 (55.4%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,499 (55.4%)
----Employed: 1,384 (51.15%)
----Unemployed: 115 (4.25%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 7.7%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 1,207 (44.6%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,494 (55.21%)
In labor force: 710 (26.24%)
--Civilian labor force: 710 (26.24%)
----Employed: 661 (24.43%)
Own children under 6 years: 243 (8.98%)
All parents in family in labor force: 116 (4.29%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,361 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,118 (82.15%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 193 (14.18%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 7 (0.51%)
Walked: 13 (0.96%)
Other means: 5 (0.37%)
Worked at home: 25 (1.84%)
Mean travel time to work: 15.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,384 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 362 (26.16%)
Service occupations: 191 (13.8%)
Sales and office occupations: 277 (20.01%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 52 (3.76%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 119 (8.6%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 383 (27.67%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 97 (7.01%)
Construction: 51 (3.68%)
Manufacturing: 360 (26.01%)
Wholesale trade.: 21 (1.52%)
Retail trade: 182 (13.15%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 39 (2.82%)
Information: 12 (0.87%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 77 (5.56%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 43 (3.11%)
Educational, health and social services: 301 (21.75%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 50 (3.61%)
Other services (except public administration): 109 (7.88%)
Public administration: 42 (3.03%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,055 (76.23%)
Government workers: 213 (15.39%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 110 (7.95%)
Unpaid family workers: 6 (0.43%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,382 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 282 (20.41%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 167 (12.08%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 296 (21.42%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 198 (14.33%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 191 (13.82%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 149 (10.78%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 53 (3.84%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 31 (2.24%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 10 (0.72%)
$200,000 or more: 5 (0.36%)
Median household income: $22,545

With earnings: 1,027 (74.31%)
--Mean earnings: $30,288
With Social Security income: 518 (37.48%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,105
With Supplemental Security Income: 112 (8.1%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,132
With public assistance income: 81 (5.86%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,091
With retirement income: 158 (11.43%)
--Mean retirement income: $12,362

Families: 962 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 143 (14.86%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 68 (7.07%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 225 (23.39%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 154 (16.01%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 149 (15.49%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 139 (14.45%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 44 (4.57%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 25 (2.6%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 10 (1.04%)
$200,000 or more: 5 (0.52%)
Median family income: $26,940

Per capita income: $13,408

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $25,600
Female full-time, year-round workers: $19,052

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 207 (21.52%)
--With related children under 18 years: 169 (17.57%)
----With related children under 5 years: 90 (9.36%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 109 (11.33%)
--With related children under 18 years: 93 (9.67%)
----With related children under 5 years: 59 (6.13%)
Individuals: 828 (86.07%)
--18 years and over: 537 (55.82%)
----65 years and over: 133 (13.83%)
--Related children under 18 years: 284 (29.52%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 149 (15.49%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 210 (21.83%)

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