Elkins, AR

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0521190, place: Elkins city, Arkansas)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 959 (100%)
In labor force: 678 (70.7%)
--Civilian labor force: 678 (70.7%)
----Employed: 649 (67.67%)
----Unemployed: 29 (3.02%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.3%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 281 (29.3%)
Females 16 years and over: 489 (50.99%)
In labor force: 317 (33.06%)
--Civilian labor force: 317 (33.06%)
----Employed: 306 (31.91%)
Own children under 6 years: 112 (11.68%)
All parents in family in labor force: 87 (9.07%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 649 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 518 (79.82%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 101 (15.56%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 3 (0.46%)
Walked: 14 (2.16%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 13 (2%)
Mean travel time to work: 27.8 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 649 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 173 (26.66%)
Service occupations: 84 (12.94%)
Sales and office occupations: 177 (27.27%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 2 (0.31%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 85 (13.1%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 128 (19.72%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 13 (2%)
Construction: 62 (9.55%)
Manufacturing: 149 (22.96%)
Wholesale trade.: 15 (2.31%)
Retail trade: 77 (11.86%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 38 (5.86%)
Information: 24 (3.7%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 24 (3.7%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 57 (8.78%)
Educational, health and social services: 139 (21.42%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 22 (3.39%)
Other services (except public administration): 17 (2.62%)
Public administration: 12 (1.85%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 509 (78.43%)
Government workers: 93 (14.33%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 47 (7.24%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 478 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 56 (11.72%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 18 (3.77%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 55 (11.51%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 65 (13.6%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 114 (23.85%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 123 (25.73%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 34 (7.11%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 5 (1.05%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 4 (0.84%)
$200,000 or more: 4 (0.84%)
Median household income: $39,318

With earnings: 381 (79.71%)
--Mean earnings: $47,952
With Social Security income: 126 (26.36%)
--Mean Social Security income: $8,997
With Supplemental Security Income: 13 (2.72%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $3,885
With public assistance income: 4 (0.84%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,425
With retirement income: 52 (10.88%)
--Mean retirement income: $13,042

Families: 358 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 19 (5.31%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 5 (1.4%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 37 (10.34%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 50 (13.97%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 92 (25.7%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 115 (32.12%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 27 (7.54%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 5 (1.4%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 4 (1.12%)
$200,000 or more: 4 (1.12%)
Median family income: $45,750

Per capita income: $17,161

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $31,742
Female full-time, year-round workers: $22,008

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 21 (5.87%)
--With related children under 18 years: 11 (3.07%)
----With related children under 5 years: 4 (1.12%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 9 (2.51%)
--With related children under 18 years: 9 (2.51%)
----With related children under 5 years: 4 (1.12%)
Individuals: 82 (22.91%)
--18 years and over: 67 (18.72%)
----65 years and over: 26 (7.26%)
--Related children under 18 years: 13 (3.63%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 10 (2.79%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 35 (9.78%)

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