Portland, AR

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0556750, place: Portland city, Arkansas)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 450 (100%)
In labor force: 266 (59.11%)
--Civilian labor force: 266 (59.11%)
----Employed: 238 (52.89%)
----Unemployed: 28 (6.22%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 10.5%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 184 (40.89%)
Females 16 years and over: 225 (50%)
In labor force: 115 (25.56%)
--Civilian labor force: 115 (25.56%)
----Employed: 103 (22.89%)
Own children under 6 years: 25 (5.56%)
All parents in family in labor force: 19 (4.22%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 232 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 188 (81.03%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 17 (7.33%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 6 (2.59%)
Walked: 9 (3.88%)
Other means: 7 (3.02%)
Worked at home: 5 (2.16%)
Mean travel time to work: 22.1 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 238 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 72 (30.25%)
Service occupations: 41 (17.23%)
Sales and office occupations: 36 (15.13%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 31 (13.03%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 10 (4.2%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 48 (20.17%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 70 (29.41%)
Construction: 4 (1.68%)
Manufacturing: 22 (9.24%)
Wholesale trade.: 7 (2.94%)
Retail trade: 29 (12.18%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 14 (5.88%)
Information: 0 (0%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 8 (3.36%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 1 (0.42%)
Educational, health and social services: 56 (23.53%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 0 (0%)
Other services (except public administration): 7 (2.94%)
Public administration: 20 (8.4%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 170 (71.43%)
Government workers: 52 (21.85%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 14 (5.88%)
Unpaid family workers: 2 (0.84%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 225 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 33 (14.67%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 19 (8.44%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 48 (21.33%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 36 (16%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 42 (18.67%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 29 (12.89%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 11 (4.89%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 4 (1.78%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 3 (1.33%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $28,036

With earnings: 165 (73.33%)
--Mean earnings: $37,256
With Social Security income: 73 (32.44%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,575
With Supplemental Security Income: 28 (12.44%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $7,764
With public assistance income: 2 (0.89%)
--Mean public assistance income: $150
With retirement income: 24 (10.67%)
--Mean retirement income: $12,538

Families: 165 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 18 (10.91%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 8 (4.85%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 34 (20.61%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 29 (17.58%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 35 (21.21%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 25 (15.15%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 9 (5.45%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 4 (2.42%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 3 (1.82%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $32,375

Per capita income: $13,094

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $23,750
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,446

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 24 (14.55%)
--With related children under 18 years: 17 (10.3%)
----With related children under 5 years: 12 (7.27%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 10 (6.06%)
--With related children under 18 years: 8 (4.85%)
----With related children under 5 years: 3 (1.82%)
Individuals: 91 (55.15%)
--18 years and over: 75 (45.45%)
----65 years and over: 21 (12.73%)
--Related children under 18 years: 16 (9.7%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 8 (4.85%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 25 (15.15%)

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