Van Buren, AR

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0571480, place: Van Buren city, Arkansas)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 14,020 (100%)
In labor force: 8,931 (63.7%)
--Civilian labor force: 8,908 (63.54%)
----Employed: 8,261 (58.92%)
----Unemployed: 647 (4.61%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 7.3%
--Armed Forces: 23 (0.16%)
Not in labor force: 5,089 (36.3%)
Females 16 years and over: 7,410 (52.85%)
In labor force: 4,225 (30.14%)
--Civilian labor force: 4,225 (30.14%)
----Employed: 3,888 (27.73%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,811 (12.92%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,092 (7.79%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 8,184 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 6,791 (82.98%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,103 (13.48%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 47 (0.57%)
Walked: 69 (0.84%)
Other means: 47 (0.57%)
Worked at home: 127 (1.55%)
Mean travel time to work: 19.1 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 8,261 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 1,898 (22.98%)
Service occupations: 1,223 (14.8%)
Sales and office occupations: 2,158 (26.12%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 66 (0.8%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 773 (9.36%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 2,143 (25.94%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 137 (1.66%)
Construction: 452 (5.47%)
Manufacturing: 2,290 (27.72%)
Wholesale trade.: 192 (2.32%)
Retail trade: 1,130 (13.68%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 427 (5.17%)
Information: 99 (1.2%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 260 (3.15%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 413 (5%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,426 (17.26%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 579 (7.01%)
Other services (except public administration): 525 (6.36%)
Public administration: 331 (4.01%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 6,700 (81.1%)
Government workers: 946 (11.45%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 596 (7.21%)
Unpaid family workers: 19 (0.23%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 6,918 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 817 (11.81%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 566 (8.18%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,153 (16.67%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,055 (15.25%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,369 (19.79%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,236 (17.87%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 457 (6.61%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 174 (2.52%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 56 (0.81%)
$200,000 or more: 35 (0.51%)
Median household income: $33,608

With earnings: 5,560 (80.37%)
--Mean earnings: $39,276
With Social Security income: 1,862 (26.92%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,315
With Supplemental Security Income: 538 (7.78%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,111
With public assistance income: 301 (4.35%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,867
With retirement income: 869 (12.56%)
--Mean retirement income: $21,519

Families: 5,162 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 399 (7.73%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 322 (6.24%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 823 (15.94%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 739 (14.32%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,165 (22.57%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,086 (21.04%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 403 (7.81%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 164 (3.18%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 45 (0.87%)
$200,000 or more: 16 (0.31%)
Median family income: $37,198

Per capita income: $14,948

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $28,798
Female full-time, year-round workers: $21,201

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 695 (13.46%)
--With related children under 18 years: 614 (11.89%)
----With related children under 5 years: 311 (6.02%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 338 (6.55%)
--With related children under 18 years: 314 (6.08%)
----With related children under 5 years: 175 (3.39%)
Individuals: 3,084 (59.74%)
--18 years and over: 1,751 (33.92%)
----65 years and over: 231 (4.48%)
--Related children under 18 years: 1,328 (25.73%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 886 (17.16%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 670 (12.98%)

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