Wickes, AR

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0575500, place: Wickes town, Arkansas)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 436 (100%)
In labor force: 244 (55.96%)
--Civilian labor force: 244 (55.96%)
----Employed: 228 (52.29%)
----Unemployed: 16 (3.67%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 6.6%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 192 (44.04%)
Females 16 years and over: 222 (50.92%)
In labor force: 97 (22.25%)
--Civilian labor force: 97 (22.25%)
----Employed: 91 (20.87%)
Own children under 6 years: 67 (15.37%)
All parents in family in labor force: 40 (9.17%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 224 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 154 (68.75%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 51 (22.77%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 8 (3.57%)
Other means: 11 (4.91%)
Worked at home: 0 (0%)
Mean travel time to work: 25.9 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 228 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 34 (14.91%)
Service occupations: 16 (7.02%)
Sales and office occupations: 35 (15.35%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 25 (10.96%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 21 (9.21%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 97 (42.54%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 33 (14.47%)
Construction: 10 (4.39%)
Manufacturing: 97 (42.54%)
Wholesale trade.: 0 (0%)
Retail trade: 23 (10.09%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 11 (4.82%)
Information: 0 (0%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 0 (0%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 0 (0%)
Educational, health and social services: 31 (13.6%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 12 (5.26%)
Other services (except public administration): 7 (3.07%)
Public administration: 4 (1.75%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 190 (83.33%)
Government workers: 24 (10.53%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 14 (6.14%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 223 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 47 (21.08%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 29 (13%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 62 (27.8%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 37 (16.59%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 38 (17.04%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 8 (3.59%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 2 (0.9%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 0 (0%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $20,515

With earnings: 160 (71.75%)
--Mean earnings: $24,501
With Social Security income: 48 (21.52%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,726
With Supplemental Security Income: 17 (7.62%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,318
With public assistance income: 10 (4.48%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,730
With retirement income: 26 (11.66%)
--Mean retirement income: $8,508

Families: 170 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 27 (15.88%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 23 (13.53%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 47 (27.65%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 31 (18.24%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 32 (18.82%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 8 (4.71%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 2 (1.18%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 0 (0%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $22,292

Per capita income: $7,572

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $19,659
Female full-time, year-round workers: $17,045

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 47 (27.65%)
--With related children under 18 years: 43 (25.29%)
----With related children under 5 years: 23 (13.53%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 12 (7.06%)
--With related children under 18 years: 10 (5.88%)
----With related children under 5 years: 2 (1.18%)
Individuals: 244 (143.53%)
--18 years and over: 133 (78.24%)
----65 years and over: 5 (2.94%)
--Related children under 18 years: 109 (64.12%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 78 (45.88%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 36 (21.18%)

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