Blanca, CO

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0807190, place: Blanca town, Colorado)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 311 (100%)
In labor force: 170 (54.66%)
--Civilian labor force: 170 (54.66%)
----Employed: 155 (49.84%)
----Unemployed: 15 (4.82%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 8.8%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 141 (45.34%)
Females 16 years and over: 150 (48.23%)
In labor force: 69 (22.19%)
--Civilian labor force: 69 (22.19%)
----Employed: 61 (19.61%)
Own children under 6 years: 26 (8.36%)
All parents in family in labor force: 12 (3.86%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 155 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 102 (65.81%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 39 (25.16%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 0 (0%)
Other means: 5 (3.23%)
Worked at home: 9 (5.81%)
Mean travel time to work: 20.1 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 155 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 18 (11.61%)
Service occupations: 44 (28.39%)
Sales and office occupations: 29 (18.71%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 21 (13.55%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 14 (9.03%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 29 (18.71%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 22 (14.19%)
Construction: 10 (6.45%)
Manufacturing: 7 (4.52%)
Wholesale trade.: 5 (3.23%)
Retail trade: 15 (9.68%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 19 (12.26%)
Information: 4 (2.58%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 6 (3.87%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 2 (1.29%)
Educational, health and social services: 35 (22.58%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 9 (5.81%)
Other services (except public administration): 0 (0%)
Public administration: 21 (13.55%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 105 (67.74%)
Government workers: 34 (21.94%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 14 (9.03%)
Unpaid family workers: 2 (1.29%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 141 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 24 (17.02%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 13 (9.22%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 42 (29.79%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 27 (19.15%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 17 (12.06%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 14 (9.93%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 0 (0%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 2 (1.42%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 2 (1.42%)
Median household income: $22,875

With earnings: 102 (72.34%)
--Mean earnings: $29,292
With Social Security income: 46 (32.62%)
--Mean Social Security income: $8,297
With Supplemental Security Income: 21 (14.89%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,281
With public assistance income: 14 (9.93%)
--Mean public assistance income: $4,536
With retirement income: 23 (16.31%)
--Mean retirement income: $9,743

Families: 123 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 22 (17.89%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 12 (9.76%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 35 (28.46%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 24 (19.51%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 17 (13.82%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 11 (8.94%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 0 (0%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 0 (0%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 2 (1.63%)
Median family income: $22,411

Per capita income: $10,200

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $20,125
Female full-time, year-round workers: $15,833

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 24 (19.51%)
--With related children under 18 years: 15 (12.2%)
----With related children under 5 years: 2 (1.63%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 6 (4.88%)
--With related children under 18 years: 4 (3.25%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Individuals: 90 (73.17%)
--18 years and over: 56 (45.53%)
----65 years and over: 7 (5.69%)
--Related children under 18 years: 34 (27.64%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 31 (25.2%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 4 (3.25%)

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