General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0808675, place: Brighton city, Colorado)EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over: 15,493 (100%)
In labor force: 10,227 (66.01%)
--Civilian labor force: 10,211 (65.91%)
----Employed: 9,518 (61.43%)
----Unemployed: 693 (4.47%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 6.8%
--Armed Forces: 16 (0.1%)
Not in labor force: 5,266 (33.99%)
Females 16 years and over: 7,381 (47.64%)
In labor force: 4,493 (29%)
--Civilian labor force: 4,493 (29%)
----Employed: 4,235 (27.33%)
Own children under 6 years: 2,024 (13.06%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,277 (8.24%)
COMMUTING TO WORKWorkers 16 years and over: 9,400 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 7,249 (77.12%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,466 (15.6%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 191 (2.03%)
Walked: 175 (1.86%)
Other means: 70 (0.74%)
Worked at home: 249 (2.65%)
Mean travel time to work: 26.6 minutes
OCCUPATIONEmployed civilian population 16 years and over: 9,518 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 2,427 (25.5%)
Service occupations: 1,221 (12.83%)
Sales and office occupations: 2,659 (27.94%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 65 (0.68%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 1,435 (15.08%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,711 (17.98%)
INDUSTRYAgriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 220 (2.31%)
Construction: 1,142 (12%)
Manufacturing: 972 (10.21%)
Wholesale trade.: 583 (6.13%)
Retail trade: 1,175 (12.35%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 884 (9.29%)
Information: 282 (2.96%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 494 (5.19%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 819 (8.6%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,414 (14.86%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 494 (5.19%)
Other services (except public administration): 516 (5.42%)
Public administration: 523 (5.49%)
CLASS OF WORKERPrivate wage and salary workers: 7,662 (80.5%)
Government workers: 1,425 (14.97%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 394 (4.14%)
Unpaid family workers: 37 (0.39%)
INCOME IN 1999Households: 6,729 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 385 (5.72%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 330 (4.9%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 721 (10.71%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,012 (15.04%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,127 (16.75%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,753 (26.05%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 779 (11.58%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 506 (7.52%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 101 (1.5%)
$200,000 or more: 15 (0.22%)
Median household income: $46,779
With earnings: 5,710 (84.86%)
--Mean earnings: $52,668
With Social Security income: 1,596 (23.72%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,435
With Supplemental Security Income: 241 (3.58%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,762
With public assistance income: 125 (1.86%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,915
With retirement income: 1,008 (14.98%)
--Mean retirement income: $12,521
Families: 5,100 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 158 (3.1%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 175 (3.43%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 510 (10%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 619 (12.14%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 874 (17.14%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,513 (29.67%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 701 (13.75%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 434 (8.51%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 103 (2.02%)
$200,000 or more: 13 (0.25%)
Median family income: $53,286
Per capita income: $17,927
Median earnings (dollars)Male full-time, year-round workers: $35,686
Female full-time, year-round workers: $27,103
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999Families: 313 (6.14%)
--With related children under 18 years: 266 (5.22%)
----With related children under 5 years: 153 (3%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 89 (1.75%)
--With related children under 18 years: 83 (1.63%)
----With related children under 5 years: 49 (0.96%)
Individuals: 1,866 (36.59%)
--18 years and over: 1,183 (23.2%)
----65 years and over: 170 (3.33%)
--Related children under 18 years: 640 (12.55%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 398 (7.8%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 683 (13.39%)
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