Cheyenne Wells, CO

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0814175, place: Cheyenne Wells town, Colorado)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 776 (100%)
In labor force: 508 (65.46%)
--Civilian labor force: 508 (65.46%)
----Employed: 502 (64.69%)
----Unemployed: 6 (0.77%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 1.2%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 268 (34.54%)
Females 16 years and over: 391 (50.39%)
In labor force: 209 (26.93%)
--Civilian labor force: 209 (26.93%)
----Employed: 203 (26.16%)
Own children under 6 years: 94 (12.11%)
All parents in family in labor force: 50 (6.44%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 492 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 381 (77.44%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 57 (11.59%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 31 (6.3%)
Other means: 5 (1.02%)
Worked at home: 18 (3.66%)
Mean travel time to work: 11.5 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 502 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 150 (29.88%)
Service occupations: 79 (15.74%)
Sales and office occupations: 101 (20.12%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 21 (4.18%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 95 (18.92%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 56 (11.16%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 98 (19.52%)
Construction: 37 (7.37%)
Manufacturing: 30 (5.98%)
Wholesale trade.: 32 (6.37%)
Retail trade: 43 (8.57%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 27 (5.38%)
Information: 7 (1.39%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 32 (6.37%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 3 (0.6%)
Educational, health and social services: 108 (21.51%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 24 (4.78%)
Other services (except public administration): 37 (7.37%)
Public administration: 24 (4.78%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 345 (68.73%)
Government workers: 97 (19.32%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 57 (11.35%)
Unpaid family workers: 3 (0.6%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 423 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 53 (12.53%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 32 (7.57%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 53 (12.53%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 61 (14.42%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 101 (23.88%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 78 (18.44%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 15 (3.55%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 26 (6.15%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 2 (0.47%)
$200,000 or more: 2 (0.47%)
Median household income: $36,563

With earnings: 338 (79.91%)
--Mean earnings: $42,122
With Social Security income: 124 (29.31%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,381
With Supplemental Security Income: 15 (3.55%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,673
With public assistance income: 12 (2.84%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,425
With retirement income: 44 (10.4%)
--Mean retirement income: $13,205

Families: 268 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 14 (5.22%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 16 (5.97%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 20 (7.46%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 34 (12.69%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 81 (30.22%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 65 (24.25%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 15 (5.6%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 21 (7.84%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 2 (0.75%)
Median family income: $45,132

Per capita income: $18,840

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $32,941
Female full-time, year-round workers: $23,077

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 20 (7.46%)
--With related children under 18 years: 17 (6.34%)
----With related children under 5 years: 11 (4.1%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 6 (2.24%)
--With related children under 18 years: 6 (2.24%)
----With related children under 5 years: 2 (0.75%)
Individuals: 108 (40.3%)
--18 years and over: 75 (27.99%)
----65 years and over: 18 (6.72%)
--Related children under 18 years: 30 (11.19%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 19 (7.09%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 46 (17.16%)

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