Delta, CO

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0819850, place: Delta city, Colorado)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 4,751 (100%)
In labor force: 2,681 (56.43%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,681 (56.43%)
----Employed: 2,563 (53.95%)
----Unemployed: 118 (2.48%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.4%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 2,070 (43.57%)
Females 16 years and over: 2,611 (54.96%)
In labor force: 1,268 (26.69%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,268 (26.69%)
----Employed: 1,204 (25.34%)
Own children under 6 years: 614 (12.92%)
All parents in family in labor force: 381 (8.02%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 2,522 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,694 (67.17%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 554 (21.97%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 143 (5.67%)
Other means: 35 (1.39%)
Worked at home: 96 (3.81%)
Mean travel time to work: 21.6 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 2,563 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 628 (24.5%)
Service occupations: 603 (23.53%)
Sales and office occupations: 594 (23.18%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 58 (2.26%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 315 (12.29%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 365 (14.24%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 169 (6.59%)
Construction: 231 (9.01%)
Manufacturing: 223 (8.7%)
Wholesale trade.: 129 (5.03%)
Retail trade: 399 (15.57%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 131 (5.11%)
Information: 51 (1.99%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 53 (2.07%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 100 (3.9%)
Educational, health and social services: 468 (18.26%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 343 (13.38%)
Other services (except public administration): 135 (5.27%)
Public administration: 131 (5.11%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,946 (75.93%)
Government workers: 425 (16.58%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 192 (7.49%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 2,527 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 314 (12.43%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 229 (9.06%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 621 (24.57%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 389 (15.39%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 405 (16.03%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 296 (11.71%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 189 (7.48%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 62 (2.45%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 22 (0.87%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $27,415

With earnings: 1,766 (69.89%)
--Mean earnings: $36,458
With Social Security income: 939 (37.16%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,044
With Supplemental Security Income: 131 (5.18%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $7,310
With public assistance income: 141 (5.58%)
--Mean public assistance income: $962
With retirement income: 496 (19.63%)
--Mean retirement income: $13,158

Families: 1,763 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 90 (5.1%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 81 (4.59%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 419 (23.77%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 297 (16.85%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 382 (21.67%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 242 (13.73%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 183 (10.38%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 53 (3.01%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 16 (0.91%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $34,798

Per capita income: $14,369

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $30,658
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,383

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 174 (9.87%)
--With related children under 18 years: 158 (8.96%)
----With related children under 5 years: 90 (5.1%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 76 (4.31%)
--With related children under 18 years: 60 (3.4%)
----With related children under 5 years: 34 (1.93%)
Individuals: 919 (52.13%)
--18 years and over: 508 (28.81%)
----65 years and over: 130 (7.37%)
--Related children under 18 years: 411 (23.31%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 249 (14.12%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 222 (12.59%)

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