Kersey, CO

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0840515, place: Kersey town, Colorado)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 981 (100%)
In labor force: 746 (76.04%)
--Civilian labor force: 746 (76.04%)
----Employed: 705 (71.87%)
----Unemployed: 41 (4.18%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5.5%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 235 (23.96%)
Females 16 years and over: 517 (52.7%)
In labor force: 361 (36.8%)
--Civilian labor force: 361 (36.8%)
----Employed: 344 (35.07%)
Own children under 6 years: 168 (17.13%)
All parents in family in labor force: 136 (13.86%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 697 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 562 (80.63%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 84 (12.05%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 14 (2.01%)
Other means: 11 (1.58%)
Worked at home: 26 (3.73%)
Mean travel time to work: 24.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 705 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 183 (25.96%)
Service occupations: 97 (13.76%)
Sales and office occupations: 170 (24.11%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 16 (2.27%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 100 (14.18%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 139 (19.72%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 51 (7.23%)
Construction: 67 (9.5%)
Manufacturing: 66 (9.36%)
Wholesale trade.: 44 (6.24%)
Retail trade: 86 (12.2%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 52 (7.38%)
Information: 21 (2.98%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 63 (8.94%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 31 (4.4%)
Educational, health and social services: 123 (17.45%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 25 (3.55%)
Other services (except public administration): 45 (6.38%)
Public administration: 31 (4.4%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 521 (73.9%)
Government workers: 133 (18.87%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 51 (7.23%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 474 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 33 (6.96%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 20 (4.22%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 77 (16.24%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 53 (11.18%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 121 (25.53%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 112 (23.63%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 39 (8.23%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 15 (3.16%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 2 (0.42%)
$200,000 or more: 2 (0.42%)
Median household income: $41,333

With earnings: 409 (86.29%)
--Mean earnings: $48,613
With Social Security income: 94 (19.83%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,535
With Supplemental Security Income: 11 (2.32%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $8,027
With public assistance income: 15 (3.16%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,520
With retirement income: 40 (8.44%)
--Mean retirement income: $12,495

Families: 385 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 17 (4.42%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 18 (4.68%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 56 (14.55%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 38 (9.87%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 106 (27.53%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 101 (26.23%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 30 (7.79%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 15 (3.9%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 2 (0.52%)
$200,000 or more: 2 (0.52%)
Median family income: $45,329

Per capita income: $16,346

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $31,250
Female full-time, year-round workers: $23,148

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 31 (8.05%)
--With related children under 18 years: 31 (8.05%)
----With related children under 5 years: 26 (6.75%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 6 (1.56%)
--With related children under 18 years: 6 (1.56%)
----With related children under 5 years: 6 (1.56%)
Individuals: 124 (32.21%)
--18 years and over: 69 (17.92%)
----65 years and over: 7 (1.82%)
--Related children under 18 years: 48 (12.47%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 18 (4.68%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 23 (5.97%)

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