La Junta, CO

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0842110, place: La Junta city, Colorado)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 5,870 (100%)
In labor force: 3,515 (59.88%)
--Civilian labor force: 3,515 (59.88%)
----Employed: 3,210 (54.68%)
----Unemployed: 305 (5.2%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 8.7%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 2,355 (40.12%)
Females 16 years and over: 3,227 (54.97%)
In labor force: 1,709 (29.11%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,709 (29.11%)
----Employed: 1,574 (26.81%)
Own children under 6 years: 629 (10.72%)
All parents in family in labor force: 426 (7.26%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 3,158 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 2,274 (72.01%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 514 (16.28%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 7 (0.22%)
Walked: 227 (7.19%)
Other means: 17 (0.54%)
Worked at home: 119 (3.77%)
Mean travel time to work: 14.8 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 3,210 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 1,039 (32.37%)
Service occupations: 646 (20.12%)
Sales and office occupations: 891 (27.76%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 49 (1.53%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 244 (7.6%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 341 (10.62%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 124 (3.86%)
Construction: 170 (5.3%)
Manufacturing: 265 (8.26%)
Wholesale trade.: 141 (4.39%)
Retail trade: 395 (12.31%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 162 (5.05%)
Information: 62 (1.93%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 105 (3.27%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 156 (4.86%)
Educational, health and social services: 904 (28.16%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 229 (7.13%)
Other services (except public administration): 182 (5.67%)
Public administration: 315 (9.81%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 2,113 (65.83%)
Government workers: 829 (25.83%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 268 (8.35%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 3,063 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 463 (15.12%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 311 (10.15%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 597 (19.49%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 430 (14.04%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 490 (16%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 507 (16.55%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 139 (4.54%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 113 (3.69%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 13 (0.42%)
Median household income: $29,002

With earnings: 2,293 (74.86%)
--Mean earnings: $36,705
With Social Security income: 1,012 (33.04%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,166
With Supplemental Security Income: 171 (5.58%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,817
With public assistance income: 169 (5.52%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,848
With retirement income: 441 (14.4%)
--Mean retirement income: $13,087

Families: 2,037 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 166 (8.15%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 158 (7.76%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 372 (18.26%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 280 (13.75%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 424 (20.81%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 413 (20.27%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 104 (5.11%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 107 (5.25%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 13 (0.64%)
Median family income: $36,398

Per capita income: $14,928

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $26,325
Female full-time, year-round workers: $21,324

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 342 (16.79%)
--With related children under 18 years: 305 (14.97%)
----With related children under 5 years: 140 (6.87%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 222 (10.9%)
--With related children under 18 years: 205 (10.06%)
----With related children under 5 years: 110 (5.4%)
Individuals: 1,588 (77.96%)
--18 years and over: 935 (45.9%)
----65 years and over: 116 (5.69%)
--Related children under 18 years: 648 (31.81%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 443 (21.75%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 373 (18.31%)

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