Meeker, CO

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0849875, place: Meeker town, Colorado)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,689 (100%)
In labor force: 1,132 (67.02%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,132 (67.02%)
----Employed: 1,061 (62.82%)
----Unemployed: 71 (4.2%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 6.3%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 557 (32.98%)
Females 16 years and over: 874 (51.75%)
In labor force: 528 (31.26%)
--Civilian labor force: 528 (31.26%)
----Employed: 481 (28.48%)
Own children under 6 years: 187 (11.07%)
All parents in family in labor force: 118 (6.99%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,050 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 706 (67.24%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 213 (20.29%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 6 (0.57%)
Walked: 73 (6.95%)
Other means: 4 (0.38%)
Worked at home: 48 (4.57%)
Mean travel time to work: 15.9 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,061 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 300 (28.28%)
Service occupations: 252 (23.75%)
Sales and office occupations: 201 (18.94%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 14 (1.32%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 196 (18.47%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 98 (9.24%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 157 (14.8%)
Construction: 119 (11.22%)
Manufacturing: 22 (2.07%)
Wholesale trade.: 13 (1.23%)
Retail trade: 120 (11.31%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 44 (4.15%)
Information: 0 (0%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 27 (2.54%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 47 (4.43%)
Educational, health and social services: 187 (17.62%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 138 (13.01%)
Other services (except public administration): 50 (4.71%)
Public administration: 137 (12.91%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 582 (54.85%)
Government workers: 296 (27.9%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 175 (16.49%)
Unpaid family workers: 8 (0.75%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 916 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 67 (7.31%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 96 (10.48%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 169 (18.45%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 131 (14.3%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 163 (17.79%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 218 (23.8%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 58 (6.33%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 5 (0.55%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 9 (0.98%)
Median household income: $34,479

With earnings: 768 (83.84%)
--Mean earnings: $40,496
With Social Security income: 252 (27.51%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,933
With Supplemental Security Income: 26 (2.84%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $10,538
With public assistance income: 14 (1.53%)
--Mean public assistance income: $664
With retirement income: 144 (15.72%)
--Mean retirement income: $14,127

Families: 586 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 26 (4.44%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 27 (4.61%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 82 (13.99%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 76 (12.97%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 127 (21.67%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 190 (32.42%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 49 (8.36%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 0 (0%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 9 (1.54%)
Median family income: $43,529

Per capita income: $17,647

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $36,026
Female full-time, year-round workers: $18,242

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 53 (9.04%)
--With related children under 18 years: 45 (7.68%)
----With related children under 5 years: 17 (2.9%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 30 (5.12%)
--With related children under 18 years: 30 (5.12%)
----With related children under 5 years: 15 (2.56%)
Individuals: 247 (42.15%)
--18 years and over: 149 (25.43%)
----65 years and over: 49 (8.36%)
--Related children under 18 years: 91 (15.53%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 59 (10.07%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 79 (13.48%)

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