Merino, CO

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0850040, place: Merino town, Colorado)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 190 (100%)
In labor force: 120 (63.16%)
--Civilian labor force: 120 (63.16%)
----Employed: 114 (60%)
----Unemployed: 6 (3.16%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 70 (36.84%)
Females 16 years and over: 105 (55.26%)
In labor force: 70 (36.84%)
--Civilian labor force: 70 (36.84%)
----Employed: 66 (34.74%)
Own children under 6 years: 12 (6.32%)
All parents in family in labor force: 12 (6.32%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 114 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 84 (73.68%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 13 (11.4%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 14 (12.28%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 3 (2.63%)
Mean travel time to work: 20.7 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 114 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 39 (34.21%)
Service occupations: 19 (16.67%)
Sales and office occupations: 26 (22.81%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 20 (17.54%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 10 (8.77%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 3 (2.63%)
Construction: 6 (5.26%)
Manufacturing: 13 (11.4%)
Wholesale trade.: 0 (0%)
Retail trade: 7 (6.14%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 9 (7.89%)
Information: 10 (8.77%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 2 (1.75%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 0 (0%)
Educational, health and social services: 37 (32.46%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 5 (4.39%)
Other services (except public administration): 13 (11.4%)
Public administration: 9 (7.89%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 73 (64.04%)
Government workers: 32 (28.07%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 9 (7.89%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 108 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 6 (5.56%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 10 (9.26%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 18 (16.67%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 34 (31.48%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 16 (14.81%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 16 (14.81%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 7 (6.48%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 0 (0%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 1 (0.93%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $28,750

With earnings: 83 (76.85%)
--Mean earnings: $32,309
With Social Security income: 41 (37.96%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,722
With Supplemental Security Income: 3 (2.78%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,800
With public assistance income: 6 (5.56%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,933
With retirement income: 23 (21.3%)
--Mean retirement income: $15,109

Families: 79 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 0 (0%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 8 (10.13%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 10 (12.66%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 25 (31.65%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 13 (16.46%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 16 (20.25%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 7 (8.86%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 0 (0%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $31,406

Per capita income: $14,943

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $26,250
Female full-time, year-round workers: $22,000

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 6 (7.59%)
--With related children under 18 years: 3 (3.8%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 0 (0%)
--With related children under 18 years: 0 (0%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Individuals: 24 (30.38%)
--18 years and over: 16 (20.25%)
----65 years and over: 9 (11.39%)
--Related children under 18 years: 8 (10.13%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 8 (10.13%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 4 (5.06%)

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