Palmer Lake, CO

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0857025, place: Palmer Lake town, Colorado)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,623 (100%)
In labor force: 1,253 (77.2%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,239 (76.34%)
----Employed: 1,206 (74.31%)
----Unemployed: 33 (2.03%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 2.7%
--Armed Forces: 14 (0.86%)
Not in labor force: 370 (22.8%)
Females 16 years and over: 821 (50.59%)
In labor force: 548 (33.76%)
--Civilian labor force: 548 (33.76%)
----Employed: 540 (33.27%)
Own children under 6 years: 176 (10.84%)
All parents in family in labor force: 77 (4.74%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,207 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 989 (81.94%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 109 (9.03%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 2 (0.17%)
Walked: 20 (1.66%)
Other means: 20 (1.66%)
Worked at home: 67 (5.55%)
Mean travel time to work: 27.9 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,206 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 491 (40.71%)
Service occupations: 182 (15.09%)
Sales and office occupations: 260 (21.56%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 164 (13.6%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 109 (9.04%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 10 (0.83%)
Construction: 152 (12.6%)
Manufacturing: 139 (11.53%)
Wholesale trade.: 29 (2.4%)
Retail trade: 100 (8.29%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 52 (4.31%)
Information: 48 (3.98%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 65 (5.39%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 170 (14.1%)
Educational, health and social services: 190 (15.75%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 114 (9.45%)
Other services (except public administration): 102 (8.46%)
Public administration: 35 (2.9%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 865 (71.72%)
Government workers: 172 (14.26%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 160 (13.27%)
Unpaid family workers: 9 (0.75%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 841 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 25 (2.97%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 45 (5.35%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 72 (8.56%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 73 (8.68%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 169 (20.1%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 198 (23.54%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 126 (14.98%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 92 (10.94%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 10 (1.19%)
$200,000 or more: 31 (3.69%)
Median household income: $52,340

With earnings: 771 (91.68%)
--Mean earnings: $60,879
With Social Security income: 112 (13.32%)
--Mean Social Security income: $8,346
With Supplemental Security Income: 10 (1.19%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $9,010
With public assistance income: 4 (0.48%)
--Mean public assistance income: $825
With retirement income: 110 (13.08%)
--Mean retirement income: $21,209

Families: 565 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 15 (2.65%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 20 (3.54%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 22 (3.89%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 40 (7.08%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 102 (18.05%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 149 (26.37%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 108 (19.12%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 74 (13.1%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 10 (1.77%)
$200,000 or more: 25 (4.42%)
Median family income: $65,074

Per capita income: $25,505

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $42,122
Female full-time, year-round workers: $30,078

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 27 (4.78%)
--With related children under 18 years: 24 (4.25%)
----With related children under 5 years: 10 (1.77%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 12 (2.12%)
--With related children under 18 years: 12 (2.12%)
----With related children under 5 years: 2 (0.35%)
Individuals: 141 (24.96%)
--18 years and over: 78 (13.81%)
----65 years and over: 3 (0.53%)
--Related children under 18 years: 61 (10.8%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 53 (9.38%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 37 (6.55%)

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