Penrose, CO

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0858400, place: Penrose CDP, Colorado)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 3,128 (100%)
In labor force: 1,942 (62.08%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,927 (61.6%)
----Employed: 1,826 (58.38%)
----Unemployed: 101 (3.23%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5.2%
--Armed Forces: 15 (0.48%)
Not in labor force: 1,186 (37.92%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,595 (50.99%)
In labor force: 871 (27.85%)
--Civilian labor force: 871 (27.85%)
----Employed: 819 (26.18%)
Own children under 6 years: 274 (8.76%)
All parents in family in labor force: 133 (4.25%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,789 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,270 (70.99%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 371 (20.74%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 17 (0.95%)
Other means: 31 (1.73%)
Worked at home: 100 (5.59%)
Mean travel time to work: 31.2 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,826 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 405 (22.18%)
Service occupations: 367 (20.1%)
Sales and office occupations: 383 (20.97%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 11 (0.6%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 328 (17.96%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 332 (18.18%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 76 (4.16%)
Construction: 264 (14.46%)
Manufacturing: 234 (12.81%)
Wholesale trade.: 22 (1.2%)
Retail trade: 223 (12.21%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 125 (6.85%)
Information: 42 (2.3%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 34 (1.86%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 120 (6.57%)
Educational, health and social services: 257 (14.07%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 132 (7.23%)
Other services (except public administration): 78 (4.27%)
Public administration: 219 (11.99%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,175 (64.35%)
Government workers: 452 (24.75%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 191 (10.46%)
Unpaid family workers: 8 (0.44%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,493 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 127 (8.51%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 120 (8.04%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 186 (12.46%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 301 (20.16%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 265 (17.75%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 302 (20.23%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 140 (9.38%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 40 (2.68%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 3 (0.2%)
$200,000 or more: 9 (0.6%)
Median household income: $35,638

With earnings: 1,203 (80.58%)
--Mean earnings: $41,585
With Social Security income: 466 (31.21%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,779
With Supplemental Security Income: 60 (4.02%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,202
With public assistance income: 73 (4.89%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,753
With retirement income: 254 (17.01%)
--Mean retirement income: $12,364

Families: 1,173 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 63 (5.37%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 58 (4.94%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 149 (12.7%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 249 (21.23%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 223 (19.01%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 259 (22.08%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 126 (10.74%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 34 (2.9%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 3 (0.26%)
$200,000 or more: 9 (0.77%)
Median family income: $40,383

Per capita income: $15,481

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $35,981
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,870

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 109 (9.29%)
--With related children under 18 years: 97 (8.27%)
----With related children under 5 years: 49 (4.18%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 50 (4.26%)
--With related children under 18 years: 42 (3.58%)
----With related children under 5 years: 21 (1.79%)
Individuals: 502 (42.8%)
--18 years and over: 284 (24.21%)
----65 years and over: 11 (0.94%)
--Related children under 18 years: 194 (16.54%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 136 (11.59%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 115 (9.8%)

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