Rifle, CO

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0864255, place: Rifle city, Colorado)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 5,014 (100%)
In labor force: 3,678 (73.35%)
--Civilian labor force: 3,671 (73.21%)
----Employed: 3,560 (71%)
----Unemployed: 111 (2.21%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 3%
--Armed Forces: 7 (0.14%)
Not in labor force: 1,336 (26.65%)
Females 16 years and over: 2,361 (47.09%)
In labor force: 1,525 (30.41%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,525 (30.41%)
----Employed: 1,476 (29.44%)
Own children under 6 years: 765 (15.26%)
All parents in family in labor force: 450 (8.97%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 3,500 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 2,559 (73.11%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 676 (19.31%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 152 (4.34%)
Other means: 20 (0.57%)
Worked at home: 93 (2.66%)
Mean travel time to work: 30.1 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 3,560 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 804 (22.58%)
Service occupations: 627 (17.61%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,086 (30.51%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 6 (0.17%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 734 (20.62%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 303 (8.51%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 46 (1.29%)
Construction: 676 (18.99%)
Manufacturing: 96 (2.7%)
Wholesale trade.: 145 (4.07%)
Retail trade: 653 (18.34%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 160 (4.49%)
Information: 65 (1.83%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 184 (5.17%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 238 (6.69%)
Educational, health and social services: 561 (15.76%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 450 (12.64%)
Other services (except public administration): 132 (3.71%)
Public administration: 154 (4.33%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 2,791 (78.4%)
Government workers: 526 (14.78%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 235 (6.6%)
Unpaid family workers: 8 (0.22%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 2,516 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 174 (6.92%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 139 (5.52%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 266 (10.57%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 355 (14.11%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 558 (22.18%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 624 (24.8%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 259 (10.29%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 86 (3.42%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 39 (1.55%)
$200,000 or more: 16 (0.64%)
Median household income: $42,734

With earnings: 2,203 (87.56%)
--Mean earnings: $47,312
With Social Security income: 511 (20.31%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,594
With Supplemental Security Income: 104 (4.13%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,203
With public assistance income: 36 (1.43%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,949
With retirement income: 179 (7.11%)
--Mean retirement income: $15,912

Families: 1,714 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 34 (1.98%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 26 (1.52%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 178 (10.39%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 216 (12.6%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 421 (24.56%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 506 (29.52%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 211 (12.31%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 72 (4.2%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 34 (1.98%)
$200,000 or more: 16 (0.93%)
Median family income: $48,714

Per capita income: $17,376

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $36,517
Female full-time, year-round workers: $25,527

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 58 (3.38%)
--With related children under 18 years: 58 (3.38%)
----With related children under 5 years: 43 (2.51%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 36 (2.1%)
--With related children under 18 years: 36 (2.1%)
----With related children under 5 years: 21 (1.23%)
Individuals: 440 (25.67%)
--18 years and over: 273 (15.93%)
----65 years and over: 50 (2.92%)
--Related children under 18 years: 167 (9.74%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 64 (3.73%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 197 (11.49%)

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