Rocky Ford, CO

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0865190, place: Rocky Ford city, Colorado)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 3,225 (100%)
In labor force: 1,689 (52.37%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,689 (52.37%)
----Employed: 1,467 (45.49%)
----Unemployed: 222 (6.88%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 13.1%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 1,536 (47.63%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,653 (51.26%)
In labor force: 746 (23.13%)
--Civilian labor force: 746 (23.13%)
----Employed: 679 (21.05%)
Own children under 6 years: 358 (11.1%)
All parents in family in labor force: 229 (7.1%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,431 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,080 (75.47%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 203 (14.19%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 16 (1.12%)
Walked: 102 (7.13%)
Other means: 5 (0.35%)
Worked at home: 25 (1.75%)
Mean travel time to work: 18.9 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,467 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 425 (28.97%)
Service occupations: 227 (15.47%)
Sales and office occupations: 379 (25.84%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 58 (3.95%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 126 (8.59%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 252 (17.18%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 79 (5.39%)
Construction: 40 (2.73%)
Manufacturing: 173 (11.79%)
Wholesale trade.: 61 (4.16%)
Retail trade: 208 (14.18%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 92 (6.27%)
Information: 23 (1.57%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 79 (5.39%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 50 (3.41%)
Educational, health and social services: 358 (24.4%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 99 (6.75%)
Other services (except public administration): 75 (5.11%)
Public administration: 130 (8.86%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,000 (68.17%)
Government workers: 357 (24.34%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 104 (7.09%)
Unpaid family workers: 6 (0.41%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,647 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 302 (18.34%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 204 (12.39%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 370 (22.47%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 171 (10.38%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 280 (17%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 189 (11.48%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 61 (3.7%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 65 (3.95%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 5 (0.3%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $23,359

With earnings: 1,160 (70.43%)
--Mean earnings: $32,612
With Social Security income: 552 (33.52%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,386
With Supplemental Security Income: 191 (11.6%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,416
With public assistance income: 140 (8.5%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,738
With retirement income: 352 (21.37%)
--Mean retirement income: $11,748

Families: 1,128 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 99 (8.78%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 116 (10.28%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 280 (24.82%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 149 (13.21%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 211 (18.71%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 154 (13.65%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 49 (4.34%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 65 (5.76%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 5 (0.44%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $29,470

Per capita income: $12,742

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $26,271
Female full-time, year-round workers: $17,485

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 165 (14.63%)
--With related children under 18 years: 142 (12.59%)
----With related children under 5 years: 37 (3.28%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 87 (7.71%)
--With related children under 18 years: 81 (7.18%)
----With related children under 5 years: 18 (1.6%)
Individuals: 840 (74.47%)
--18 years and over: 514 (45.57%)
----65 years and over: 75 (6.65%)
--Related children under 18 years: 326 (28.9%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 256 (22.7%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 244 (21.63%)

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