Silt, CO

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0870195, place: Silt town, Colorado)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,204 (100%)
In labor force: 907 (75.33%)
--Civilian labor force: 907 (75.33%)
----Employed: 866 (71.93%)
----Unemployed: 41 (3.41%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.5%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 297 (24.67%)
Females 16 years and over: 563 (46.76%)
In labor force: 393 (32.64%)
--Civilian labor force: 393 (32.64%)
----Employed: 371 (30.81%)
Own children under 6 years: 141 (11.71%)
All parents in family in labor force: 91 (7.56%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 861 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 531 (61.67%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 238 (27.64%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 14 (1.63%)
Walked: 36 (4.18%)
Other means: 10 (1.16%)
Worked at home: 32 (3.72%)
Mean travel time to work: 37.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 866 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 184 (21.25%)
Service occupations: 110 (12.7%)
Sales and office occupations: 245 (28.29%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 5 (0.58%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 238 (27.48%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 84 (9.7%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 17 (1.96%)
Construction: 235 (27.14%)
Manufacturing: 22 (2.54%)
Wholesale trade.: 45 (5.2%)
Retail trade: 132 (15.24%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 44 (5.08%)
Information: 19 (2.19%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 49 (5.66%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 67 (7.74%)
Educational, health and social services: 104 (12.01%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 66 (7.62%)
Other services (except public administration): 32 (3.7%)
Public administration: 34 (3.93%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 641 (74.02%)
Government workers: 137 (15.82%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 83 (9.58%)
Unpaid family workers: 5 (0.58%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 627 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 58 (9.25%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 21 (3.35%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 70 (11.16%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 49 (7.81%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 169 (26.95%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 174 (27.75%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 54 (8.61%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 23 (3.67%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 4 (0.64%)
$200,000 or more: 5 (0.8%)
Median household income: $44,632

With earnings: 546 (87.08%)
--Mean earnings: $50,549
With Social Security income: 89 (14.19%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,375
With Supplemental Security Income: 27 (4.31%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,804
With public assistance income: 18 (2.87%)
--Mean public assistance income: $956
With retirement income: 41 (6.54%)
--Mean retirement income: $12,254

Families: 421 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 12 (2.85%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 4 (0.95%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 45 (10.69%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 25 (5.94%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 112 (26.6%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 155 (36.82%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 40 (9.5%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 20 (4.75%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 4 (0.95%)
$200,000 or more: 4 (0.95%)
Median family income: $51,736

Per capita income: $17,723

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $37,566
Female full-time, year-round workers: $25,417

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 21 (4.99%)
--With related children under 18 years: 19 (4.51%)
----With related children under 5 years: 9 (2.14%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 11 (2.61%)
--With related children under 18 years: 11 (2.61%)
----With related children under 5 years: 9 (2.14%)
Individuals: 132 (31.35%)
--18 years and over: 99 (23.52%)
----65 years and over: 14 (3.33%)
--Related children under 18 years: 28 (6.65%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 17 (4.04%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 73 (17.34%)

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