General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0878610, place: Trinidad city, Colorado)EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over: 7,065 (100%)
In labor force: 3,829 (54.2%)
--Civilian labor force: 3,829 (54.2%)
----Employed: 3,586 (50.76%)
----Unemployed: 243 (3.44%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 6.3%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 3,236 (45.8%)
Females 16 years and over: 3,770 (53.36%)
In labor force: 1,865 (26.4%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,865 (26.4%)
----Employed: 1,745 (24.7%)
Own children under 6 years: 664 (9.4%)
All parents in family in labor force: 403 (5.7%)
COMMUTING TO WORKWorkers 16 years and over: 3,415 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 2,604 (76.25%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 572 (16.75%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 9 (0.26%)
Walked: 141 (4.13%)
Other means: 8 (0.23%)
Worked at home: 81 (2.37%)
Mean travel time to work: 18.2 minutes
OCCUPATIONEmployed civilian population 16 years and over: 3,586 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 1,037 (28.92%)
Service occupations: 897 (25.01%)
Sales and office occupations: 788 (21.97%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 10 (0.28%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 507 (14.14%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 347 (9.68%)
INDUSTRYAgriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 74 (2.06%)
Construction: 445 (12.41%)
Manufacturing: 129 (3.6%)
Wholesale trade.: 100 (2.79%)
Retail trade: 434 (12.1%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 197 (5.49%)
Information: 36 (1%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 180 (5.02%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 143 (3.99%)
Educational, health and social services: 869 (24.23%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 531 (14.81%)
Other services (except public administration): 203 (5.66%)
Public administration: 245 (6.83%)
CLASS OF WORKERPrivate wage and salary workers: 2,399 (66.9%)
Government workers: 832 (23.2%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 329 (9.17%)
Unpaid family workers: 26 (0.73%)
INCOME IN 1999Households: 3,697 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 727 (19.66%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 443 (11.98%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 583 (15.77%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 554 (14.99%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 564 (15.26%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 522 (14.12%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 144 (3.9%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 102 (2.76%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 18 (0.49%)
$200,000 or more: 40 (1.08%)
Median household income: $26,681
With earnings: 2,503 (67.7%)
--Mean earnings: $35,987
With Social Security income: 1,275 (34.49%)
--Mean Social Security income: $8,910
With Supplemental Security Income: 368 (9.95%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,658
With public assistance income: 305 (8.25%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,885
With retirement income: 737 (19.94%)
--Mean retirement income: $24,779
Families: 2,308 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 266 (11.53%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 137 (5.94%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 450 (19.5%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 351 (15.21%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 466 (20.19%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 409 (17.72%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 118 (5.11%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 76 (3.29%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 7 (0.3%)
$200,000 or more: 28 (1.21%)
Median family income: $33,992
Per capita income: $17,271
Median earnings (dollars)Male full-time, year-round workers: $27,817
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,664
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999Families: 373 (16.16%)
--With related children under 18 years: 257 (11.14%)
----With related children under 5 years: 118 (5.11%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 177 (7.67%)
--With related children under 18 years: 162 (7.02%)
----With related children under 5 years: 60 (2.6%)
Individuals: 1,591 (68.93%)
--18 years and over: 1,156 (50.09%)
----65 years and over: 326 (14.12%)
--Related children under 18 years: 434 (18.8%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 312 (13.52%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 571 (24.74%)
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