Wellington, CO

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0883230, place: Wellington town, Colorado)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,922 (100%)
In labor force: 1,484 (77.21%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,482 (77.11%)
----Employed: 1,419 (73.83%)
----Unemployed: 63 (3.28%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.3%
--Armed Forces: 2 (0.1%)
Not in labor force: 438 (22.79%)
Females 16 years and over: 944 (49.12%)
In labor force: 673 (35.02%)
--Civilian labor force: 673 (35.02%)
----Employed: 645 (33.56%)
Own children under 6 years: 305 (15.87%)
All parents in family in labor force: 180 (9.37%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,403 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,107 (78.9%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 225 (16.04%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 28 (2%)
Other means: 14 (1%)
Worked at home: 29 (2.07%)
Mean travel time to work: 22.1 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,419 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 412 (29.03%)
Service occupations: 209 (14.73%)
Sales and office occupations: 293 (20.65%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 16 (1.13%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 278 (19.59%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 211 (14.87%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 26 (1.83%)
Construction: 223 (15.72%)
Manufacturing: 213 (15.01%)
Wholesale trade.: 55 (3.88%)
Retail trade: 157 (11.06%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 67 (4.72%)
Information: 24 (1.69%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 57 (4.02%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 145 (10.22%)
Educational, health and social services: 216 (15.22%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 106 (7.47%)
Other services (except public administration): 61 (4.3%)
Public administration: 69 (4.86%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,121 (79%)
Government workers: 199 (14.02%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 93 (6.55%)
Unpaid family workers: 6 (0.42%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 928 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 53 (5.71%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 18 (1.94%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 76 (8.19%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 132 (14.22%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 220 (23.71%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 287 (30.93%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 92 (9.91%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 39 (4.2%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 9 (0.97%)
$200,000 or more: 2 (0.22%)
Median household income: $47,917

With earnings: 842 (90.73%)
--Mean earnings: $50,385
With Social Security income: 147 (15.84%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,752
With Supplemental Security Income: 23 (2.48%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,261
With public assistance income: 17 (1.83%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,524
With retirement income: 93 (10.02%)
--Mean retirement income: $14,723

Families: 702 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 26 (3.7%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 10 (1.42%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 55 (7.83%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 105 (14.96%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 180 (25.64%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 218 (31.05%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 74 (10.54%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 28 (3.99%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 4 (0.57%)
$200,000 or more: 2 (0.28%)
Median family income: $48,214

Per capita income: $17,783

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $34,107
Female full-time, year-round workers: $25,991

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 36 (5.13%)
--With related children under 18 years: 32 (4.56%)
----With related children under 5 years: 11 (1.57%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 12 (1.71%)
--With related children under 18 years: 12 (1.71%)
----With related children under 5 years: 6 (0.85%)
Individuals: 196 (27.92%)
--18 years and over: 122 (17.38%)
----65 years and over: 23 (3.28%)
--Related children under 18 years: 72 (10.26%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 56 (7.98%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 66 (9.4%)

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