Yuma, CO

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0886750, place: Yuma city, Colorado)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 2,523 (100%)
In labor force: 1,544 (61.2%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,544 (61.2%)
----Employed: 1,484 (58.82%)
----Unemployed: 60 (2.38%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 3.9%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 979 (38.8%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,323 (52.44%)
In labor force: 696 (27.59%)
--Civilian labor force: 696 (27.59%)
----Employed: 658 (26.08%)
Own children under 6 years: 267 (10.58%)
All parents in family in labor force: 164 (6.5%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,437 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,145 (79.68%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 169 (11.76%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 29 (2.02%)
Other means: 14 (0.97%)
Worked at home: 80 (5.57%)
Mean travel time to work: 13.9 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,484 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 359 (24.19%)
Service occupations: 293 (19.74%)
Sales and office occupations: 307 (20.69%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 138 (9.3%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 212 (14.29%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 175 (11.79%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 265 (17.86%)
Construction: 168 (11.32%)
Manufacturing: 51 (3.44%)
Wholesale trade.: 64 (4.31%)
Retail trade: 147 (9.91%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 86 (5.8%)
Information: 16 (1.08%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 53 (3.57%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 37 (2.49%)
Educational, health and social services: 267 (17.99%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 160 (10.78%)
Other services (except public administration): 115 (7.75%)
Public administration: 55 (3.71%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,119 (75.4%)
Government workers: 165 (11.12%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 194 (13.07%)
Unpaid family workers: 6 (0.4%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,299 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 176 (13.55%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 81 (6.24%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 261 (20.09%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 222 (17.09%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 182 (14.01%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 266 (20.48%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 70 (5.39%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 41 (3.16%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $30,371

With earnings: 1,021 (78.6%)
--Mean earnings: $35,675
With Social Security income: 422 (32.49%)
--Mean Social Security income: $8,626
With Supplemental Security Income: 83 (6.39%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,858
With public assistance income: 34 (2.62%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,258
With retirement income: 161 (12.39%)
--Mean retirement income: $19,397

Families: 859 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 41 (4.77%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 40 (4.66%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 183 (21.3%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 137 (15.95%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 135 (15.72%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 233 (27.12%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 70 (8.15%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 20 (2.33%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $36,657

Per capita income: $14,424

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $25,962
Female full-time, year-round workers: $16,968

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 67 (7.8%)
--With related children under 18 years: 57 (6.64%)
----With related children under 5 years: 39 (4.54%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 35 (4.07%)
--With related children under 18 years: 25 (2.91%)
----With related children under 5 years: 14 (1.63%)
Individuals: 463 (53.9%)
--18 years and over: 285 (33.18%)
----65 years and over: 47 (5.47%)
--Related children under 18 years: 172 (20.02%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 118 (13.74%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 162 (18.86%)

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