Akron, IN

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General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1800748, place: Akron town, Indiana)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 778 (100%)
In labor force: 525 (67.48%)
--Civilian labor force: 525 (67.48%)
----Employed: 511 (65.68%)
----Unemployed: 14 (1.8%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 2.7%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 253 (32.52%)
Females 16 years and over: 420 (53.98%)
In labor force: 245 (31.49%)
--Civilian labor force: 245 (31.49%)
----Employed: 235 (30.21%)
Own children under 6 years: 84 (10.8%)
All parents in family in labor force: 45 (5.78%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 504 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 411 (81.55%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 57 (11.31%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 30 (5.95%)
Other means: 2 (0.4%)
Worked at home: 4 (0.79%)
Mean travel time to work: 19.4 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 511 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 101 (19.77%)
Service occupations: 57 (11.15%)
Sales and office occupations: 81 (15.85%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 8 (1.57%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 25 (4.89%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 239 (46.77%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 3 (0.59%)
Construction: 18 (3.52%)
Manufacturing: 238 (46.58%)
Wholesale trade.: 7 (1.37%)
Retail trade: 74 (14.48%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 14 (2.74%)
Information: 1 (0.2%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 16 (3.13%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 5 (0.98%)
Educational, health and social services: 84 (16.44%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 17 (3.33%)
Other services (except public administration): 30 (5.87%)
Public administration: 4 (0.78%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 442 (86.5%)
Government workers: 36 (7.05%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 33 (6.46%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 401 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 49 (12.22%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 26 (6.48%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 77 (19.2%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 68 (16.96%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 57 (14.21%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 84 (20.95%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 28 (6.98%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 12 (2.99%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $31,406

With earnings: 305 (76.06%)
--Mean earnings: $41,993
With Social Security income: 145 (36.16%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,382
With Supplemental Security Income: 15 (3.74%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,447
With public assistance income: 7 (1.75%)
--Mean public assistance income: $386
With retirement income: 35 (8.73%)
--Mean retirement income: $9,293

Families: 288 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 10 (3.47%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 4 (1.39%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 48 (16.67%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 63 (21.88%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 47 (16.32%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 81 (28.13%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 25 (8.68%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 10 (3.47%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $40,833

Per capita income: $14,878

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $36,250
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,170

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 16 (5.56%)
--With related children under 18 years: 9 (3.13%)
----With related children under 5 years: 2 (0.69%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 10 (3.47%)
--With related children under 18 years: 8 (2.78%)
----With related children under 5 years: 2 (0.69%)
Individuals: 79 (27.43%)
--18 years and over: 65 (22.57%)
----65 years and over: 25 (8.68%)
--Related children under 18 years: 14 (4.86%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 12 (4.17%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 38 (13.19%)

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