Bedford, IN

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1804114, place: Bedford city, Indiana)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 11,335 (100%)
In labor force: 6,315 (55.71%)
--Civilian labor force: 6,306 (55.63%)
----Employed: 5,859 (51.69%)
----Unemployed: 447 (3.94%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 7.1%
--Armed Forces: 9 (0.08%)
Not in labor force: 5,020 (44.29%)
Females 16 years and over: 6,192 (54.63%)
In labor force: 3,022 (26.66%)
--Civilian labor force: 3,022 (26.66%)
----Employed: 2,888 (25.48%)
Own children under 6 years: 847 (7.47%)
All parents in family in labor force: 522 (4.61%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 5,770 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 4,454 (77.19%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 941 (16.31%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 61 (1.06%)
Walked: 143 (2.48%)
Other means: 80 (1.39%)
Worked at home: 91 (1.58%)
Mean travel time to work: 21.4 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 5,859 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 1,531 (26.13%)
Service occupations: 1,105 (18.86%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,363 (23.26%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 7 (0.12%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 486 (8.29%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,367 (23.33%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 156 (2.66%)
Construction: 301 (5.14%)
Manufacturing: 1,272 (21.71%)
Wholesale trade.: 138 (2.36%)
Retail trade: 651 (11.11%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 157 (2.68%)
Information: 181 (3.09%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 234 (3.99%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 282 (4.81%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,305 (22.27%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 462 (7.89%)
Other services (except public administration): 318 (5.43%)
Public administration: 402 (6.86%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 4,733 (80.78%)
Government workers: 754 (12.87%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 349 (5.96%)
Unpaid family workers: 23 (0.39%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 6,112 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 763 (12.48%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 572 (9.36%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,161 (19%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 921 (15.07%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,021 (16.7%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 992 (16.23%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 417 (6.82%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 189 (3.09%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 35 (0.57%)
$200,000 or more: 41 (0.67%)
Median household income: $31,022

With earnings: 4,200 (68.72%)
--Mean earnings: $40,382
With Social Security income: 2,395 (39.19%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,722
With Supplemental Security Income: 276 (4.52%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,890
With public assistance income: 213 (3.48%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,870
With retirement income: 1,423 (23.28%)
--Mean retirement income: $13,274

Families: 3,711 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 178 (4.8%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 192 (5.17%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 587 (15.82%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 692 (18.65%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 659 (17.76%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 829 (22.34%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 339 (9.14%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 159 (4.28%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 35 (0.94%)
$200,000 or more: 41 (1.1%)
Median family income: $39,462

Per capita income: $17,649

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $31,956
Female full-time, year-round workers: $22,578

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 273 (7.36%)
--With related children under 18 years: 200 (5.39%)
----With related children under 5 years: 101 (2.72%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 108 (2.91%)
--With related children under 18 years: 98 (2.64%)
----With related children under 5 years: 67 (1.81%)
Individuals: 1,532 (41.28%)
--18 years and over: 1,128 (30.4%)
----65 years and over: 236 (6.36%)
--Related children under 18 years: 361 (9.73%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 251 (6.76%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 696 (18.76%)

Return to Bedford,IN.