General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1806220, place: Bluffton city, Indiana)EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over: 7,498 (100%)
In labor force: 5,053 (67.39%)
--Civilian labor force: 5,034 (67.14%)
----Employed: 4,836 (64.5%)
----Unemployed: 198 (2.64%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 3.9%
--Armed Forces: 19 (0.25%)
Not in labor force: 2,445 (32.61%)
Females 16 years and over: 4,057 (54.11%)
In labor force: 2,481 (33.09%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,481 (33.09%)
----Employed: 2,340 (31.21%)
Own children under 6 years: 772 (10.3%)
All parents in family in labor force: 576 (7.68%)
COMMUTING TO WORKWorkers 16 years and over: 4,677 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 3,951 (84.48%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 380 (8.12%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 196 (4.19%)
Other means: 30 (0.64%)
Worked at home: 120 (2.57%)
Mean travel time to work: 16.1 minutes
OCCUPATIONEmployed civilian population 16 years and over: 4,836 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 1,132 (23.41%)
Service occupations: 757 (15.65%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,145 (23.68%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 35 (0.72%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 436 (9.02%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,331 (27.52%)
INDUSTRYAgriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 71 (1.47%)
Construction: 228 (4.71%)
Manufacturing: 1,287 (26.61%)
Wholesale trade.: 388 (8.02%)
Retail trade: 629 (13.01%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 247 (5.11%)
Information: 61 (1.26%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 169 (3.49%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 204 (4.22%)
Educational, health and social services: 867 (17.93%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 289 (5.98%)
Other services (except public administration): 335 (6.93%)
Public administration: 61 (1.26%)
CLASS OF WORKERPrivate wage and salary workers: 4,222 (87.3%)
Government workers: 338 (6.99%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 269 (5.56%)
Unpaid family workers: 7 (0.14%)
INCOME IN 1999Households: 3,980 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 291 (7.31%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 289 (7.26%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 647 (16.26%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 648 (16.28%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 820 (20.6%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 779 (19.57%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 270 (6.78%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 180 (4.52%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 9 (0.23%)
$200,000 or more: 47 (1.18%)
Median household income: $37,416
With earnings: 3,213 (80.73%)
--Mean earnings: $45,462
With Social Security income: 1,187 (29.82%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,550
With Supplemental Security Income: 113 (2.84%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,302
With public assistance income: 100 (2.51%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,738
With retirement income: 710 (17.84%)
--Mean retirement income: $10,149
Families: 2,577 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 100 (3.88%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 66 (2.56%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 277 (10.75%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 380 (14.75%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 671 (26.04%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 633 (24.56%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 247 (9.58%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 159 (6.17%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 9 (0.35%)
$200,000 or more: 35 (1.36%)
Median family income: $45,294
Per capita income: $19,118
Median earnings (dollars)Male full-time, year-round workers: $33,088
Female full-time, year-round workers: $22,018
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999Families: 164 (6.36%)
--With related children under 18 years: 132 (5.12%)
----With related children under 5 years: 103 (4%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 89 (3.45%)
--With related children under 18 years: 89 (3.45%)
----With related children under 5 years: 71 (2.76%)
Individuals: 832 (32.29%)
--18 years and over: 518 (20.1%)
----65 years and over: 147 (5.7%)
--Related children under 18 years: 303 (11.76%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 184 (7.14%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 289 (11.21%)
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