Brookston, IN

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1808146, place: Brookston town, Indiana)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,302 (100%)
In labor force: 950 (72.96%)
--Civilian labor force: 950 (72.96%)
----Employed: 934 (71.74%)
----Unemployed: 16 (1.23%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 1.7%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 352 (27.04%)
Females 16 years and over: 685 (52.61%)
In labor force: 451 (34.64%)
--Civilian labor force: 451 (34.64%)
----Employed: 440 (33.79%)
Own children under 6 years: 150 (11.52%)
All parents in family in labor force: 107 (8.22%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 899 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 754 (83.87%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 102 (11.35%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 2 (0.22%)
Walked: 10 (1.11%)
Other means: 4 (0.44%)
Worked at home: 27 (3%)
Mean travel time to work: 25.6 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 934 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 228 (24.41%)
Service occupations: 133 (14.24%)
Sales and office occupations: 241 (25.8%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 105 (11.24%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 227 (24.3%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 11 (1.18%)
Construction: 80 (8.57%)
Manufacturing: 246 (26.34%)
Wholesale trade.: 32 (3.43%)
Retail trade: 119 (12.74%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 42 (4.5%)
Information: 9 (0.96%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 50 (5.35%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 55 (5.89%)
Educational, health and social services: 197 (21.09%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 36 (3.85%)
Other services (except public administration): 42 (4.5%)
Public administration: 15 (1.61%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 764 (81.8%)
Government workers: 119 (12.74%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 45 (4.82%)
Unpaid family workers: 6 (0.64%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 685 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 30 (4.38%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 41 (5.99%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 93 (13.58%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 107 (15.62%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 147 (21.46%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 188 (27.45%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 54 (7.88%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 20 (2.92%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 3 (0.44%)
$200,000 or more: 2 (0.29%)
Median household income: $41,422

With earnings: 587 (85.69%)
--Mean earnings: $45,679
With Social Security income: 159 (23.21%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,256
With Supplemental Security Income: 31 (4.53%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,955
With public assistance income: 3 (0.44%)
--Mean public assistance income: $267
With retirement income: 106 (15.47%)
--Mean retirement income: $9,546

Families: 503 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 8 (1.59%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 21 (4.17%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 47 (9.34%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 83 (16.5%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 114 (22.66%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 164 (32.6%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 47 (9.34%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 14 (2.78%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 3 (0.6%)
$200,000 or more: 2 (0.4%)
Median family income: $47,011

Per capita income: $18,291

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $35,645
Female full-time, year-round workers: $22,891

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 20 (3.98%)
--With related children under 18 years: 15 (2.98%)
----With related children under 5 years: 6 (1.19%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 14 (2.78%)
--With related children under 18 years: 12 (2.39%)
----With related children under 5 years: 3 (0.6%)
Individuals: 89 (17.69%)
--18 years and over: 60 (11.93%)
----65 years and over: 10 (1.99%)
--Related children under 18 years: 29 (5.77%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 21 (4.17%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 29 (5.77%)

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