Colfax, IN

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1814284, place: Colfax town, Indiana)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 568 (100%)
In labor force: 355 (62.5%)
--Civilian labor force: 355 (62.5%)
----Employed: 332 (58.45%)
----Unemployed: 23 (4.05%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 6.5%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 213 (37.5%)
Females 16 years and over: 307 (54.05%)
In labor force: 167 (29.4%)
--Civilian labor force: 167 (29.4%)
----Employed: 156 (27.46%)
Own children under 6 years: 100 (17.61%)
All parents in family in labor force: 54 (9.51%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 325 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 253 (77.85%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 47 (14.46%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 2 (0.62%)
Walked: 8 (2.46%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 15 (4.62%)
Mean travel time to work: 26.2 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 332 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 50 (15.06%)
Service occupations: 59 (17.77%)
Sales and office occupations: 71 (21.39%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 34 (10.24%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 118 (35.54%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 5 (1.51%)
Construction: 26 (7.83%)
Manufacturing: 135 (40.66%)
Wholesale trade.: 20 (6.02%)
Retail trade: 27 (8.13%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 13 (3.92%)
Information: 5 (1.51%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 10 (3.01%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 22 (6.63%)
Educational, health and social services: 37 (11.14%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 25 (7.53%)
Other services (except public administration): 6 (1.81%)
Public administration: 1 (0.3%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 293 (88.25%)
Government workers: 16 (4.82%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 23 (6.93%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 265 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 25 (9.43%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 26 (9.81%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 30 (11.32%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 29 (10.94%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 58 (21.89%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 63 (23.77%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 27 (10.19%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 7 (2.64%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $42,687

With earnings: 206 (77.74%)
--Mean earnings: $45,013
With Social Security income: 80 (30.19%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,093
With Supplemental Security Income: 1 (0.38%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,200
With public assistance income: 13 (4.91%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,146
With retirement income: 43 (16.23%)
--Mean retirement income: $8,757

Families: 179 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 8 (4.47%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 10 (5.59%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 17 (9.5%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 22 (12.29%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 46 (25.7%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 45 (25.14%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 24 (13.41%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 7 (3.91%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $44,514

Per capita income: $14,482

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $31,792
Female full-time, year-round workers: $28,000

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 12 (6.7%)
--With related children under 18 years: 8 (4.47%)
----With related children under 5 years: 8 (4.47%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 0 (0%)
--With related children under 18 years: 0 (0%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Individuals: 60 (33.52%)
--18 years and over: 45 (25.14%)
----65 years and over: 8 (4.47%)
--Related children under 18 years: 13 (7.26%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 5 (2.79%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 27 (15.08%)

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