General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1819486, place: East Chicago city, Indiana)EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over: 23,594 (100%)
In labor force: 12,331 (52.26%)
--Civilian labor force: 12,320 (52.22%)
----Employed: 10,421 (44.17%)
----Unemployed: 1,899 (8.05%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 15.4%
--Armed Forces: 11 (0.05%)
Not in labor force: 11,263 (47.74%)
Females 16 years and over: 12,608 (53.44%)
In labor force: 5,965 (25.28%)
--Civilian labor force: 5,965 (25.28%)
----Employed: 5,069 (21.48%)
Own children under 6 years: 3,328 (14.11%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,810 (7.67%)
COMMUTING TO WORKWorkers 16 years and over: 10,146 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 7,401 (72.95%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,535 (15.13%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 313 (3.08%)
Walked: 568 (5.6%)
Other means: 180 (1.77%)
Worked at home: 149 (1.47%)
Mean travel time to work: 22.1 minutes
OCCUPATIONEmployed civilian population 16 years and over: 10,421 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 1,798 (17.25%)
Service occupations: 2,263 (21.72%)
Sales and office occupations: 2,481 (23.81%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 12 (0.12%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 952 (9.14%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 2,915 (27.97%)
INDUSTRYAgriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 24 (0.23%)
Construction: 533 (5.11%)
Manufacturing: 2,474 (23.74%)
Wholesale trade.: 291 (2.79%)
Retail trade: 1,052 (10.1%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 435 (4.17%)
Information: 250 (2.4%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 330 (3.17%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 721 (6.92%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,894 (18.17%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 1,303 (12.5%)
Other services (except public administration): 485 (4.65%)
Public administration: 629 (6.04%)
CLASS OF WORKERPrivate wage and salary workers: 8,521 (81.77%)
Government workers: 1,691 (16.23%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 194 (1.86%)
Unpaid family workers: 15 (0.14%)
INCOME IN 1999Households: 11,689 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 2,418 (20.69%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,091 (9.33%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 2,018 (17.26%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,636 (14%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,782 (15.25%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,565 (13.39%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 643 (5.5%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 332 (2.84%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 113 (0.97%)
$200,000 or more: 91 (0.78%)
Median household income: $26,538
With earnings: 8,177 (69.95%)
--Mean earnings: $39,329
With Social Security income: 3,629 (31.05%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,174
With Supplemental Security Income: 949 (8.12%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,470
With public assistance income: 1,025 (8.77%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,964
With retirement income: 2,439 (20.87%)
--Mean retirement income: $12,714
Families: 7,977 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,250 (15.67%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 663 (8.31%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,237 (15.51%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,135 (14.23%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,363 (17.09%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,263 (15.83%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 586 (7.35%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 309 (3.87%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 88 (1.1%)
$200,000 or more: 83 (1.04%)
Median family income: $31,778
Per capita income: $13,517
Median earnings (dollars)Male full-time, year-round workers: $32,588
Female full-time, year-round workers: $21,678
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999Families: 1,793 (22.48%)
--With related children under 18 years: 1,527 (19.14%)
----With related children under 5 years: 794 (9.95%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 1,252 (15.7%)
--With related children under 18 years: 1,118 (14.02%)
----With related children under 5 years: 543 (6.81%)
Individuals: 7,845 (98.35%)
--18 years and over: 4,567 (57.25%)
----65 years and over: 685 (8.59%)
--Related children under 18 years: 3,250 (40.74%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 2,270 (28.46%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 1,596 (20.01%)
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