Gas City, IN

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1827054, place: Gas City city, Indiana)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 4,641 (100%)
In labor force: 3,096 (66.71%)
--Civilian labor force: 3,096 (66.71%)
----Employed: 2,909 (62.68%)
----Unemployed: 187 (4.03%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 6%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 1,545 (33.29%)
Females 16 years and over: 2,519 (54.28%)
In labor force: 1,510 (32.54%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,510 (32.54%)
----Employed: 1,434 (30.9%)
Own children under 6 years: 518 (11.16%)
All parents in family in labor force: 409 (8.81%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 2,860 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 2,470 (86.36%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 277 (9.69%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 55 (1.92%)
Other means: 20 (0.7%)
Worked at home: 38 (1.33%)
Mean travel time to work: 21.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 2,909 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 644 (22.14%)
Service occupations: 380 (13.06%)
Sales and office occupations: 742 (25.51%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 235 (8.08%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 908 (31.21%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 17 (0.58%)
Construction: 163 (5.6%)
Manufacturing: 962 (33.07%)
Wholesale trade.: 78 (2.68%)
Retail trade: 362 (12.44%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 141 (4.85%)
Information: 39 (1.34%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 185 (6.36%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 68 (2.34%)
Educational, health and social services: 513 (17.63%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 245 (8.42%)
Other services (except public administration): 82 (2.82%)
Public administration: 54 (1.86%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 2,519 (86.59%)
Government workers: 282 (9.69%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 98 (3.37%)
Unpaid family workers: 10 (0.34%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 2,388 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 161 (6.74%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 238 (9.97%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 353 (14.78%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 398 (16.67%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 433 (18.13%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 478 (20.02%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 227 (9.51%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 80 (3.35%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 20 (0.84%)
Median household income: $35,940

With earnings: 1,946 (81.49%)
--Mean earnings: $42,310
With Social Security income: 654 (27.39%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,529
With Supplemental Security Income: 67 (2.81%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,871
With public assistance income: 52 (2.18%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,344
With retirement income: 460 (19.26%)
--Mean retirement income: $22,888

Families: 1,674 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 103 (6.15%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 72 (4.3%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 191 (11.41%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 270 (16.13%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 342 (20.43%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 402 (24.01%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 214 (12.78%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 80 (4.78%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $42,056

Per capita income: $18,295

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $34,020
Female full-time, year-round workers: $23,482

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 135 (8.06%)
--With related children under 18 years: 95 (5.68%)
----With related children under 5 years: 37 (2.21%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 30 (1.79%)
--With related children under 18 years: 13 (0.78%)
----With related children under 5 years: 7 (0.42%)
Individuals: 604 (36.08%)
--18 years and over: 389 (23.24%)
----65 years and over: 63 (3.76%)
--Related children under 18 years: 204 (12.19%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 156 (9.32%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 126 (7.53%)

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