La Paz, IN

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1842192, place: La Paz town, Indiana)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 405 (100%)
In labor force: 291 (71.85%)
--Civilian labor force: 291 (71.85%)
----Employed: 287 (70.86%)
----Unemployed: 4 (0.99%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 1.4%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 114 (28.15%)
Females 16 years and over: 223 (55.06%)
In labor force: 150 (37.04%)
--Civilian labor force: 150 (37.04%)
----Employed: 148 (36.54%)
Own children under 6 years: 32 (7.9%)
All parents in family in labor force: 19 (4.69%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 285 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 218 (76.49%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 40 (14.04%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 2 (0.7%)
Walked: 9 (3.16%)
Other means: 11 (3.86%)
Worked at home: 5 (1.75%)
Mean travel time to work: 24.7 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 287 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 23 (8.01%)
Service occupations: 44 (15.33%)
Sales and office occupations: 77 (26.83%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 29 (10.1%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 114 (39.72%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 0 (0%)
Construction: 9 (3.14%)
Manufacturing: 122 (42.51%)
Wholesale trade.: 20 (6.97%)
Retail trade: 33 (11.5%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 10 (3.48%)
Information: 0 (0%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 9 (3.14%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 8 (2.79%)
Educational, health and social services: 24 (8.36%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 14 (4.88%)
Other services (except public administration): 29 (10.1%)
Public administration: 9 (3.14%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 262 (91.29%)
Government workers: 17 (5.92%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 8 (2.79%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 207 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 20 (9.66%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 7 (3.38%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 29 (14.01%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 37 (17.87%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 51 (24.64%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 49 (23.67%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 11 (5.31%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 3 (1.45%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $37,961

With earnings: 185 (89.37%)
--Mean earnings: $38,005
With Social Security income: 43 (20.77%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,712
With Supplemental Security Income: 6 (2.9%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $7,250
With public assistance income: 2 (0.97%)
--Mean public assistance income: $800
With retirement income: 23 (11.11%)
--Mean retirement income: $4,439

Families: 148 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 6 (4.05%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 2 (1.35%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 23 (15.54%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 23 (15.54%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 43 (29.05%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 41 (27.7%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 7 (4.73%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 3 (2.03%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $39,667

Per capita income: $16,658

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $30,089
Female full-time, year-round workers: $21,083

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 6 (4.05%)
--With related children under 18 years: 6 (4.05%)
----With related children under 5 years: 4 (2.7%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 6 (4.05%)
--With related children under 18 years: 6 (4.05%)
----With related children under 5 years: 4 (2.7%)
Individuals: 26 (17.57%)
--18 years and over: 15 (10.14%)
----65 years and over: 2 (1.35%)
--Related children under 18 years: 11 (7.43%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 7 (4.73%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 9 (6.08%)

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