Laurel, IN

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1842372, place: Laurel town, Indiana)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 426 (100%)
In labor force: 231 (54.23%)
--Civilian labor force: 231 (54.23%)
----Employed: 210 (49.3%)
----Unemployed: 21 (4.93%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 9.1%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 195 (45.77%)
Females 16 years and over: 213 (50%)
In labor force: 99 (23.24%)
--Civilian labor force: 99 (23.24%)
----Employed: 89 (20.89%)
Own children under 6 years: 59 (13.85%)
All parents in family in labor force: 38 (8.92%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 205 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 122 (59.51%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 69 (33.66%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 10 (4.88%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 4 (1.95%)
Mean travel time to work: 39.2 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 210 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 24 (11.43%)
Service occupations: 44 (20.95%)
Sales and office occupations: 25 (11.9%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 24 (11.43%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 93 (44.29%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 2 (0.95%)
Construction: 22 (10.48%)
Manufacturing: 98 (46.67%)
Wholesale trade.: 2 (0.95%)
Retail trade: 5 (2.38%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 14 (6.67%)
Information: 0 (0%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 10 (4.76%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 19 (9.05%)
Educational, health and social services: 23 (10.95%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 8 (3.81%)
Other services (except public administration): 6 (2.86%)
Public administration: 1 (0.48%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 177 (84.29%)
Government workers: 18 (8.57%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 15 (7.14%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 227 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 45 (19.82%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 18 (7.93%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 44 (19.38%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 36 (15.86%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 41 (18.06%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 39 (17.18%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 4 (1.76%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 0 (0%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $29,375

With earnings: 149 (65.64%)
--Mean earnings: $36,147
With Social Security income: 76 (33.48%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,175
With Supplemental Security Income: 17 (7.49%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,424
With public assistance income: 3 (1.32%)
--Mean public assistance income: $667
With retirement income: 42 (18.5%)
--Mean retirement income: $6,284

Families: 147 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 12 (8.16%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 6 (4.08%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 36 (24.49%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 25 (17.01%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 37 (25.17%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 27 (18.37%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 4 (2.72%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 0 (0%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $33,625

Per capita income: $12,035

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $28,846
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,625

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 17 (11.56%)
--With related children under 18 years: 8 (5.44%)
----With related children under 5 years: 7 (4.76%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 5 (3.4%)
--With related children under 18 years: 1 (0.68%)
----With related children under 5 years: 1 (0.68%)
Individuals: 77 (52.38%)
--18 years and over: 59 (40.14%)
----65 years and over: 18 (12.24%)
--Related children under 18 years: 18 (12.24%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 8 (5.44%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 27 (18.37%)

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