Ligonier, IN

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1843686, place: Ligonier city, Indiana)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 3,311 (100%)
In labor force: 2,204 (66.57%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,204 (66.57%)
----Employed: 2,104 (63.55%)
----Unemployed: 100 (3.02%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.5%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 1,107 (33.43%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,588 (47.96%)
In labor force: 979 (29.57%)
--Civilian labor force: 979 (29.57%)
----Employed: 942 (28.45%)
Own children under 6 years: 470 (14.2%)
All parents in family in labor force: 246 (7.43%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 2,052 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,455 (70.91%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 495 (24.12%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 18 (0.88%)
Other means: 37 (1.8%)
Worked at home: 47 (2.29%)
Mean travel time to work: 18.2 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 2,104 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 248 (11.79%)
Service occupations: 220 (10.46%)
Sales and office occupations: 335 (15.92%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 18 (0.86%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 137 (6.51%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,146 (54.47%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 18 (0.86%)
Construction: 56 (2.66%)
Manufacturing: 1,360 (64.64%)
Wholesale trade.: 14 (0.67%)
Retail trade: 193 (9.17%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 39 (1.85%)
Information: 22 (1.05%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 33 (1.57%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 51 (2.42%)
Educational, health and social services: 156 (7.41%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 64 (3.04%)
Other services (except public administration): 74 (3.52%)
Public administration: 24 (1.14%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,915 (91.02%)
Government workers: 103 (4.9%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 86 (4.09%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,423 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 92 (6.47%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 69 (4.85%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 235 (16.51%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 292 (20.52%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 237 (16.65%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 345 (24.24%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 105 (7.38%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 31 (2.18%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 12 (0.84%)
$200,000 or more: 5 (0.35%)
Median household income: $36,546

With earnings: 1,226 (86.16%)
--Mean earnings: $46,314
With Social Security income: 295 (20.73%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,416
With Supplemental Security Income: 75 (5.27%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,966
With public assistance income: 63 (4.43%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,056
With retirement income: 159 (11.17%)
--Mean retirement income: $7,170

Families: 1,043 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 31 (2.97%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 13 (1.25%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 148 (14.19%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 233 (22.34%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 194 (18.6%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 289 (27.71%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 87 (8.34%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 39 (3.74%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 4 (0.38%)
$200,000 or more: 5 (0.48%)
Median family income: $42,757

Per capita income: $14,448

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $31,596
Female full-time, year-round workers: $23,937

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 78 (7.48%)
--With related children under 18 years: 73 (7%)
----With related children under 5 years: 63 (6.04%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 18 (1.73%)
--With related children under 18 years: 18 (1.73%)
----With related children under 5 years: 17 (1.63%)
Individuals: 634 (60.79%)
--18 years and over: 379 (36.34%)
----65 years and over: 24 (2.3%)
--Related children under 18 years: 242 (23.2%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 141 (13.52%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 201 (19.27%)

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