Plainfield, IN

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1860246, place: Plainfield town, Indiana)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 14,612 (100%)
In labor force: 9,425 (64.5%)
--Civilian labor force: 9,416 (64.44%)
----Employed: 9,123 (62.43%)
----Unemployed: 293 (2.01%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 3.1%
--Armed Forces: 9 (0.06%)
Not in labor force: 5,187 (35.5%)
Females 16 years and over: 7,126 (48.77%)
In labor force: 4,560 (31.21%)
--Civilian labor force: 4,551 (31.15%)
----Employed: 4,387 (30.02%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,378 (9.43%)
All parents in family in labor force: 930 (6.36%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 8,894 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 7,829 (88.03%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 525 (5.9%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 117 (1.32%)
Other means: 136 (1.53%)
Worked at home: 287 (3.23%)
Mean travel time to work: 21.7 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 9,123 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 2,453 (26.89%)
Service occupations: 1,301 (14.26%)
Sales and office occupations: 2,779 (30.46%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 1,117 (12.24%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,473 (16.15%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 37 (0.41%)
Construction: 655 (7.18%)
Manufacturing: 1,128 (12.36%)
Wholesale trade.: 492 (5.39%)
Retail trade: 1,174 (12.87%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 1,188 (13.02%)
Information: 275 (3.01%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 639 (7%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 627 (6.87%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,603 (17.57%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 557 (6.11%)
Other services (except public administration): 394 (4.32%)
Public administration: 354 (3.88%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 7,802 (85.52%)
Government workers: 1,038 (11.38%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 271 (2.97%)
Unpaid family workers: 12 (0.13%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 7,029 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 486 (6.91%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 420 (5.98%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 893 (12.7%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 793 (11.28%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,166 (16.59%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,708 (24.3%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 807 (11.48%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 588 (8.37%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 119 (1.69%)
$200,000 or more: 49 (0.7%)
Median household income: $46,782

With earnings: 5,634 (80.15%)
--Mean earnings: $55,732
With Social Security income: 1,764 (25.1%)
--Mean Social Security income: $12,862
With Supplemental Security Income: 123 (1.75%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $8,384
With public assistance income: 98 (1.39%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,437
With retirement income: 1,210 (17.21%)
--Mean retirement income: $14,717

Families: 4,869 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 144 (2.96%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 110 (2.26%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 404 (8.3%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 536 (11.01%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 739 (15.18%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,529 (31.4%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 691 (14.19%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 584 (11.99%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 110 (2.26%)
$200,000 or more: 22 (0.45%)
Median family income: $57,790

Per capita income: $21,083

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $39,148
Female full-time, year-round workers: $29,315

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 173 (3.55%)
--With related children under 18 years: 123 (2.53%)
----With related children under 5 years: 64 (1.31%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 69 (1.42%)
--With related children under 18 years: 69 (1.42%)
----With related children under 5 years: 28 (0.58%)
Individuals: 899 (18.46%)
--18 years and over: 643 (13.21%)
----65 years and over: 197 (4.05%)
--Related children under 18 years: 215 (4.42%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 135 (2.77%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 409 (8.4%)

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