Salem, IN

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1867464, place: Salem city, Indiana)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 4,830 (100%)
In labor force: 2,828 (58.55%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,828 (58.55%)
----Employed: 2,670 (55.28%)
----Unemployed: 158 (3.27%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5.6%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 2,002 (41.45%)
Females 16 years and over: 2,658 (55.03%)
In labor force: 1,345 (27.85%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,345 (27.85%)
----Employed: 1,294 (26.79%)
Own children under 6 years: 452 (9.36%)
All parents in family in labor force: 261 (5.4%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 2,620 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,980 (75.57%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 482 (18.4%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 4 (0.15%)
Walked: 92 (3.51%)
Other means: 27 (1.03%)
Worked at home: 35 (1.34%)
Mean travel time to work: 21 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 2,670 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 539 (20.19%)
Service occupations: 472 (17.68%)
Sales and office occupations: 514 (19.25%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 20 (0.75%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 224 (8.39%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 901 (33.75%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 27 (1.01%)
Construction: 174 (6.52%)
Manufacturing: 913 (34.19%)
Wholesale trade.: 68 (2.55%)
Retail trade: 282 (10.56%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 143 (5.36%)
Information: 55 (2.06%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 82 (3.07%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 154 (5.77%)
Educational, health and social services: 413 (15.47%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 182 (6.82%)
Other services (except public administration): 88 (3.3%)
Public administration: 89 (3.33%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 2,161 (80.94%)
Government workers: 239 (8.95%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 241 (9.03%)
Unpaid family workers: 29 (1.09%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 2,513 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 346 (13.77%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 234 (9.31%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 546 (21.73%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 308 (12.26%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 506 (20.14%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 420 (16.71%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 87 (3.46%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 29 (1.15%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 15 (0.6%)
$200,000 or more: 22 (0.88%)
Median household income: $29,256

With earnings: 1,731 (68.88%)
--Mean earnings: $39,704
With Social Security income: 982 (39.08%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,767
With Supplemental Security Income: 145 (5.77%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,015
With public assistance income: 100 (3.98%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,851
With retirement income: 514 (20.45%)
--Mean retirement income: $8,350

Families: 1,573 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 100 (6.36%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 45 (2.86%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 310 (19.71%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 240 (15.26%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 386 (24.54%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 367 (23.33%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 82 (5.21%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 23 (1.46%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 5 (0.32%)
$200,000 or more: 15 (0.95%)
Median family income: $37,179

Per capita income: $16,299

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $27,521
Female full-time, year-round workers: $21,952

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 133 (8.46%)
--With related children under 18 years: 88 (5.59%)
----With related children under 5 years: 66 (4.2%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 70 (4.45%)
--With related children under 18 years: 59 (3.75%)
----With related children under 5 years: 44 (2.8%)
Individuals: 651 (41.39%)
--18 years and over: 456 (28.99%)
----65 years and over: 58 (3.69%)
--Related children under 18 years: 180 (11.44%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 94 (5.98%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 268 (17.04%)

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