Seymour, IN

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1868832, place: Seymour city, Indiana)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 13,970 (100%)
In labor force: 9,156 (65.54%)
--Civilian labor force: 9,150 (65.5%)
----Employed: 8,806 (63.04%)
----Unemployed: 344 (2.46%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 3.8%
--Armed Forces: 6 (0.04%)
Not in labor force: 4,814 (34.46%)
Females 16 years and over: 7,225 (51.72%)
In labor force: 3,980 (28.49%)
--Civilian labor force: 3,980 (28.49%)
----Employed: 3,859 (27.62%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,542 (11.04%)
All parents in family in labor force: 908 (6.5%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 8,551 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 6,785 (79.35%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,347 (15.75%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 4 (0.05%)
Walked: 157 (1.84%)
Other means: 115 (1.34%)
Worked at home: 143 (1.67%)
Mean travel time to work: 17.5 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 8,806 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 1,802 (20.46%)
Service occupations: 917 (10.41%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,999 (22.7%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 85 (0.97%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 893 (10.14%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 3,110 (35.32%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 129 (1.46%)
Construction: 529 (6.01%)
Manufacturing: 3,092 (35.11%)
Wholesale trade.: 253 (2.87%)
Retail trade: 1,493 (16.95%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 277 (3.15%)
Information: 185 (2.1%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 306 (3.47%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 411 (4.67%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,105 (12.55%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 492 (5.59%)
Other services (except public administration): 349 (3.96%)
Public administration: 185 (2.1%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 7,744 (87.94%)
Government workers: 616 (7%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 396 (4.5%)
Unpaid family workers: 50 (0.57%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 7,257 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 661 (9.11%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 578 (7.96%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,083 (14.92%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,024 (14.11%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,631 (22.47%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,443 (19.88%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 494 (6.81%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 182 (2.51%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 71 (0.98%)
$200,000 or more: 90 (1.24%)
Median household income: $36,883

With earnings: 5,715 (78.75%)
--Mean earnings: $45,393
With Social Security income: 2,071 (28.54%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,755
With Supplemental Security Income: 331 (4.56%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,521
With public assistance income: 211 (2.91%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,457
With retirement income: 1,206 (16.62%)
--Mean retirement income: $20,912

Families: 4,762 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 276 (5.8%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 187 (3.93%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 532 (11.17%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 695 (14.59%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,207 (25.35%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,203 (25.26%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 365 (7.66%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 161 (3.38%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 53 (1.11%)
$200,000 or more: 83 (1.74%)
Median family income: $43,357

Per capita income: $18,222

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $30,638
Female full-time, year-round workers: $22,265

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 379 (7.96%)
--With related children under 18 years: 251 (5.27%)
----With related children under 5 years: 153 (3.21%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 158 (3.32%)
--With related children under 18 years: 150 (3.15%)
----With related children under 5 years: 97 (2.04%)
Individuals: 1,763 (37.02%)
--18 years and over: 1,300 (27.3%)
----65 years and over: 253 (5.31%)
--Related children under 18 years: 426 (8.95%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 248 (5.21%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 661 (13.88%)

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