Topeka, IN

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1876184, place: Topeka town, Indiana)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 826 (100%)
In labor force: 603 (73%)
--Civilian labor force: 603 (73%)
----Employed: 592 (71.67%)
----Unemployed: 11 (1.33%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 1.8%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 223 (27%)
Females 16 years and over: 413 (50%)
In labor force: 249 (30.15%)
--Civilian labor force: 249 (30.15%)
----Employed: 238 (28.81%)
Own children under 6 years: 134 (16.22%)
All parents in family in labor force: 90 (10.9%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 590 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 413 (70%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 109 (18.47%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 19 (3.22%)
Other means: 30 (5.08%)
Worked at home: 19 (3.22%)
Mean travel time to work: 17 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 592 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 83 (14.02%)
Service occupations: 72 (12.16%)
Sales and office occupations: 90 (15.2%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 58 (9.8%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 289 (48.82%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 5 (0.84%)
Construction: 32 (5.41%)
Manufacturing: 326 (55.07%)
Wholesale trade.: 15 (2.53%)
Retail trade: 45 (7.6%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 19 (3.21%)
Information: 3 (0.51%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 7 (1.18%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 6 (1.01%)
Educational, health and social services: 57 (9.63%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 48 (8.11%)
Other services (except public administration): 23 (3.89%)
Public administration: 6 (1.01%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 520 (87.84%)
Government workers: 29 (4.9%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 43 (7.26%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 460 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 39 (8.48%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 36 (7.83%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 71 (15.43%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 68 (14.78%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 96 (20.87%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 108 (23.48%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 26 (5.65%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 10 (2.17%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 2 (0.43%)
$200,000 or more: 4 (0.87%)
Median household income: $37,105

With earnings: 395 (85.87%)
--Mean earnings: $41,526
With Social Security income: 101 (21.96%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,365
With Supplemental Security Income: 11 (2.39%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,282
With public assistance income: 2 (0.43%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,700
With retirement income: 38 (8.26%)
--Mean retirement income: $11,414

Families: 329 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 14 (4.26%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 18 (5.47%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 33 (10.03%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 60 (18.24%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 87 (26.44%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 86 (26.14%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 21 (6.38%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 4 (1.22%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 2 (0.61%)
$200,000 or more: 4 (1.22%)
Median family income: $42,232

Per capita income: $17,269

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $32,356
Female full-time, year-round workers: $23,542

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 24 (7.29%)
--With related children under 18 years: 21 (6.38%)
----With related children under 5 years: 15 (4.56%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 14 (4.26%)
--With related children under 18 years: 14 (4.26%)
----With related children under 5 years: 12 (3.65%)
Individuals: 105 (31.91%)
--18 years and over: 64 (19.45%)
----65 years and over: 12 (3.65%)
--Related children under 18 years: 41 (12.46%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 20 (6.08%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 33 (10.03%)

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