Wakarusa, IN

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1879478, place: Wakarusa town, Indiana)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,228 (100%)
In labor force: 806 (65.64%)
--Civilian labor force: 806 (65.64%)
----Employed: 796 (64.82%)
----Unemployed: 10 (0.81%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 1.2%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 422 (34.36%)
Females 16 years and over: 694 (56.51%)
In labor force: 397 (32.33%)
--Civilian labor force: 397 (32.33%)
----Employed: 389 (31.68%)
Own children under 6 years: 110 (8.96%)
All parents in family in labor force: 66 (5.37%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 780 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 627 (80.38%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 82 (10.51%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 40 (5.13%)
Other means: 11 (1.41%)
Worked at home: 20 (2.56%)
Mean travel time to work: 16.8 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 796 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 191 (23.99%)
Service occupations: 79 (9.92%)
Sales and office occupations: 234 (29.4%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 8 (1.01%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 79 (9.92%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 205 (25.75%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 10 (1.26%)
Construction: 41 (5.15%)
Manufacturing: 315 (39.57%)
Wholesale trade.: 34 (4.27%)
Retail trade: 87 (10.93%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 16 (2.01%)
Information: 4 (0.5%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 26 (3.27%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 22 (2.76%)
Educational, health and social services: 133 (16.71%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 25 (3.14%)
Other services (except public administration): 63 (7.91%)
Public administration: 20 (2.51%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 684 (85.93%)
Government workers: 65 (8.17%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 43 (5.4%)
Unpaid family workers: 4 (0.5%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 586 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 34 (5.8%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 31 (5.29%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 88 (15.02%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 66 (11.26%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 134 (22.87%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 154 (26.28%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 32 (5.46%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 28 (4.78%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 11 (1.88%)
$200,000 or more: 8 (1.37%)
Median household income: $41,515

With earnings: 489 (83.45%)
--Mean earnings: $50,672
With Social Security income: 160 (27.3%)
--Mean Social Security income: $12,388
With Supplemental Security Income: 26 (4.44%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,219
With public assistance income: 4 (0.68%)
--Mean public assistance income: $7,750
With retirement income: 65 (11.09%)
--Mean retirement income: $7,342

Families: 412 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 9 (2.18%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 5 (1.21%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 29 (7.04%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 49 (11.89%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 106 (25.73%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 141 (34.22%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 32 (7.77%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 22 (5.34%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 11 (2.67%)
$200,000 or more: 8 (1.94%)
Median family income: $50,833

Per capita income: $19,615

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $36,014
Female full-time, year-round workers: $25,300

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 13 (3.16%)
--With related children under 18 years: 10 (2.43%)
----With related children under 5 years: 6 (1.46%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 11 (2.67%)
--With related children under 18 years: 8 (1.94%)
----With related children under 5 years: 6 (1.46%)
Individuals: 59 (14.32%)
--18 years and over: 44 (10.68%)
----65 years and over: 12 (2.91%)
--Related children under 18 years: 15 (3.64%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 6 (1.46%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 25 (6.07%)

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