West Terre Haute, IN

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1883384, place: West Terre Haute town, Indiana)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,713 (100%)
In labor force: 1,032 (60.25%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,032 (60.25%)
----Employed: 937 (54.7%)
----Unemployed: 95 (5.55%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 9.2%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 681 (39.75%)
Females 16 years and over: 909 (53.06%)
In labor force: 483 (28.2%)
--Civilian labor force: 483 (28.2%)
----Employed: 438 (25.57%)
Own children under 6 years: 187 (10.92%)
All parents in family in labor force: 129 (7.53%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 924 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 696 (75.32%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 156 (16.88%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 32 (3.46%)
Other means: 14 (1.52%)
Worked at home: 26 (2.81%)
Mean travel time to work: 19.1 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 937 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 104 (11.1%)
Service occupations: 206 (21.99%)
Sales and office occupations: 244 (26.04%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 184 (19.64%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 199 (21.24%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 4 (0.43%)
Construction: 165 (17.61%)
Manufacturing: 144 (15.37%)
Wholesale trade.: 30 (3.2%)
Retail trade: 161 (17.18%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 38 (4.06%)
Information: 5 (0.53%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 20 (2.13%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 27 (2.88%)
Educational, health and social services: 172 (18.36%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 85 (9.07%)
Other services (except public administration): 30 (3.2%)
Public administration: 56 (5.98%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 725 (77.37%)
Government workers: 151 (16.12%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 57 (6.08%)
Unpaid family workers: 4 (0.43%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 903 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 159 (17.61%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 88 (9.75%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 190 (21.04%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 175 (19.38%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 132 (14.62%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 128 (14.17%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 15 (1.66%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 12 (1.33%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 4 (0.44%)
Median household income: $25,954

With earnings: 667 (73.86%)
--Mean earnings: $33,821
With Social Security income: 279 (30.9%)
--Mean Social Security income: $8,991
With Supplemental Security Income: 81 (8.97%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,070
With public assistance income: 56 (6.2%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,285
With retirement income: 161 (17.83%)
--Mean retirement income: $7,927

Families: 613 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 70 (11.42%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 41 (6.69%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 126 (20.55%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 141 (23%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 102 (16.64%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 102 (16.64%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 15 (2.45%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 12 (1.96%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 4 (0.65%)
Median family income: $30,469

Per capita income: $11,887

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $25,854
Female full-time, year-round workers: $19,618

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 101 (16.48%)
--With related children under 18 years: 87 (14.19%)
----With related children under 5 years: 35 (5.71%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 44 (7.18%)
--With related children under 18 years: 41 (6.69%)
----With related children under 5 years: 12 (1.96%)
Individuals: 482 (78.63%)
--18 years and over: 295 (48.12%)
----65 years and over: 31 (5.06%)
--Related children under 18 years: 187 (30.51%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 152 (24.8%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 128 (20.88%)

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