Wheatfield, IN

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1883528, place: Wheatfield town, Indiana)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 577 (100%)
In labor force: 363 (62.91%)
--Civilian labor force: 363 (62.91%)
----Employed: 339 (58.75%)
----Unemployed: 24 (4.16%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 6.6%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 214 (37.09%)
Females 16 years and over: 287 (49.74%)
In labor force: 149 (25.82%)
--Civilian labor force: 149 (25.82%)
----Employed: 135 (23.4%)
Own children under 6 years: 80 (13.86%)
All parents in family in labor force: 41 (7.11%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 333 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 278 (83.48%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 32 (9.61%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 14 (4.2%)
Other means: 4 (1.2%)
Worked at home: 5 (1.5%)
Mean travel time to work: 28.1 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 339 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 68 (20.06%)
Service occupations: 64 (18.88%)
Sales and office occupations: 60 (17.7%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 5 (1.47%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 72 (21.24%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 70 (20.65%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 13 (3.83%)
Construction: 44 (12.98%)
Manufacturing: 43 (12.68%)
Wholesale trade.: 15 (4.42%)
Retail trade: 47 (13.86%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 38 (11.21%)
Information: 9 (2.65%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 8 (2.36%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 12 (3.54%)
Educational, health and social services: 64 (18.88%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 16 (4.72%)
Other services (except public administration): 21 (6.19%)
Public administration: 9 (2.65%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 286 (84.37%)
Government workers: 45 (13.27%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 8 (2.36%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 267 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 24 (8.99%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 19 (7.12%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 28 (10.49%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 46 (17.23%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 78 (29.21%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 42 (15.73%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 20 (7.49%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 8 (3%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 2 (0.75%)
Median household income: $38,021

With earnings: 216 (80.9%)
--Mean earnings: $42,739
With Social Security income: 91 (34.08%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,722
With Supplemental Security Income: 19 (7.12%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,026
With public assistance income: 5 (1.87%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,020
With retirement income: 46 (17.23%)
--Mean retirement income: $9,543

Families: 179 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 8 (4.47%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 5 (2.79%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 9 (5.03%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 33 (18.44%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 63 (35.2%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 37 (20.67%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 19 (10.61%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 3 (1.68%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 2 (1.12%)
Median family income: $43,750

Per capita income: $15,003

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $34,792
Female full-time, year-round workers: $23,472

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 11 (6.15%)
--With related children under 18 years: 6 (3.35%)
----With related children under 5 years: 2 (1.12%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 7 (3.91%)
--With related children under 18 years: 6 (3.35%)
----With related children under 5 years: 2 (1.12%)
Individuals: 53 (29.61%)
--18 years and over: 37 (20.67%)
----65 years and over: 5 (2.79%)
--Related children under 18 years: 13 (7.26%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 6 (3.35%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 23 (12.85%)

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