Belle Plaine, KS

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2005500, place: Belle Plaine city, Kansas)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,221 (100%)
In labor force: 835 (68.39%)
--Civilian labor force: 835 (68.39%)
----Employed: 792 (64.86%)
----Unemployed: 43 (3.52%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5.1%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 386 (31.61%)
Females 16 years and over: 615 (50.37%)
In labor force: 394 (32.27%)
--Civilian labor force: 394 (32.27%)
----Employed: 373 (30.55%)
Own children under 6 years: 118 (9.66%)
All parents in family in labor force: 95 (7.78%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 786 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 620 (78.88%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 102 (12.98%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 32 (4.07%)
Other means: 6 (0.76%)
Worked at home: 26 (3.31%)
Mean travel time to work: 25.2 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 792 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 241 (30.43%)
Service occupations: 94 (11.87%)
Sales and office occupations: 176 (22.22%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 96 (12.12%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 185 (23.36%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 1 (0.13%)
Construction: 51 (6.44%)
Manufacturing: 261 (32.95%)
Wholesale trade.: 19 (2.4%)
Retail trade: 55 (6.94%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 46 (5.81%)
Information: 16 (2.02%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 41 (5.18%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 19 (2.4%)
Educational, health and social services: 182 (22.98%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 31 (3.91%)
Other services (except public administration): 20 (2.53%)
Public administration: 50 (6.31%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 589 (74.37%)
Government workers: 167 (21.09%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 35 (4.42%)
Unpaid family workers: 1 (0.13%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 622 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 58 (9.32%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 45 (7.23%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 107 (17.2%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 57 (9.16%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 128 (20.58%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 125 (20.1%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 71 (11.41%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 27 (4.34%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 3 (0.48%)
$200,000 or more: 1 (0.16%)
Median household income: $38,125

With earnings: 487 (78.3%)
--Mean earnings: $45,283
With Social Security income: 194 (31.19%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,379
With Supplemental Security Income: 14 (2.25%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $7,671
With public assistance income: 26 (4.18%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,735
With retirement income: 116 (18.65%)
--Mean retirement income: $10,855

Families: 453 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 22 (4.86%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 20 (4.42%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 58 (12.8%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 39 (8.61%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 106 (23.4%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 116 (25.61%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 66 (14.57%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 22 (4.86%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 3 (0.66%)
$200,000 or more: 1 (0.22%)
Median family income: $47,422

Per capita income: $16,414

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $34,821
Female full-time, year-round workers: $22,778

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 36 (7.95%)
--With related children under 18 years: 25 (5.52%)
----With related children under 5 years: 12 (2.65%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 17 (3.75%)
--With related children under 18 years: 11 (2.43%)
----With related children under 5 years: 5 (1.1%)
Individuals: 159 (35.1%)
--18 years and over: 85 (18.76%)
----65 years and over: 18 (3.97%)
--Related children under 18 years: 64 (14.13%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 44 (9.71%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 31 (6.84%)

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