Bennington, KS

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2006075, place: Bennington city, Kansas)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 452 (100%)
In labor force: 321 (71.02%)
--Civilian labor force: 321 (71.02%)
----Employed: 310 (68.58%)
----Unemployed: 11 (2.43%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 3.4%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 131 (28.98%)
Females 16 years and over: 236 (52.21%)
In labor force: 165 (36.5%)
--Civilian labor force: 165 (36.5%)
----Employed: 158 (34.96%)
Own children under 6 years: 68 (15.04%)
All parents in family in labor force: 62 (13.72%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 306 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 262 (85.62%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 29 (9.48%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 1 (0.33%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 14 (4.58%)
Mean travel time to work: 22.4 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 310 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 78 (25.16%)
Service occupations: 50 (16.13%)
Sales and office occupations: 85 (27.42%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 6 (1.94%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 43 (13.87%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 48 (15.48%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 12 (3.87%)
Construction: 16 (5.16%)
Manufacturing: 41 (13.23%)
Wholesale trade.: 12 (3.87%)
Retail trade: 49 (15.81%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 27 (8.71%)
Information: 2 (0.65%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 17 (5.48%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 16 (5.16%)
Educational, health and social services: 80 (25.81%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 13 (4.19%)
Other services (except public administration): 13 (4.19%)
Public administration: 12 (3.87%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 232 (74.84%)
Government workers: 54 (17.42%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 24 (7.74%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 241 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 17 (7.05%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 15 (6.22%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 37 (15.35%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 34 (14.11%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 61 (25.31%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 64 (26.56%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 10 (4.15%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 3 (1.24%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $37,303

With earnings: 196 (81.33%)
--Mean earnings: $39,454
With Social Security income: 78 (32.37%)
--Mean Social Security income: $12,866
With Supplemental Security Income: 3 (1.24%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $2,000
With public assistance income: 8 (3.32%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,988
With retirement income: 30 (12.45%)
--Mean retirement income: $11,539

Families: 175 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 4 (2.29%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 5 (2.86%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 19 (10.86%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 23 (13.14%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 49 (28%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 62 (35.43%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 10 (5.71%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 3 (1.71%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $45,972

Per capita income: $15,919

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $32,143
Female full-time, year-round workers: $21,429

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 9 (5.14%)
--With related children under 18 years: 7 (4%)
----With related children under 5 years: 2 (1.14%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 5 (2.86%)
--With related children under 18 years: 5 (2.86%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Individuals: 37 (21.14%)
--18 years and over: 26 (14.86%)
----65 years and over: 5 (2.86%)
--Related children under 18 years: 11 (6.29%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 7 (4%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 11 (6.29%)

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