Benton, KS

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2006175, place: Benton city, Kansas)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 603 (100%)
In labor force: 456 (75.62%)
--Civilian labor force: 456 (75.62%)
----Employed: 449 (74.46%)
----Unemployed: 7 (1.16%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 1.5%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 147 (24.38%)
Females 16 years and over: 301 (49.92%)
In labor force: 209 (34.66%)
--Civilian labor force: 209 (34.66%)
----Employed: 208 (34.49%)
Own children under 6 years: 85 (14.1%)
All parents in family in labor force: 53 (8.79%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 449 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 380 (84.63%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 44 (9.8%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 0 (0%)
Other means: 6 (1.34%)
Worked at home: 19 (4.23%)
Mean travel time to work: 21 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 449 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 126 (28.06%)
Service occupations: 58 (12.92%)
Sales and office occupations: 98 (21.83%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 1 (0.22%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 73 (16.26%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 93 (20.71%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 1 (0.22%)
Construction: 53 (11.8%)
Manufacturing: 108 (24.05%)
Wholesale trade.: 12 (2.67%)
Retail trade: 54 (12.03%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 26 (5.79%)
Information: 8 (1.78%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 13 (2.9%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 15 (3.34%)
Educational, health and social services: 111 (24.72%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 31 (6.9%)
Other services (except public administration): 9 (2%)
Public administration: 8 (1.78%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 363 (80.85%)
Government workers: 58 (12.92%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 23 (5.12%)
Unpaid family workers: 5 (1.11%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 310 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 14 (4.52%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 17 (5.48%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 24 (7.74%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 59 (19.03%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 42 (13.55%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 93 (30%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 38 (12.26%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 16 (5.16%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 7 (2.26%)
Median household income: $49,750

With earnings: 261 (84.19%)
--Mean earnings: $55,058
With Social Security income: 59 (19.03%)
--Mean Social Security income: $14,151
With Supplemental Security Income: 7 (2.26%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $3,957
With public assistance income: 2 (0.65%)
--Mean public assistance income: $800
With retirement income: 33 (10.65%)
--Mean retirement income: $9,310

Families: 236 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 5 (2.12%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 4 (1.69%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 13 (5.51%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 38 (16.1%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 40 (16.95%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 81 (34.32%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 32 (13.56%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 16 (6.78%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 7 (2.97%)
Median family income: $58,214

Per capita income: $21,975

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $40,380
Female full-time, year-round workers: $30,179

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 9 (3.81%)
--With related children under 18 years: 9 (3.81%)
----With related children under 5 years: 6 (2.54%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 7 (2.97%)
--With related children under 18 years: 7 (2.97%)
----With related children under 5 years: 4 (1.69%)
Individuals: 45 (19.07%)
--18 years and over: 21 (8.9%)
----65 years and over: 0 (0%)
--Related children under 18 years: 24 (10.17%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 17 (7.2%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 10 (4.24%)

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