Bird City, KS

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2006825, place: Bird City city, Kansas)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 373 (100%)
In labor force: 167 (44.77%)
--Civilian labor force: 167 (44.77%)
----Employed: 163 (43.7%)
----Unemployed: 4 (1.07%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 2.4%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 206 (55.23%)
Females 16 years and over: 201 (53.89%)
In labor force: 84 (22.52%)
--Civilian labor force: 84 (22.52%)
----Employed: 81 (21.72%)
Own children under 6 years: 29 (7.77%)
All parents in family in labor force: 17 (4.56%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 163 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 134 (82.21%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 11 (6.75%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 8 (4.91%)
Other means: 2 (1.23%)
Worked at home: 8 (4.91%)
Mean travel time to work: 14.9 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 163 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 51 (31.29%)
Service occupations: 26 (15.95%)
Sales and office occupations: 32 (19.63%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 16 (9.82%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 21 (12.88%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 17 (10.43%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 18 (11.04%)
Construction: 6 (3.68%)
Manufacturing: 2 (1.23%)
Wholesale trade.: 10 (6.13%)
Retail trade: 12 (7.36%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 22 (13.5%)
Information: 5 (3.07%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 14 (8.59%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 8 (4.91%)
Educational, health and social services: 41 (25.15%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 7 (4.29%)
Other services (except public administration): 14 (8.59%)
Public administration: 4 (2.45%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 99 (60.74%)
Government workers: 33 (20.25%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 29 (17.79%)
Unpaid family workers: 2 (1.23%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 226 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 44 (19.47%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 31 (13.72%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 36 (15.93%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 47 (20.8%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 13 (5.75%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 27 (11.95%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 19 (8.41%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 7 (3.1%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 2 (0.88%)
Median household income: $25,714

With earnings: 118 (52.21%)
--Mean earnings: $34,401
With Social Security income: 123 (54.42%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,536
With Supplemental Security Income: 7 (3.1%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $2,843
With public assistance income: 4 (1.77%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,200
With retirement income: 42 (18.58%)
--Mean retirement income: $13,002

Families: 127 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 6 (4.72%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 15 (11.81%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 19 (14.96%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 37 (29.13%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 9 (7.09%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 24 (18.9%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 14 (11.02%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 3 (2.36%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $32,589

Per capita income: $16,680

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $24,531
Female full-time, year-round workers: $17,500

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 19 (14.96%)
--With related children under 18 years: 11 (8.66%)
----With related children under 5 years: 6 (4.72%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 3 (2.36%)
--With related children under 18 years: 3 (2.36%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Individuals: 83 (65.35%)
--18 years and over: 54 (42.52%)
----65 years and over: 14 (11.02%)
--Related children under 18 years: 29 (22.83%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 22 (17.32%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 23 (18.11%)

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