Burlington, KS

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2009400, place: Burlington city, Kansas)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 2,154 (100%)
In labor force: 1,411 (65.51%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,411 (65.51%)
----Employed: 1,311 (60.86%)
----Unemployed: 100 (4.64%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 7.1%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 743 (34.49%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,174 (54.5%)
In labor force: 673 (31.24%)
--Civilian labor force: 673 (31.24%)
----Employed: 631 (29.29%)
Own children under 6 years: 178 (8.26%)
All parents in family in labor force: 125 (5.8%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,282 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,092 (85.18%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 125 (9.75%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 17 (1.33%)
Other means: 5 (0.39%)
Worked at home: 43 (3.35%)
Mean travel time to work: 18 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,311 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 410 (31.27%)
Service occupations: 269 (20.52%)
Sales and office occupations: 289 (22.04%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 3 (0.23%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 163 (12.43%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 177 (13.5%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 5 (0.38%)
Construction: 109 (8.31%)
Manufacturing: 124 (9.46%)
Wholesale trade.: 24 (1.83%)
Retail trade: 120 (9.15%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 221 (16.86%)
Information: 47 (3.59%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 57 (4.35%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 28 (2.14%)
Educational, health and social services: 366 (27.92%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 70 (5.34%)
Other services (except public administration): 64 (4.88%)
Public administration: 76 (5.8%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 915 (69.79%)
Government workers: 281 (21.43%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 115 (8.77%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,131 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 122 (10.79%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 82 (7.25%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 182 (16.09%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 164 (14.5%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 219 (19.36%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 189 (16.71%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 103 (9.11%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 55 (4.86%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 6 (0.53%)
$200,000 or more: 9 (0.8%)
Median household income: $36,174

With earnings: 871 (77.01%)
--Mean earnings: $44,968
With Social Security income: 382 (33.78%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,766
With Supplemental Security Income: 51 (4.51%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $7,977
With public assistance income: 48 (4.24%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,318
With retirement income: 163 (14.41%)
--Mean retirement income: $11,976

Families: 730 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 31 (4.25%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 25 (3.42%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 110 (15.07%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 112 (15.34%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 163 (22.33%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 146 (20%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 92 (12.6%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 40 (5.48%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 2 (0.27%)
$200,000 or more: 9 (1.23%)
Median family income: $43,021

Per capita income: $18,443

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $30,946
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,357

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 38 (5.21%)
--With related children under 18 years: 20 (2.74%)
----With related children under 5 years: 7 (0.96%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 19 (2.6%)
--With related children under 18 years: 14 (1.92%)
----With related children under 5 years: 7 (0.96%)
Individuals: 206 (28.22%)
--18 years and over: 154 (21.1%)
----65 years and over: 42 (5.75%)
--Related children under 18 years: 52 (7.12%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 39 (5.34%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 84 (11.51%)

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