Ellis, KS

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2020450, place: Ellis city, Kansas)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,504 (100%)
In labor force: 965 (64.16%)
--Civilian labor force: 963 (64.03%)
----Employed: 940 (62.5%)
----Unemployed: 23 (1.53%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 2.4%
--Armed Forces: 2 (0.13%)
Not in labor force: 539 (35.84%)
Females 16 years and over: 819 (54.45%)
In labor force: 488 (32.45%)
--Civilian labor force: 488 (32.45%)
----Employed: 480 (31.91%)
Own children under 6 years: 128 (8.51%)
All parents in family in labor force: 89 (5.92%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 938 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 776 (82.73%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 108 (11.51%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 22 (2.35%)
Other means: 2 (0.21%)
Worked at home: 30 (3.2%)
Mean travel time to work: 16.5 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 940 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 280 (29.79%)
Service occupations: 139 (14.79%)
Sales and office occupations: 240 (25.53%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 10 (1.06%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 89 (9.47%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 182 (19.36%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 52 (5.53%)
Construction: 69 (7.34%)
Manufacturing: 111 (11.81%)
Wholesale trade.: 14 (1.49%)
Retail trade: 114 (12.13%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 43 (4.57%)
Information: 14 (1.49%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 56 (5.96%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 70 (7.45%)
Educational, health and social services: 281 (29.89%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 52 (5.53%)
Other services (except public administration): 24 (2.55%)
Public administration: 40 (4.26%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 638 (67.87%)
Government workers: 197 (20.96%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 102 (10.85%)
Unpaid family workers: 3 (0.32%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 798 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 94 (11.78%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 74 (9.27%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 147 (18.42%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 148 (18.55%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 160 (20.05%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 116 (14.54%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 31 (3.88%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 21 (2.63%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 4 (0.5%)
$200,000 or more: 3 (0.38%)
Median household income: $30,380

With earnings: 611 (76.57%)
--Mean earnings: $39,523
With Social Security income: 253 (31.7%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,505
With Supplemental Security Income: 28 (3.51%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $8,721
With public assistance income: 9 (1.13%)
--Mean public assistance income: $811
With retirement income: 85 (10.65%)
--Mean retirement income: $10,279

Families: 517 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 32 (6.19%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 43 (8.32%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 71 (13.73%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 106 (20.5%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 118 (22.82%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 91 (17.6%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 31 (6%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 18 (3.48%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 4 (0.77%)
$200,000 or more: 3 (0.58%)
Median family income: $35,956

Per capita income: $16,248

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $26,544
Female full-time, year-round workers: $19,926

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 56 (10.83%)
--With related children under 18 years: 35 (6.77%)
----With related children under 5 years: 23 (4.45%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 23 (4.45%)
--With related children under 18 years: 19 (3.68%)
----With related children under 5 years: 16 (3.09%)
Individuals: 206 (39.85%)
--18 years and over: 139 (26.89%)
----65 years and over: 32 (6.19%)
--Related children under 18 years: 67 (12.96%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 43 (8.32%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 47 (9.09%)

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