Garnett, KS

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2025925, place: Garnett city, Kansas)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 2,601 (100%)
In labor force: 1,531 (58.86%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,531 (58.86%)
----Employed: 1,498 (57.59%)
----Unemployed: 33 (1.27%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 2.2%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 1,070 (41.14%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,441 (55.4%)
In labor force: 761 (29.26%)
--Civilian labor force: 761 (29.26%)
----Employed: 735 (28.26%)
Own children under 6 years: 247 (9.5%)
All parents in family in labor force: 169 (6.5%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,492 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,155 (77.41%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 221 (14.81%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 6 (0.4%)
Walked: 47 (3.15%)
Other means: 21 (1.41%)
Worked at home: 42 (2.82%)
Mean travel time to work: 20.2 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,498 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 402 (26.84%)
Service occupations: 209 (13.95%)
Sales and office occupations: 369 (24.63%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 11 (0.73%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 219 (14.62%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 288 (19.23%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 33 (2.2%)
Construction: 144 (9.61%)
Manufacturing: 172 (11.48%)
Wholesale trade.: 12 (0.8%)
Retail trade: 304 (20.29%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 130 (8.68%)
Information: 35 (2.34%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 66 (4.41%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 31 (2.07%)
Educational, health and social services: 338 (22.56%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 102 (6.81%)
Other services (except public administration): 75 (5.01%)
Public administration: 56 (3.74%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,127 (75.23%)
Government workers: 248 (16.56%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 117 (7.81%)
Unpaid family workers: 6 (0.4%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,402 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 161 (11.48%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 99 (7.06%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 286 (20.4%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 222 (15.83%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 292 (20.83%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 214 (15.26%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 75 (5.35%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 41 (2.92%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 7 (0.5%)
$200,000 or more: 5 (0.36%)
Median household income: $31,518

With earnings: 953 (67.97%)
--Mean earnings: $39,062
With Social Security income: 555 (39.59%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,472
With Supplemental Security Income: 55 (3.92%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,449
With public assistance income: 56 (3.99%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,722
With retirement income: 283 (20.19%)
--Mean retirement income: $10,520

Families: 858 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 46 (5.36%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 25 (2.91%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 166 (19.35%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 141 (16.43%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 168 (19.58%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 196 (22.84%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 69 (8.04%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 35 (4.08%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 7 (0.82%)
$200,000 or more: 5 (0.58%)
Median family income: $38,095

Per capita income: $16,265

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $31,175
Female full-time, year-round workers: $19,858

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 79 (9.21%)
--With related children under 18 years: 65 (7.58%)
----With related children under 5 years: 28 (3.26%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 28 (3.26%)
--With related children under 18 years: 21 (2.45%)
----With related children under 5 years: 11 (1.28%)
Individuals: 425 (49.53%)
--18 years and over: 257 (29.95%)
----65 years and over: 68 (7.93%)
--Related children under 18 years: 160 (18.65%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 104 (12.12%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 123 (14.34%)

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