Great Bend, KS

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2028300, place: Great Bend city, Kansas)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 11,812 (100%)
In labor force: 7,558 (63.99%)
--Civilian labor force: 7,538 (63.82%)
----Employed: 7,229 (61.2%)
----Unemployed: 309 (2.62%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.1%
--Armed Forces: 20 (0.17%)
Not in labor force: 4,254 (36.01%)
Females 16 years and over: 6,272 (53.1%)
In labor force: 3,484 (29.5%)
--Civilian labor force: 3,477 (29.44%)
----Employed: 3,344 (28.31%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,250 (10.58%)
All parents in family in labor force: 784 (6.64%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 7,138 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 6,261 (87.71%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 565 (7.92%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 17 (0.24%)
Walked: 106 (1.49%)
Other means: 80 (1.12%)
Worked at home: 109 (1.53%)
Mean travel time to work: 15 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 7,229 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 1,860 (25.73%)
Service occupations: 1,286 (17.79%)
Sales and office occupations: 2,008 (27.78%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 152 (2.1%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 789 (10.91%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,134 (15.69%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 455 (6.29%)
Construction: 470 (6.5%)
Manufacturing: 792 (10.96%)
Wholesale trade.: 393 (5.44%)
Retail trade: 1,046 (14.47%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 336 (4.65%)
Information: 79 (1.09%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 368 (5.09%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 393 (5.44%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,677 (23.2%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 584 (8.08%)
Other services (except public administration): 370 (5.12%)
Public administration: 266 (3.68%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 5,791 (80.11%)
Government workers: 899 (12.44%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 500 (6.92%)
Unpaid family workers: 39 (0.54%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 6,374 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 703 (11.03%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 584 (9.16%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,424 (22.34%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 831 (13.04%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,225 (19.22%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 990 (15.53%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 307 (4.82%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 211 (3.31%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 41 (0.64%)
$200,000 or more: 58 (0.91%)
Median household income: $30,841

With earnings: 4,757 (74.63%)
--Mean earnings: $38,937
With Social Security income: 2,144 (33.64%)
--Mean Social Security income: $12,040
With Supplemental Security Income: 192 (3.01%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,513
With public assistance income: 207 (3.25%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,008
With retirement income: 762 (11.95%)
--Mean retirement income: $21,037

Families: 4,008 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 236 (5.89%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 188 (4.69%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 806 (20.11%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 488 (12.18%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 927 (23.13%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 804 (20.06%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 285 (7.11%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 198 (4.94%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 41 (1.02%)
$200,000 or more: 35 (0.87%)
Median family income: $38,708

Per capita income: $17,085

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $29,339
Female full-time, year-round workers: $19,647

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 462 (11.53%)
--With related children under 18 years: 387 (9.66%)
----With related children under 5 years: 203 (5.06%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 196 (4.89%)
--With related children under 18 years: 167 (4.17%)
----With related children under 5 years: 79 (1.97%)
Individuals: 2,282 (56.94%)
--18 years and over: 1,383 (34.51%)
----65 years and over: 256 (6.39%)
--Related children under 18 years: 847 (21.13%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 553 (13.8%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 668 (16.67%)

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