Hesston, KS

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2031600, place: Hesston city, Kansas)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 2,727 (100%)
In labor force: 1,846 (67.69%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,846 (67.69%)
----Employed: 1,775 (65.09%)
----Unemployed: 71 (2.6%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 3.8%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 881 (32.31%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,441 (52.84%)
In labor force: 899 (32.97%)
--Civilian labor force: 899 (32.97%)
----Employed: 872 (31.98%)
Own children under 6 years: 248 (9.09%)
All parents in family in labor force: 176 (6.45%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,757 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,307 (74.39%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 118 (6.72%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 229 (13.03%)
Other means: 33 (1.88%)
Worked at home: 70 (3.98%)
Mean travel time to work: 15.1 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,775 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 663 (37.35%)
Service occupations: 347 (19.55%)
Sales and office occupations: 396 (22.31%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 4 (0.23%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 143 (8.06%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 222 (12.51%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 15 (0.85%)
Construction: 73 (4.11%)
Manufacturing: 368 (20.73%)
Wholesale trade.: 34 (1.92%)
Retail trade: 157 (8.85%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 36 (2.03%)
Information: 21 (1.18%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 61 (3.44%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 31 (1.75%)
Educational, health and social services: 732 (41.24%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 125 (7.04%)
Other services (except public administration): 87 (4.9%)
Public administration: 35 (1.97%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,394 (78.54%)
Government workers: 227 (12.79%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 148 (8.34%)
Unpaid family workers: 6 (0.34%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,231 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 66 (5.36%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 93 (7.55%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 144 (11.7%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 180 (14.62%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 238 (19.33%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 263 (21.36%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 177 (14.38%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 53 (4.31%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 13 (1.06%)
$200,000 or more: 4 (0.32%)
Median household income: $42,585

With earnings: 979 (79.53%)
--Mean earnings: $47,636
With Social Security income: 390 (31.68%)
--Mean Social Security income: $13,297
With Supplemental Security Income: 42 (3.41%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,138
With public assistance income: 20 (1.62%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,645
With retirement income: 201 (16.33%)
--Mean retirement income: $22,428

Families: 874 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 22 (2.52%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 30 (3.43%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 76 (8.7%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 110 (12.59%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 176 (20.14%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 241 (27.57%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 156 (17.85%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 50 (5.72%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 13 (1.49%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $51,474

Per capita income: $18,138

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $39,891
Female full-time, year-round workers: $26,424

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 34 (3.89%)
--With related children under 18 years: 27 (3.09%)
----With related children under 5 years: 20 (2.29%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 24 (2.75%)
--With related children under 18 years: 24 (2.75%)
----With related children under 5 years: 17 (1.95%)
Individuals: 171 (19.57%)
--18 years and over: 119 (13.62%)
----65 years and over: 26 (2.97%)
--Related children under 18 years: 49 (5.61%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 28 (3.2%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 73 (8.35%)

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