Highland, KS

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2031850, place: Highland city, Kansas)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 859 (100%)
In labor force: 528 (61.47%)
--Civilian labor force: 528 (61.47%)
----Employed: 383 (44.59%)
----Unemployed: 145 (16.88%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 27.5%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 331 (38.53%)
Females 16 years and over: 428 (49.83%)
In labor force: 223 (25.96%)
--Civilian labor force: 223 (25.96%)
----Employed: 192 (22.35%)
Own children under 6 years: 19 (2.21%)
All parents in family in labor force: 15 (1.75%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 374 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 252 (67.38%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 23 (6.15%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 72 (19.25%)
Other means: 10 (2.67%)
Worked at home: 17 (4.55%)
Mean travel time to work: 16.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 383 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 153 (39.95%)
Service occupations: 67 (17.49%)
Sales and office occupations: 90 (23.5%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 4 (1.04%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 31 (8.09%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 38 (9.92%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 24 (6.27%)
Construction: 19 (4.96%)
Manufacturing: 21 (5.48%)
Wholesale trade.: 10 (2.61%)
Retail trade: 67 (17.49%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 11 (2.87%)
Information: 9 (2.35%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 10 (2.61%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 10 (2.61%)
Educational, health and social services: 142 (37.08%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 37 (9.66%)
Other services (except public administration): 11 (2.87%)
Public administration: 12 (3.13%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 242 (63.19%)
Government workers: 98 (25.59%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 42 (10.97%)
Unpaid family workers: 1 (0.26%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 311 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 66 (21.22%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 36 (11.58%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 53 (17.04%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 35 (11.25%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 61 (19.61%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 35 (11.25%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 13 (4.18%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 12 (3.86%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $25,250

With earnings: 197 (63.34%)
--Mean earnings: $35,119
With Social Security income: 134 (43.09%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,062
With Supplemental Security Income: 18 (5.79%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,378
With public assistance income: 6 (1.93%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,433
With retirement income: 44 (14.15%)
--Mean retirement income: $18,116

Families: 167 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 8 (4.79%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 17 (10.18%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 33 (19.76%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 17 (10.18%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 43 (25.75%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 30 (17.96%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 13 (7.78%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 6 (3.59%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $37,969

Per capita income: $12,341

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $30,298
Female full-time, year-round workers: $22,250

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 15 (8.98%)
--With related children under 18 years: 6 (3.59%)
----With related children under 5 years: 4 (2.4%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 2 (1.2%)
--With related children under 18 years: 2 (1.2%)
----With related children under 5 years: 2 (1.2%)
Individuals: 107 (64.07%)
--18 years and over: 96 (57.49%)
----65 years and over: 24 (14.37%)
--Related children under 18 years: 11 (6.59%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 5 (2.99%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 66 (39.52%)

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