Liberal, KS

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2039825, place: Liberal city, Kansas)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 14,004 (100%)
In labor force: 9,118 (65.11%)
--Civilian labor force: 9,113 (65.07%)
----Employed: 8,639 (61.69%)
----Unemployed: 474 (3.38%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5.2%
--Armed Forces: 5 (0.04%)
Not in labor force: 4,886 (34.89%)
Females 16 years and over: 7,007 (50.04%)
In labor force: 3,971 (28.36%)
--Civilian labor force: 3,971 (28.36%)
----Employed: 3,809 (27.2%)
Own children under 6 years: 2,121 (15.15%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,063 (7.59%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 8,413 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 6,080 (72.27%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,874 (22.28%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 16 (0.19%)
Walked: 109 (1.3%)
Other means: 174 (2.07%)
Worked at home: 160 (1.9%)
Mean travel time to work: 14.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 8,639 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 1,757 (20.34%)
Service occupations: 1,320 (15.28%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,956 (22.64%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 204 (2.36%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 1,067 (12.35%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 2,335 (27.03%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 814 (9.42%)
Construction: 402 (4.65%)
Manufacturing: 2,051 (23.74%)
Wholesale trade.: 238 (2.75%)
Retail trade: 1,007 (11.66%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 526 (6.09%)
Information: 100 (1.16%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 322 (3.73%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 360 (4.17%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,441 (16.68%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 644 (7.45%)
Other services (except public administration): 419 (4.85%)
Public administration: 315 (3.65%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 6,851 (79.3%)
Government workers: 1,138 (13.17%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 573 (6.63%)
Unpaid family workers: 77 (0.89%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 6,521 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 722 (11.07%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 347 (5.32%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,109 (17.01%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 929 (14.25%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,335 (20.47%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,161 (17.8%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 493 (7.56%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 304 (4.66%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 47 (0.72%)
$200,000 or more: 74 (1.13%)
Median household income: $36,482

With earnings: 5,535 (84.88%)
--Mean earnings: $43,905
With Social Security income: 1,391 (21.33%)
--Mean Social Security income: $12,264
With Supplemental Security Income: 185 (2.84%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,101
With public assistance income: 138 (2.12%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,304
With retirement income: 648 (9.94%)
--Mean retirement income: $10,727

Families: 4,804 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 432 (8.99%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 210 (4.37%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 759 (15.8%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 613 (12.76%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,009 (21%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 983 (20.46%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 445 (9.26%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 250 (5.2%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 37 (0.77%)
$200,000 or more: 66 (1.37%)
Median family income: $41,134

Per capita income: $15,108

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $29,315
Female full-time, year-round workers: $22,017

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 688 (14.32%)
--With related children under 18 years: 601 (12.51%)
----With related children under 5 years: 427 (8.89%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 274 (5.7%)
--With related children under 18 years: 274 (5.7%)
----With related children under 5 years: 218 (4.54%)
Individuals: 3,405 (70.88%)
--18 years and over: 2,018 (42.01%)
----65 years and over: 117 (2.44%)
--Related children under 18 years: 1,330 (27.69%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 768 (15.99%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 792 (16.49%)

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