Meriden, KS

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2045950, place: Meriden city, Kansas)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 535 (100%)
In labor force: 393 (73.46%)
--Civilian labor force: 393 (73.46%)
----Employed: 370 (69.16%)
----Unemployed: 23 (4.3%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5.9%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 142 (26.54%)
Females 16 years and over: 275 (51.4%)
In labor force: 194 (36.26%)
--Civilian labor force: 194 (36.26%)
----Employed: 190 (35.51%)
Own children under 6 years: 45 (8.41%)
All parents in family in labor force: 30 (5.61%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 365 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 304 (83.29%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 47 (12.88%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 6 (1.64%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 8 (2.19%)
Mean travel time to work: 31.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 370 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 95 (25.68%)
Service occupations: 49 (13.24%)
Sales and office occupations: 112 (30.27%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 57 (15.41%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 57 (15.41%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 0 (0%)
Construction: 35 (9.46%)
Manufacturing: 75 (20.27%)
Wholesale trade.: 7 (1.89%)
Retail trade: 31 (8.38%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 25 (6.76%)
Information: 0 (0%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 38 (10.27%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 27 (7.3%)
Educational, health and social services: 66 (17.84%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 13 (3.51%)
Other services (except public administration): 18 (4.86%)
Public administration: 35 (9.46%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 287 (77.57%)
Government workers: 64 (17.3%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 15 (4.05%)
Unpaid family workers: 4 (1.08%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 269 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 22 (8.18%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 24 (8.92%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 39 (14.5%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 26 (9.67%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 66 (24.54%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 57 (21.19%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 29 (10.78%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 6 (2.23%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $40,221

With earnings: 229 (85.13%)
--Mean earnings: $43,307
With Social Security income: 52 (19.33%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,676
With Supplemental Security Income: 7 (2.6%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,829
With public assistance income: 11 (4.09%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,691
With retirement income: 35 (13.01%)
--Mean retirement income: $9,713

Families: 200 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 6 (3%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 6 (3%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 20 (10%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 22 (11%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 59 (29.5%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 52 (26%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 29 (14.5%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 6 (3%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $45,278

Per capita income: $16,008

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $35,515
Female full-time, year-round workers: $25,769

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 9 (4.5%)
--With related children under 18 years: 7 (3.5%)
----With related children under 5 years: 3 (1.5%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 6 (3%)
--With related children under 18 years: 6 (3%)
----With related children under 5 years: 2 (1%)
Individuals: 42 (21%)
--18 years and over: 27 (13.5%)
----65 years and over: 1 (0.5%)
--Related children under 18 years: 15 (7.5%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 13 (6.5%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 14 (7%)

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