Oberlin, KS

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2052000, place: Oberlin city, Kansas)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,602 (100%)
In labor force: 908 (56.68%)
--Civilian labor force: 908 (56.68%)
----Employed: 900 (56.18%)
----Unemployed: 8 (0.5%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 0.9%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 694 (43.32%)
Females 16 years and over: 890 (55.56%)
In labor force: 444 (27.72%)
--Civilian labor force: 444 (27.72%)
----Employed: 440 (27.47%)
Own children under 6 years: 101 (6.3%)
All parents in family in labor force: 76 (4.74%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 894 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 751 (84%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 44 (4.92%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 38 (4.25%)
Other means: 19 (2.13%)
Worked at home: 42 (4.7%)
Mean travel time to work: 11.8 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 900 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 284 (31.56%)
Service occupations: 169 (18.78%)
Sales and office occupations: 209 (23.22%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 40 (4.44%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 82 (9.11%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 116 (12.89%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 125 (13.89%)
Construction: 67 (7.44%)
Manufacturing: 22 (2.44%)
Wholesale trade.: 43 (4.78%)
Retail trade: 115 (12.78%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 56 (6.22%)
Information: 19 (2.11%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 52 (5.78%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 27 (3%)
Educational, health and social services: 247 (27.44%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 39 (4.33%)
Other services (except public administration): 51 (5.67%)
Public administration: 37 (4.11%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 647 (71.89%)
Government workers: 138 (15.33%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 114 (12.67%)
Unpaid family workers: 1 (0.11%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 870 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 93 (10.69%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 79 (9.08%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 173 (19.89%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 191 (21.95%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 174 (20%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 99 (11.38%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 37 (4.25%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 17 (1.95%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 7 (0.8%)
Median household income: $30,816

With earnings: 633 (72.76%)
--Mean earnings: $31,256
With Social Security income: 364 (41.84%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,509
With Supplemental Security Income: 21 (2.41%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $7,548
With public assistance income: 12 (1.38%)
--Mean public assistance income: $383
With retirement income: 142 (16.32%)
--Mean retirement income: $26,622

Families: 555 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 21 (3.78%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 16 (2.88%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 104 (18.74%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 146 (26.31%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 120 (21.62%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 99 (17.84%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 33 (5.95%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 13 (2.34%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 3 (0.54%)
Median family income: $34,583

Per capita income: $17,271

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $27,177
Female full-time, year-round workers: $16,488

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 28 (5.05%)
--With related children under 18 years: 15 (2.7%)
----With related children under 5 years: 3 (0.54%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 7 (1.26%)
--With related children under 18 years: 7 (1.26%)
----With related children under 5 years: 3 (0.54%)
Individuals: 127 (22.88%)
--18 years and over: 97 (17.48%)
----65 years and over: 22 (3.96%)
--Related children under 18 years: 30 (5.41%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 23 (4.14%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 56 (10.09%)

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