Oskaloosa, KS

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2053375, place: Oskaloosa city, Kansas)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 920 (100%)
In labor force: 577 (62.72%)
--Civilian labor force: 572 (62.17%)
----Employed: 531 (57.72%)
----Unemployed: 41 (4.46%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 7.2%
--Armed Forces: 5 (0.54%)
Not in labor force: 343 (37.28%)
Females 16 years and over: 461 (50.11%)
In labor force: 254 (27.61%)
--Civilian labor force: 254 (27.61%)
----Employed: 240 (26.09%)
Own children under 6 years: 71 (7.72%)
All parents in family in labor force: 56 (6.09%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 515 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 392 (76.12%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 89 (17.28%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 20 (3.88%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 14 (2.72%)
Mean travel time to work: 26.7 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 531 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 121 (22.79%)
Service occupations: 92 (17.33%)
Sales and office occupations: 113 (21.28%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 91 (17.14%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 114 (21.47%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 4 (0.75%)
Construction: 69 (12.99%)
Manufacturing: 85 (16.01%)
Wholesale trade.: 6 (1.13%)
Retail trade: 45 (8.47%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 24 (4.52%)
Information: 12 (2.26%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 32 (6.03%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 28 (5.27%)
Educational, health and social services: 132 (24.86%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 34 (6.4%)
Other services (except public administration): 18 (3.39%)
Public administration: 42 (7.91%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 408 (76.84%)
Government workers: 93 (17.51%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 30 (5.65%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 460 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 48 (10.43%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 49 (10.65%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 64 (13.91%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 79 (17.17%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 94 (20.43%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 70 (15.22%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 36 (7.83%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 8 (1.74%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 12 (2.61%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $33,684

With earnings: 357 (77.61%)
--Mean earnings: $37,366
With Social Security income: 162 (35.22%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,996
With Supplemental Security Income: 14 (3.04%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,243
With public assistance income: 19 (4.13%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,826
With retirement income: 59 (12.83%)
--Mean retirement income: $11,155

Families: 295 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 14 (4.75%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 16 (5.42%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 34 (11.53%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 55 (18.64%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 70 (23.73%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 55 (18.64%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 33 (11.19%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 10 (3.39%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 8 (2.71%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $41,477

Per capita income: $15,677

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $35,043
Female full-time, year-round workers: $23,295

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 29 (9.83%)
--With related children under 18 years: 27 (9.15%)
----With related children under 5 years: 13 (4.41%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 14 (4.75%)
--With related children under 18 years: 14 (4.75%)
----With related children under 5 years: 4 (1.36%)
Individuals: 150 (50.85%)
--18 years and over: 103 (34.92%)
----65 years and over: 17 (5.76%)
--Related children under 18 years: 40 (13.56%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 30 (10.17%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 64 (21.69%)

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