U.S. Beacon February 9, 2025

Parsons, KS

Labette County, Kansas

Latitude: 37.339070     Longitude: -95.269747
Population 11,212 (2005)
Elevation of Parsons, Kansas: 907 feet



General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2054675, place: Parsons city, Kansas)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 8,890 (100%)
In labor force: 5,584 (62.81%)
--Civilian labor force: 5,573 (62.69%)
----Employed: 5,349 (60.17%)
----Unemployed: 224 (2.52%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4%
--Armed Forces: 11 (0.12%)
Not in labor force: 3,306 (37.19%)
Females 16 years and over: 4,696 (52.82%)
In labor force: 2,653 (29.84%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,653 (29.84%)
----Employed: 2,541 (28.58%)
Own children under 6 years: 914 (10.28%)
All parents in family in labor force: 679 (7.64%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 5,261 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 4,302 (81.77%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 548 (10.42%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 12 (0.23%)
Walked: 198 (3.76%)
Other means: 63 (1.2%)
Worked at home: 138 (2.62%)
Mean travel time to work: 13.1 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 5,349 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 1,566 (29.28%)
Service occupations: 1,040 (19.44%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,023 (19.13%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 8 (0.15%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 534 (9.98%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,178 (22.02%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 21 (0.39%)
Construction: 263 (4.92%)
Manufacturing: 1,112 (20.79%)
Wholesale trade.: 70 (1.31%)
Retail trade: 538 (10.06%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 255 (4.77%)
Information: 92 (1.72%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 168 (3.14%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 210 (3.93%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,645 (30.75%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 424 (7.93%)
Other services (except public administration): 304 (5.68%)
Public administration: 247 (4.62%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 3,946 (73.77%)
Government workers: 1,076 (20.12%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 320 (5.98%)
Unpaid family workers: 7 (0.13%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 4,790 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 611 (12.76%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 444 (9.27%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,016 (21.21%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 852 (17.79%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 819 (17.1%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 655 (13.67%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 245 (5.11%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 90 (1.88%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 18 (0.38%)
$200,000 or more: 40 (0.84%)
Median household income: $28,345

With earnings: 3,542 (73.95%)
--Mean earnings: $37,701
With Social Security income: 1,612 (33.65%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,936
With Supplemental Security Income: 238 (4.97%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,415
With public assistance income: 183 (3.82%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,081
With retirement income: 787 (16.43%)
--Mean retirement income: $10,555

Families: 2,970 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 181 (6.09%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 145 (4.88%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 473 (15.93%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 577 (19.43%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 696 (23.43%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 534 (17.98%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 230 (7.74%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 90 (3.03%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 18 (0.61%)
$200,000 or more: 26 (0.88%)
Median family income: $36,557

Per capita income: $15,763

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $28,667
Female full-time, year-round workers: $21,558

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 293 (9.87%)
--With related children under 18 years: 232 (7.81%)
----With related children under 5 years: 135 (4.55%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 187 (6.3%)
--With related children under 18 years: 167 (5.62%)
----With related children under 5 years: 87 (2.93%)
Individuals: 1,622 (54.61%)
--18 years and over: 1,098 (36.97%)
----65 years and over: 209 (7.04%)
--Related children under 18 years: 459 (15.45%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 271 (9.12%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 745 (25.08%)

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