Towanda, KS

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2071125, place: Towanda city, Kansas)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 974 (100%)
In labor force: 698 (71.66%)
--Civilian labor force: 698 (71.66%)
----Employed: 664 (68.17%)
----Unemployed: 34 (3.49%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.9%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 276 (28.34%)
Females 16 years and over: 495 (50.82%)
In labor force: 317 (32.55%)
--Civilian labor force: 317 (32.55%)
----Employed: 306 (31.42%)
Own children under 6 years: 116 (11.91%)
All parents in family in labor force: 75 (7.7%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 657 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 529 (80.52%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 86 (13.09%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 22 (3.35%)
Other means: 4 (0.61%)
Worked at home: 16 (2.44%)
Mean travel time to work: 23.4 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 664 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 167 (25.15%)
Service occupations: 120 (18.07%)
Sales and office occupations: 155 (23.34%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 96 (14.46%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 126 (18.98%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 11 (1.66%)
Construction: 53 (7.98%)
Manufacturing: 162 (24.4%)
Wholesale trade.: 7 (1.05%)
Retail trade: 70 (10.54%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 33 (4.97%)
Information: 9 (1.36%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 26 (3.92%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 30 (4.52%)
Educational, health and social services: 143 (21.54%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 60 (9.04%)
Other services (except public administration): 28 (4.22%)
Public administration: 32 (4.82%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 513 (77.26%)
Government workers: 109 (16.42%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 42 (6.33%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 465 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 25 (5.38%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 18 (3.87%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 52 (11.18%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 81 (17.42%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 90 (19.35%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 142 (30.54%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 34 (7.31%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 18 (3.87%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 2 (0.43%)
$200,000 or more: 3 (0.65%)
Median household income: $41,875

With earnings: 377 (81.08%)
--Mean earnings: $47,924
With Social Security income: 115 (24.73%)
--Mean Social Security income: $12,971
With Supplemental Security Income: 18 (3.87%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,306
With public assistance income: 10 (2.15%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,780
With retirement income: 90 (19.35%)
--Mean retirement income: $13,341

Families: 375 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 8 (2.13%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 13 (3.47%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 41 (10.93%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 60 (16%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 71 (18.93%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 129 (34.4%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 34 (9.07%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 17 (4.53%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 2 (0.53%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $47,188

Per capita income: $17,815

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $32,250
Female full-time, year-round workers: $24,167

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 19 (5.07%)
--With related children under 18 years: 15 (4%)
----With related children under 5 years: 12 (3.2%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 3 (0.8%)
--With related children under 18 years: 3 (0.8%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Individuals: 86 (22.93%)
--18 years and over: 51 (13.6%)
----65 years and over: 7 (1.87%)
--Related children under 18 years: 35 (9.33%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 8 (2.13%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 13 (3.47%)

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