Ulysses, KS

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2071975, place: Ulysses city, Kansas)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 4,171 (100%)
In labor force: 2,704 (64.83%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,704 (64.83%)
----Employed: 2,566 (61.52%)
----Unemployed: 138 (3.31%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5.1%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 1,467 (35.17%)
Females 16 years and over: 2,167 (51.95%)
In labor force: 1,206 (28.91%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,206 (28.91%)
----Employed: 1,141 (27.36%)
Own children under 6 years: 521 (12.49%)
All parents in family in labor force: 243 (5.83%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 2,535 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 2,034 (80.24%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 365 (14.4%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 30 (1.18%)
Other means: 29 (1.14%)
Worked at home: 77 (3.04%)
Mean travel time to work: 14.9 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 2,566 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 694 (27.05%)
Service occupations: 297 (11.57%)
Sales and office occupations: 628 (24.47%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 81 (3.16%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 475 (18.51%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 391 (15.24%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 411 (16.02%)
Construction: 193 (7.52%)
Manufacturing: 158 (6.16%)
Wholesale trade.: 89 (3.47%)
Retail trade: 203 (7.91%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 317 (12.35%)
Information: 138 (5.38%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 123 (4.79%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 66 (2.57%)
Educational, health and social services: 512 (19.95%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 130 (5.07%)
Other services (except public administration): 153 (5.96%)
Public administration: 73 (2.84%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,891 (73.69%)
Government workers: 432 (16.84%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 219 (8.53%)
Unpaid family workers: 24 (0.94%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 2,088 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 154 (7.38%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 80 (3.83%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 255 (12.21%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 329 (15.76%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 407 (19.49%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 510 (24.43%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 214 (10.25%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 125 (5.99%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 7 (0.34%)
$200,000 or more: 7 (0.34%)
Median household income: $42,675

With earnings: 1,768 (84.67%)
--Mean earnings: $47,489
With Social Security income: 486 (23.28%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,934
With Supplemental Security Income: 73 (3.5%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,909
With public assistance income: 73 (3.5%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,302
With retirement income: 232 (11.11%)
--Mean retirement income: $12,856

Families: 1,580 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 58 (3.67%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 50 (3.16%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 131 (8.29%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 229 (14.49%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 351 (22.22%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 462 (29.24%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 192 (12.15%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 93 (5.89%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 7 (0.44%)
$200,000 or more: 7 (0.44%)
Median family income: $47,734

Per capita income: $17,079

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $36,687
Female full-time, year-round workers: $22,017

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 106 (6.71%)
--With related children under 18 years: 106 (6.71%)
----With related children under 5 years: 41 (2.59%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 38 (2.41%)
--With related children under 18 years: 38 (2.41%)
----With related children under 5 years: 26 (1.65%)
Individuals: 597 (37.78%)
--18 years and over: 315 (19.94%)
----65 years and over: 51 (3.23%)
--Related children under 18 years: 275 (17.41%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 237 (15%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 116 (7.34%)

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