Covington, KY

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2117848, place: Covington city, Kentucky)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 33,213 (100%)
In labor force: 21,028 (63.31%)
--Civilian labor force: 21,028 (63.31%)
----Employed: 19,715 (59.36%)
----Unemployed: 1,313 (3.95%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 6.2%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 12,185 (36.69%)
Females 16 years and over: 17,288 (52.05%)
In labor force: 10,062 (30.3%)
--Civilian labor force: 10,062 (30.3%)
----Employed: 9,403 (28.31%)
Own children under 6 years: 3,655 (11%)
All parents in family in labor force: 2,267 (6.83%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 19,341 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 13,565 (70.14%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 2,900 (14.99%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 1,356 (7.01%)
Walked: 1,026 (5.3%)
Other means: 223 (1.15%)
Worked at home: 271 (1.4%)
Mean travel time to work: 22.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 19,715 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 4,648 (23.58%)
Service occupations: 3,659 (18.56%)
Sales and office occupations: 5,873 (29.79%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 22 (0.11%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 1,835 (9.31%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 3,678 (18.66%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 71 (0.36%)
Construction: 1,327 (6.73%)
Manufacturing: 2,707 (13.73%)
Wholesale trade.: 784 (3.98%)
Retail trade: 2,421 (12.28%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 1,407 (7.14%)
Information: 570 (2.89%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 1,614 (8.19%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 1,576 (7.99%)
Educational, health and social services: 3,333 (16.91%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 2,115 (10.73%)
Other services (except public administration): 742 (3.76%)
Public administration: 1,048 (5.32%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 16,763 (85.03%)
Government workers: 2,228 (11.3%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 690 (3.5%)
Unpaid family workers: 34 (0.17%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 18,211 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 2,901 (15.93%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,534 (8.42%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 2,949 (16.19%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 2,781 (15.27%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 3,058 (16.79%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 2,962 (16.26%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,253 (6.88%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 554 (3.04%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 68 (0.37%)
$200,000 or more: 151 (0.83%)
Median household income: $30,735

With earnings: 14,115 (77.51%)
--Mean earnings: $41,876
With Social Security income: 4,844 (26.6%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,780
With Supplemental Security Income: 1,287 (7.07%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,997
With public assistance income: 1,140 (6.26%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,561
With retirement income: 2,432 (13.35%)
--Mean retirement income: $14,694

Families: 10,171 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,131 (11.12%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 554 (5.45%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,407 (13.83%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,458 (14.33%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 2,021 (19.87%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 2,205 (21.68%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 827 (8.13%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 415 (4.08%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 43 (0.42%)
$200,000 or more: 110 (1.08%)
Median family income: $38,307

Per capita income: $16,841

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $31,238
Female full-time, year-round workers: $24,487

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 1,577 (15.5%)
--With related children under 18 years: 1,318 (12.96%)
----With related children under 5 years: 781 (7.68%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 1,018 (10.01%)
--With related children under 18 years: 961 (9.45%)
----With related children under 5 years: 552 (5.43%)
Individuals: 7,763 (76.32%)
--18 years and over: 4,954 (48.71%)
----65 years and over: 627 (6.16%)
--Related children under 18 years: 2,711 (26.65%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 1,681 (16.53%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 2,644 (26%)

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