Dawson Springs, KY

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2120224, place: Dawson Springs city, Kentucky)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 2,352 (100%)
In labor force: 1,055 (44.86%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,055 (44.86%)
----Employed: 940 (39.97%)
----Unemployed: 115 (4.89%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 10.9%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 1,297 (55.14%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,285 (54.63%)
In labor force: 473 (20.11%)
--Civilian labor force: 473 (20.11%)
----Employed: 422 (17.94%)
Own children under 6 years: 209 (8.89%)
All parents in family in labor force: 110 (4.68%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 894 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 736 (82.33%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 126 (14.09%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 28 (3.13%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 4 (0.45%)
Mean travel time to work: 25 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 940 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 188 (20%)
Service occupations: 286 (30.43%)
Sales and office occupations: 158 (16.81%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 8 (0.85%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 125 (13.3%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 175 (18.62%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 55 (5.85%)
Construction: 68 (7.23%)
Manufacturing: 102 (10.85%)
Wholesale trade.: 10 (1.06%)
Retail trade: 121 (12.87%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 57 (6.06%)
Information: 13 (1.38%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 42 (4.47%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 32 (3.4%)
Educational, health and social services: 278 (29.57%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 77 (8.19%)
Other services (except public administration): 35 (3.72%)
Public administration: 50 (5.32%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 655 (69.68%)
Government workers: 229 (24.36%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 56 (5.96%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,213 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 317 (26.13%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 146 (12.04%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 205 (16.9%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 180 (14.84%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 154 (12.7%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 142 (11.71%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 45 (3.71%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 10 (0.82%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 3 (0.25%)
$200,000 or more: 11 (0.91%)
Median household income: $22,670

With earnings: 763 (62.9%)
--Mean earnings: $29,016
With Social Security income: 524 (43.2%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,125
With Supplemental Security Income: 135 (11.13%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,694
With public assistance income: 79 (6.51%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,067
With retirement income: 251 (20.69%)
--Mean retirement income: $27,931

Families: 821 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 147 (17.9%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 69 (8.4%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 132 (16.08%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 151 (18.39%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 122 (14.86%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 138 (16.81%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 45 (5.48%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 10 (1.22%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 3 (0.37%)
$200,000 or more: 4 (0.49%)
Median family income: $27,872

Per capita income: $14,649

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $29,545
Female full-time, year-round workers: $18,875

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 209 (25.46%)
--With related children under 18 years: 153 (18.64%)
----With related children under 5 years: 50 (6.09%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 106 (12.91%)
--With related children under 18 years: 84 (10.23%)
----With related children under 5 years: 28 (3.41%)
Individuals: 755 (91.96%)
--18 years and over: 496 (60.41%)
----65 years and over: 107 (13.03%)
--Related children under 18 years: 259 (31.55%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 194 (23.63%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 161 (19.61%)

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