Fort Wright, KY

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2128612, place: Fort Wright city, Kentucky)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 4,574 (100%)
In labor force: 3,085 (67.45%)
--Civilian labor force: 3,079 (67.32%)
----Employed: 3,024 (66.11%)
----Unemployed: 55 (1.2%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 1.8%
--Armed Forces: 6 (0.13%)
Not in labor force: 1,489 (32.55%)
Females 16 years and over: 2,392 (52.3%)
In labor force: 1,368 (29.91%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,368 (29.91%)
----Employed: 1,348 (29.47%)
Own children under 6 years: 388 (8.48%)
All parents in family in labor force: 222 (4.85%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 2,988 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 2,623 (87.78%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 159 (5.32%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 82 (2.74%)
Walked: 27 (0.9%)
Other means: 40 (1.34%)
Worked at home: 57 (1.91%)
Mean travel time to work: 19.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 3,024 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 1,293 (42.76%)
Service occupations: 288 (9.52%)
Sales and office occupations: 983 (32.51%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 214 (7.08%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 246 (8.13%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 0 (0%)
Construction: 154 (5.09%)
Manufacturing: 303 (10.02%)
Wholesale trade.: 125 (4.13%)
Retail trade: 384 (12.7%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 258 (8.53%)
Information: 121 (4%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 289 (9.56%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 305 (10.09%)
Educational, health and social services: 574 (18.98%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 198 (6.55%)
Other services (except public administration): 112 (3.7%)
Public administration: 201 (6.65%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 2,471 (81.71%)
Government workers: 405 (13.39%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 142 (4.7%)
Unpaid family workers: 6 (0.2%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 2,432 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 87 (3.58%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 101 (4.15%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 248 (10.2%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 273 (11.23%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 439 (18.05%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 557 (22.9%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 334 (13.73%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 266 (10.94%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 76 (3.13%)
$200,000 or more: 51 (2.1%)
Median household income: $52,394

With earnings: 2,034 (83.63%)
--Mean earnings: $61,722
With Social Security income: 715 (29.4%)
--Mean Social Security income: $13,226
With Supplemental Security Income: 64 (2.63%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,377
With public assistance income: 6 (0.25%)
--Mean public assistance income: $133
With retirement income: 479 (19.7%)
--Mean retirement income: $15,206

Families: 1,540 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 33 (2.14%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 27 (1.75%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 67 (4.35%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 119 (7.73%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 244 (15.84%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 417 (27.08%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 268 (17.4%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 250 (16.23%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 70 (4.55%)
$200,000 or more: 45 (2.92%)
Median family income: $62,464

Per capita income: $27,448

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $46,736
Female full-time, year-round workers: $35,220

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 60 (3.9%)
--With related children under 18 years: 39 (2.53%)
----With related children under 5 years: 27 (1.75%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 24 (1.56%)
--With related children under 18 years: 18 (1.17%)
----With related children under 5 years: 18 (1.17%)
Individuals: 219 (14.22%)
--18 years and over: 146 (9.48%)
----65 years and over: 23 (1.49%)
--Related children under 18 years: 73 (4.74%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 50 (3.25%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 54 (3.51%)

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