La Center, KY

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2143336, place: La Center city, Kentucky)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 836 (100%)
In labor force: 444 (53.11%)
--Civilian labor force: 444 (53.11%)
----Employed: 406 (48.56%)
----Unemployed: 38 (4.55%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 8.6%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 392 (46.89%)
Females 16 years and over: 470 (56.22%)
In labor force: 201 (24.04%)
--Civilian labor force: 201 (24.04%)
----Employed: 180 (21.53%)
Own children under 6 years: 69 (8.25%)
All parents in family in labor force: 36 (4.31%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 397 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 339 (85.39%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 46 (11.59%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 4 (1.01%)
Other means: 2 (0.5%)
Worked at home: 6 (1.51%)
Mean travel time to work: 22 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 406 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 76 (18.72%)
Service occupations: 75 (18.47%)
Sales and office occupations: 94 (23.15%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 4 (0.99%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 71 (17.49%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 86 (21.18%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 9 (2.22%)
Construction: 42 (10.34%)
Manufacturing: 75 (18.47%)
Wholesale trade.: 12 (2.96%)
Retail trade: 41 (10.1%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 23 (5.67%)
Information: 18 (4.43%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 11 (2.71%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 22 (5.42%)
Educational, health and social services: 82 (20.2%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 26 (6.4%)
Other services (except public administration): 25 (6.16%)
Public administration: 20 (4.93%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 322 (79.31%)
Government workers: 66 (16.26%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 18 (4.43%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 419 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 73 (17.42%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 45 (10.74%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 74 (17.66%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 57 (13.6%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 64 (15.27%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 68 (16.23%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 29 (6.92%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 5 (1.19%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 4 (0.95%)
Median household income: $27,188

With earnings: 282 (67.3%)
--Mean earnings: $41,004
With Social Security income: 165 (39.38%)
--Mean Social Security income: $8,915
With Supplemental Security Income: 34 (8.11%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,476
With public assistance income: 10 (2.39%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,370
With retirement income: 79 (18.85%)
--Mean retirement income: $10,980

Families: 266 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 24 (9.02%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 22 (8.27%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 36 (13.53%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 45 (16.92%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 51 (19.17%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 55 (20.68%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 26 (9.77%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 5 (1.88%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 2 (0.75%)
Median family income: $36,250

Per capita income: $14,317

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $32,813
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,417

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 37 (13.91%)
--With related children under 18 years: 27 (10.15%)
----With related children under 5 years: 13 (4.89%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 17 (6.39%)
--With related children under 18 years: 17 (6.39%)
----With related children under 5 years: 9 (3.38%)
Individuals: 159 (59.77%)
--18 years and over: 91 (34.21%)
----65 years and over: 21 (7.89%)
--Related children under 18 years: 64 (24.06%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 42 (15.79%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 40 (15.04%)

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