Lancaster, KY

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2143840, place: Lancaster city, Kentucky)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 3,003 (100%)
In labor force: 1,609 (53.58%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,609 (53.58%)
----Employed: 1,507 (50.18%)
----Unemployed: 102 (3.4%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 6.3%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 1,394 (46.42%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,669 (55.58%)
In labor force: 799 (26.61%)
--Civilian labor force: 799 (26.61%)
----Employed: 760 (25.31%)
Own children under 6 years: 285 (9.49%)
All parents in family in labor force: 197 (6.56%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,477 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,059 (71.7%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 320 (21.67%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 6 (0.41%)
Walked: 14 (0.95%)
Other means: 35 (2.37%)
Worked at home: 43 (2.91%)
Mean travel time to work: 31.1 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,507 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 381 (25.28%)
Service occupations: 194 (12.87%)
Sales and office occupations: 331 (21.96%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 7 (0.46%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 197 (13.07%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 397 (26.34%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 28 (1.86%)
Construction: 160 (10.62%)
Manufacturing: 319 (21.17%)
Wholesale trade.: 27 (1.79%)
Retail trade: 181 (12.01%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 58 (3.85%)
Information: 41 (2.72%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 62 (4.11%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 80 (5.31%)
Educational, health and social services: 337 (22.36%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 43 (2.85%)
Other services (except public administration): 93 (6.17%)
Public administration: 78 (5.18%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,134 (75.25%)
Government workers: 257 (17.05%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 116 (7.7%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,607 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 308 (19.17%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 192 (11.95%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 272 (16.93%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 272 (16.93%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 221 (13.75%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 209 (13.01%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 99 (6.16%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 25 (1.56%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 9 (0.56%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $26,175

With earnings: 1,100 (68.45%)
--Mean earnings: $31,346
With Social Security income: 628 (39.08%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,194
With Supplemental Security Income: 148 (9.21%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,480
With public assistance income: 61 (3.8%)
--Mean public assistance income: $900
With retirement income: 316 (19.66%)
--Mean retirement income: $12,479

Families: 1,052 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 111 (10.55%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 101 (9.6%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 177 (16.83%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 210 (19.96%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 160 (15.21%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 192 (18.25%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 67 (6.37%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 25 (2.38%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 9 (0.86%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $31,355

Per capita income: $13,793

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $26,849
Female full-time, year-round workers: $21,108

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 178 (16.92%)
--With related children under 18 years: 157 (14.92%)
----With related children under 5 years: 70 (6.65%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 107 (10.17%)
--With related children under 18 years: 107 (10.17%)
----With related children under 5 years: 48 (4.56%)
Individuals: 794 (75.48%)
--18 years and over: 540 (51.33%)
----65 years and over: 121 (11.5%)
--Related children under 18 years: 254 (24.14%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 183 (17.4%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 209 (19.87%)

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