Morgantown, KY

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2153490, place: Morgantown city, Kentucky)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,916 (100%)
In labor force: 1,056 (55.11%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,051 (54.85%)
----Employed: 985 (51.41%)
----Unemployed: 66 (3.44%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 6.3%
--Armed Forces: 5 (0.26%)
Not in labor force: 860 (44.89%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,129 (58.92%)
In labor force: 491 (25.63%)
--Civilian labor force: 488 (25.47%)
----Employed: 449 (23.43%)
Own children under 6 years: 245 (12.79%)
All parents in family in labor force: 142 (7.41%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 966 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 696 (72.05%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 220 (22.77%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 3 (0.31%)
Walked: 28 (2.9%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 19 (1.97%)
Mean travel time to work: 20.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 985 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 136 (13.81%)
Service occupations: 225 (22.84%)
Sales and office occupations: 202 (20.51%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 4 (0.41%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 107 (10.86%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 311 (31.57%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 23 (2.34%)
Construction: 72 (7.31%)
Manufacturing: 253 (25.69%)
Wholesale trade.: 28 (2.84%)
Retail trade: 129 (13.1%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 60 (6.09%)
Information: 9 (0.91%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 24 (2.44%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 49 (4.97%)
Educational, health and social services: 174 (17.66%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 103 (10.46%)
Other services (except public administration): 40 (4.06%)
Public administration: 21 (2.13%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 797 (80.91%)
Government workers: 115 (11.68%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 73 (7.41%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 984 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 254 (25.81%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 125 (12.7%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 196 (19.92%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 125 (12.7%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 119 (12.09%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 88 (8.94%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 51 (5.18%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 19 (1.93%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 7 (0.71%)
Median household income: $19,912

With earnings: 657 (66.77%)
--Mean earnings: $31,750
With Social Security income: 339 (34.45%)
--Mean Social Security income: $7,853
With Supplemental Security Income: 141 (14.33%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,126
With public assistance income: 68 (6.91%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,333
With retirement income: 185 (18.8%)
--Mean retirement income: $17,217

Families: 611 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 105 (17.18%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 69 (11.29%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 104 (17.02%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 105 (17.18%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 114 (18.66%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 74 (12.11%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 33 (5.4%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 7 (1.15%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $27,218

Per capita income: $12,100

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $24,671
Female full-time, year-round workers: $18,594

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 152 (24.88%)
--With related children under 18 years: 140 (22.91%)
----With related children under 5 years: 88 (14.4%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 88 (14.4%)
--With related children under 18 years: 84 (13.75%)
----With related children under 5 years: 49 (8.02%)
Individuals: 640 (104.75%)
--18 years and over: 396 (64.81%)
----65 years and over: 74 (12.11%)
--Related children under 18 years: 240 (39.28%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 126 (20.62%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 176 (28.81%)

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