New Castle, KY

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2155596, place: New Castle city, Kentucky)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 708 (100%)
In labor force: 379 (53.53%)
--Civilian labor force: 379 (53.53%)
----Employed: 356 (50.28%)
----Unemployed: 23 (3.25%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 6.1%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 329 (46.47%)
Females 16 years and over: 426 (60.17%)
In labor force: 200 (28.25%)
--Civilian labor force: 200 (28.25%)
----Employed: 186 (26.27%)
Own children under 6 years: 95 (13.42%)
All parents in family in labor force: 53 (7.49%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 351 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 267 (76.07%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 43 (12.25%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 28 (7.98%)
Other means: 5 (1.42%)
Worked at home: 8 (2.28%)
Mean travel time to work: 25.6 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 356 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 82 (23.03%)
Service occupations: 59 (16.57%)
Sales and office occupations: 78 (21.91%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 64 (17.98%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 73 (20.51%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 4 (1.12%)
Construction: 48 (13.48%)
Manufacturing: 67 (18.82%)
Wholesale trade.: 9 (2.53%)
Retail trade: 45 (12.64%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 11 (3.09%)
Information: 3 (0.84%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 16 (4.49%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 14 (3.93%)
Educational, health and social services: 59 (16.57%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 15 (4.21%)
Other services (except public administration): 36 (10.11%)
Public administration: 29 (8.15%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 255 (71.63%)
Government workers: 58 (16.29%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 43 (12.08%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 343 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 99 (28.86%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 27 (7.87%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 46 (13.41%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 36 (10.5%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 35 (10.2%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 62 (18.08%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 27 (7.87%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 9 (2.62%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 2 (0.58%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $24,931

With earnings: 218 (63.56%)
--Mean earnings: $41,118
With Social Security income: 116 (33.82%)
--Mean Social Security income: $8,467
With Supplemental Security Income: 30 (8.75%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,443
With public assistance income: 42 (12.24%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,753
With retirement income: 68 (19.83%)
--Mean retirement income: $11,275

Families: 209 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 46 (22.01%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 6 (2.87%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 26 (12.44%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 31 (14.83%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 29 (13.88%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 49 (23.44%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 12 (5.74%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 8 (3.83%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 2 (0.96%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $34,550

Per capita income: $12,626

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $27,813
Female full-time, year-round workers: $19,615

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 56 (26.79%)
--With related children under 18 years: 46 (22.01%)
----With related children under 5 years: 21 (10.05%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 38 (18.18%)
--With related children under 18 years: 35 (16.75%)
----With related children under 5 years: 19 (9.09%)
Individuals: 237 (113.4%)
--18 years and over: 152 (72.73%)
----65 years and over: 23 (11%)
--Related children under 18 years: 84 (40.19%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 56 (26.79%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 65 (31.1%)

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