Paducah, KY

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2158836, place: Paducah city, Kentucky)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 20,927 (100%)
In labor force: 11,178 (53.41%)
--Civilian labor force: 11,149 (53.28%)
----Employed: 10,286 (49.15%)
----Unemployed: 863 (4.12%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 7.7%
--Armed Forces: 29 (0.14%)
Not in labor force: 9,749 (46.59%)
Females 16 years and over: 11,695 (55.88%)
In labor force: 5,517 (26.36%)
--Civilian labor force: 5,517 (26.36%)
----Employed: 5,070 (24.23%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,989 (9.5%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,255 (6%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 10,162 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 8,297 (81.65%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,194 (11.75%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 124 (1.22%)
Walked: 169 (1.66%)
Other means: 122 (1.2%)
Worked at home: 256 (2.52%)
Mean travel time to work: 15.8 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 10,286 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 3,201 (31.12%)
Service occupations: 1,935 (18.81%)
Sales and office occupations: 2,869 (27.89%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 45 (0.44%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 752 (7.31%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,484 (14.43%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 99 (0.96%)
Construction: 590 (5.74%)
Manufacturing: 1,212 (11.78%)
Wholesale trade.: 443 (4.31%)
Retail trade: 1,498 (14.56%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 613 (5.96%)
Information: 274 (2.66%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 460 (4.47%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 658 (6.4%)
Educational, health and social services: 2,428 (23.6%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 1,129 (10.98%)
Other services (except public administration): 496 (4.82%)
Public administration: 386 (3.75%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 8,090 (78.65%)
Government workers: 1,435 (13.95%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 736 (7.16%)
Unpaid family workers: 25 (0.24%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 11,771 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 2,383 (20.24%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,385 (11.77%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,926 (16.36%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,596 (13.56%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,601 (13.6%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,576 (13.39%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 538 (4.57%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 391 (3.32%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 193 (1.64%)
$200,000 or more: 182 (1.55%)
Median household income: $26,137

With earnings: 7,766 (65.98%)
--Mean earnings: $42,831
With Social Security income: 4,323 (36.73%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,975
With Supplemental Security Income: 1,115 (9.47%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,106
With public assistance income: 648 (5.51%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,208
With retirement income: 2,209 (18.77%)
--Mean retirement income: $13,459

Families: 6,695 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 816 (12.19%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 603 (9.01%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,098 (16.4%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 897 (13.4%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,055 (15.76%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,077 (16.09%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 469 (7.01%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 344 (5.14%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 177 (2.64%)
$200,000 or more: 159 (2.37%)
Median family income: $34,092

Per capita income: $18,417

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $32,783
Female full-time, year-round workers: $21,901

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 1,208 (18.04%)
--With related children under 18 years: 981 (14.65%)
----With related children under 5 years: 514 (7.68%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 849 (12.68%)
--With related children under 18 years: 766 (11.44%)
----With related children under 5 years: 396 (5.91%)
Individuals: 5,621 (83.96%)
--18 years and over: 3,642 (54.4%)
----65 years and over: 786 (11.74%)
--Related children under 18 years: 1,961 (29.29%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 1,344 (20.07%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 1,819 (27.17%)

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