Richmond, KY

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2165226, place: Richmond city, Kentucky)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 22,746 (100%)
In labor force: 14,302 (62.88%)
--Civilian labor force: 14,265 (62.71%)
----Employed: 13,421 (59%)
----Unemployed: 844 (3.71%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5.9%
--Armed Forces: 37 (0.16%)
Not in labor force: 8,444 (37.12%)
Females 16 years and over: 12,106 (53.22%)
In labor force: 6,982 (30.7%)
--Civilian labor force: 6,982 (30.7%)
----Employed: 6,551 (28.8%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,844 (8.11%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,119 (4.92%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 13,258 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 10,116 (76.3%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,774 (13.38%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 65 (0.49%)
Walked: 952 (7.18%)
Other means: 91 (0.69%)
Worked at home: 260 (1.96%)
Mean travel time to work: 20.7 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 13,421 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 3,685 (27.46%)
Service occupations: 2,703 (20.14%)
Sales and office occupations: 4,052 (30.19%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 82 (0.61%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 1,067 (7.95%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,832 (13.65%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 155 (1.15%)
Construction: 760 (5.66%)
Manufacturing: 1,945 (14.49%)
Wholesale trade.: 263 (1.96%)
Retail trade: 2,167 (16.15%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 487 (3.63%)
Information: 364 (2.71%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 494 (3.68%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 576 (4.29%)
Educational, health and social services: 3,414 (25.44%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 1,760 (13.11%)
Other services (except public administration): 535 (3.99%)
Public administration: 501 (3.73%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 10,073 (75.05%)
Government workers: 2,650 (19.75%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 614 (4.57%)
Unpaid family workers: 84 (0.63%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 10,801 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 2,279 (21.1%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,201 (11.12%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,820 (16.85%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,543 (14.29%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,490 (13.8%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,467 (13.58%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 554 (5.13%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 256 (2.37%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 91 (0.84%)
$200,000 or more: 100 (0.93%)
Median household income: $25,533

With earnings: 8,611 (79.72%)
--Mean earnings: $39,298
With Social Security income: 2,358 (21.83%)
--Mean Social Security income: $8,850
With Supplemental Security Income: 717 (6.64%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,579
With public assistance income: 486 (4.5%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,567
With retirement income: 1,256 (11.63%)
--Mean retirement income: $20,394

Families: 5,551 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 671 (12.09%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 343 (6.18%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 862 (15.53%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 791 (14.25%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 965 (17.38%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,060 (19.1%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 486 (8.76%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 255 (4.59%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 71 (1.28%)
$200,000 or more: 47 (0.85%)
Median family income: $36,222

Per capita income: $15,815

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $30,817
Female full-time, year-round workers: $22,053

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 922 (16.61%)
--With related children under 18 years: 744 (13.4%)
----With related children under 5 years: 420 (7.57%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 513 (9.24%)
--With related children under 18 years: 460 (8.29%)
----With related children under 5 years: 236 (4.25%)
Individuals: 5,737 (103.35%)
--18 years and over: 4,480 (80.71%)
----65 years and over: 459 (8.27%)
--Related children under 18 years: 1,185 (21.35%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 734 (13.22%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 3,139 (56.55%)

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