Salem, KY

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2168052, place: Salem city, Kentucky)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 655 (100%)
In labor force: 280 (42.75%)
--Civilian labor force: 276 (42.14%)
----Employed: 263 (40.15%)
----Unemployed: 13 (1.98%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.7%
--Armed Forces: 4 (0.61%)
Not in labor force: 375 (57.25%)
Females 16 years and over: 393 (60%)
In labor force: 128 (19.54%)
--Civilian labor force: 128 (19.54%)
----Employed: 125 (19.08%)
Own children under 6 years: 34 (5.19%)
All parents in family in labor force: 17 (2.6%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 267 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 219 (82.02%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 33 (12.36%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 2 (0.75%)
Walked: 5 (1.87%)
Other means: 2 (0.75%)
Worked at home: 6 (2.25%)
Mean travel time to work: 22.7 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 263 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 74 (28.14%)
Service occupations: 36 (13.69%)
Sales and office occupations: 64 (24.33%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 6 (2.28%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 40 (15.21%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 43 (16.35%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 15 (5.7%)
Construction: 19 (7.22%)
Manufacturing: 28 (10.65%)
Wholesale trade.: 11 (4.18%)
Retail trade: 30 (11.41%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 20 (7.6%)
Information: 5 (1.9%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 11 (4.18%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 17 (6.46%)
Educational, health and social services: 66 (25.1%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 11 (4.18%)
Other services (except public administration): 22 (8.37%)
Public administration: 8 (3.04%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 185 (70.34%)
Government workers: 44 (16.73%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 32 (12.17%)
Unpaid family workers: 2 (0.76%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 314 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 39 (12.42%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 27 (8.6%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 62 (19.75%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 51 (16.24%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 48 (15.29%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 54 (17.2%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 17 (5.41%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 11 (3.5%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 2 (0.64%)
$200,000 or more: 3 (0.96%)
Median household income: $29,196

With earnings: 195 (62.1%)
--Mean earnings: $37,653
With Social Security income: 166 (52.87%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,868
With Supplemental Security Income: 33 (10.51%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,606
With public assistance income: 9 (2.87%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,389
With retirement income: 82 (26.11%)
--Mean retirement income: $13,441

Families: 212 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 9 (4.25%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 17 (8.02%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 27 (12.74%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 42 (19.81%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 44 (20.75%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 49 (23.11%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 11 (5.19%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 11 (5.19%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 2 (0.94%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $37,857

Per capita income: $16,156

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $29,375
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,000

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 15 (7.08%)
--With related children under 18 years: 13 (6.13%)
----With related children under 5 years: 6 (2.83%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 10 (4.72%)
--With related children under 18 years: 10 (4.72%)
----With related children under 5 years: 3 (1.42%)
Individuals: 73 (34.43%)
--18 years and over: 54 (25.47%)
----65 years and over: 25 (11.79%)
--Related children under 18 years: 19 (8.96%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 13 (6.13%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 34 (16.04%)

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