General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2170050, place: Shelbyville city, Kentucky)EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over: 7,777 (100%)
In labor force: 5,450 (70.08%)
--Civilian labor force: 5,430 (69.82%)
----Employed: 5,155 (66.29%)
----Unemployed: 275 (3.54%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5.1%
--Armed Forces: 20 (0.26%)
Not in labor force: 2,327 (29.92%)
Females 16 years and over: 4,045 (52.01%)
In labor force: 2,458 (31.61%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,449 (31.49%)
----Employed: 2,246 (28.88%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,167 (15.01%)
All parents in family in labor force: 806 (10.36%)
COMMUTING TO WORKWorkers 16 years and over: 5,102 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 3,913 (76.7%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 957 (18.76%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 100 (1.96%)
Other means: 51 (1%)
Worked at home: 81 (1.59%)
Mean travel time to work: 20.7 minutes
OCCUPATIONEmployed civilian population 16 years and over: 5,155 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 1,427 (27.68%)
Service occupations: 674 (13.07%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,051 (20.39%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 102 (1.98%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 390 (7.57%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,511 (29.31%)
INDUSTRYAgriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 127 (2.46%)
Construction: 345 (6.69%)
Manufacturing: 1,435 (27.84%)
Wholesale trade.: 125 (2.42%)
Retail trade: 642 (12.45%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 225 (4.36%)
Information: 85 (1.65%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 319 (6.19%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 312 (6.05%)
Educational, health and social services: 772 (14.98%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 369 (7.16%)
Other services (except public administration): 168 (3.26%)
Public administration: 231 (4.48%)
CLASS OF WORKERPrivate wage and salary workers: 4,299 (83.39%)
Government workers: 587 (11.39%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 269 (5.22%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)
INCOME IN 1999Households: 3,919 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 517 (13.19%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 260 (6.63%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 593 (15.13%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 526 (13.42%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 542 (13.83%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 752 (19.19%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 446 (11.38%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 237 (6.05%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 8 (0.2%)
$200,000 or more: 38 (0.97%)
Median household income: $37,607
With earnings: 3,326 (84.87%)
--Mean earnings: $46,281
With Social Security income: 849 (21.66%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,354
With Supplemental Security Income: 195 (4.98%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,654
With public assistance income: 200 (5.1%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,592
With retirement income: 418 (10.67%)
--Mean retirement income: $11,497
Families: 2,688 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 198 (7.37%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 203 (7.55%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 314 (11.68%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 391 (14.55%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 357 (13.28%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 578 (21.5%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 386 (14.36%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 223 (8.3%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 8 (0.3%)
$200,000 or more: 30 (1.12%)
Median family income: $44,481
Per capita income: $17,461
Median earnings (dollars)Male full-time, year-round workers: $30,913
Female full-time, year-round workers: $24,710
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999Families: 336 (12.5%)
--With related children under 18 years: 303 (11.27%)
----With related children under 5 years: 205 (7.63%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 177 (6.58%)
--With related children under 18 years: 168 (6.25%)
----With related children under 5 years: 131 (4.87%)
Individuals: 1,564 (58.18%)
--18 years and over: 955 (35.53%)
----65 years and over: 131 (4.87%)
--Related children under 18 years: 596 (22.17%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 341 (12.69%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 463 (17.22%)
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