Upton, KY

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2178672, place: Upton city, Kentucky)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 546 (100%)
In labor force: 345 (63.19%)
--Civilian labor force: 345 (63.19%)
----Employed: 334 (61.17%)
----Unemployed: 11 (2.01%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 3.2%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 201 (36.81%)
Females 16 years and over: 275 (50.37%)
In labor force: 148 (27.11%)
--Civilian labor force: 148 (27.11%)
----Employed: 139 (25.46%)
Own children under 6 years: 30 (5.49%)
All parents in family in labor force: 15 (2.75%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 329 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 251 (76.29%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 52 (15.81%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 5 (1.52%)
Walked: 4 (1.22%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 17 (5.17%)
Mean travel time to work: 26.8 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 334 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 65 (19.46%)
Service occupations: 37 (11.08%)
Sales and office occupations: 74 (22.16%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 4 (1.2%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 51 (15.27%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 103 (30.84%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 10 (2.99%)
Construction: 47 (14.07%)
Manufacturing: 68 (20.36%)
Wholesale trade.: 20 (5.99%)
Retail trade: 33 (9.88%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 23 (6.89%)
Information: 2 (0.6%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 9 (2.69%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 19 (5.69%)
Educational, health and social services: 46 (13.77%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 9 (2.69%)
Other services (except public administration): 28 (8.38%)
Public administration: 20 (5.99%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 236 (70.66%)
Government workers: 51 (15.27%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 38 (11.38%)
Unpaid family workers: 9 (2.69%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 290 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 48 (16.55%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 28 (9.66%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 61 (21.03%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 56 (19.31%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 42 (14.48%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 35 (12.07%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 20 (6.9%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 0 (0%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $26,250

With earnings: 206 (71.03%)
--Mean earnings: $32,205
With Social Security income: 95 (32.76%)
--Mean Social Security income: $8,571
With Supplemental Security Income: 25 (8.62%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,816
With public assistance income: 7 (2.41%)
--Mean public assistance income: $5,300
With retirement income: 65 (22.41%)
--Mean retirement income: $12,215

Families: 193 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 12 (6.22%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 16 (8.29%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 30 (15.54%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 47 (24.35%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 36 (18.65%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 37 (19.17%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 15 (7.77%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 0 (0%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $31,477

Per capita income: $13,886

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $26,111
Female full-time, year-round workers: $19,375

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 16 (8.29%)
--With related children under 18 years: 8 (4.15%)
----With related children under 5 years: 1 (0.52%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 7 (3.63%)
--With related children under 18 years: 5 (2.59%)
----With related children under 5 years: 1 (0.52%)
Individuals: 91 (47.15%)
--18 years and over: 71 (36.79%)
----65 years and over: 19 (9.84%)
--Related children under 18 years: 20 (10.36%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 18 (9.33%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 42 (21.76%)

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