Kent City, MI

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2642780, place: Kent City village, Michigan)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 697 (100%)
In labor force: 527 (75.61%)
--Civilian labor force: 527 (75.61%)
----Employed: 472 (67.72%)
----Unemployed: 55 (7.89%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 10.4%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 170 (24.39%)
Females 16 years and over: 375 (53.8%)
In labor force: 255 (36.59%)
--Civilian labor force: 255 (36.59%)
----Employed: 236 (33.86%)
Own children under 6 years: 141 (20.23%)
All parents in family in labor force: 97 (13.92%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 454 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 363 (79.96%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 73 (16.08%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 6 (1.32%)
Other means: 7 (1.54%)
Worked at home: 5 (1.1%)
Mean travel time to work: 22.2 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 472 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 78 (16.53%)
Service occupations: 76 (16.1%)
Sales and office occupations: 121 (25.64%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 34 (7.2%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 163 (34.53%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 19 (4.03%)
Construction: 29 (6.14%)
Manufacturing: 137 (29.03%)
Wholesale trade.: 28 (5.93%)
Retail trade: 60 (12.71%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 33 (6.99%)
Information: 2 (0.42%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 11 (2.33%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 24 (5.08%)
Educational, health and social services: 61 (12.92%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 32 (6.78%)
Other services (except public administration): 23 (4.87%)
Public administration: 13 (2.75%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 423 (89.62%)
Government workers: 33 (6.99%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 16 (3.39%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 325 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 33 (10.15%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 20 (6.15%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 59 (18.15%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 49 (15.08%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 51 (15.69%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 77 (23.69%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 26 (8%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 10 (3.08%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $35,341

With earnings: 276 (84.92%)
--Mean earnings: $41,767
With Social Security income: 73 (22.46%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,273
With Supplemental Security Income: 14 (4.31%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,371
With public assistance income: 11 (3.38%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,773
With retirement income: 31 (9.54%)
--Mean retirement income: $7,447

Families: 253 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 16 (6.32%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 13 (5.14%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 37 (14.62%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 43 (17%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 41 (16.21%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 75 (29.64%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 24 (9.49%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 4 (1.58%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $42,375

Per capita income: $13,084

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $33,750
Female full-time, year-round workers: $24,167

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 28 (11.07%)
--With related children under 18 years: 25 (9.88%)
----With related children under 5 years: 12 (4.74%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 20 (7.91%)
--With related children under 18 years: 19 (7.51%)
----With related children under 5 years: 10 (3.95%)
Individuals: 124 (49.01%)
--18 years and over: 64 (25.3%)
----65 years and over: 11 (4.35%)
--Related children under 18 years: 58 (22.92%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 28 (11.07%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 30 (11.86%)

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