Muskegon, MI

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2656320, place: Muskegon city, Michigan)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 30,779 (100%)
In labor force: 16,305 (52.97%)
--Civilian labor force: 16,298 (52.95%)
----Employed: 15,136 (49.18%)
----Unemployed: 1,162 (3.78%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 7.1%
--Armed Forces: 7 (0.02%)
Not in labor force: 14,474 (47.03%)
Females 16 years and over: 14,756 (47.94%)
In labor force: 8,199 (26.64%)
--Civilian labor force: 8,199 (26.64%)
----Employed: 7,663 (24.9%)
Own children under 6 years: 3,342 (10.86%)
All parents in family in labor force: 2,272 (7.38%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 14,942 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 11,376 (76.13%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 2,285 (15.29%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 186 (1.24%)
Walked: 426 (2.85%)
Other means: 301 (2.01%)
Worked at home: 368 (2.46%)
Mean travel time to work: 19.9 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 15,136 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 2,897 (19.14%)
Service occupations: 3,312 (21.88%)
Sales and office occupations: 3,546 (23.43%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 35 (0.23%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 1,001 (6.61%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 4,345 (28.71%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 40 (0.26%)
Construction: 622 (4.11%)
Manufacturing: 4,441 (29.34%)
Wholesale trade.: 378 (2.5%)
Retail trade: 1,718 (11.35%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 349 (2.31%)
Information: 316 (2.09%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 534 (3.53%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 924 (6.1%)
Educational, health and social services: 2,715 (17.94%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 1,556 (10.28%)
Other services (except public administration): 820 (5.42%)
Public administration: 723 (4.78%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 12,791 (84.51%)
Government workers: 1,674 (11.06%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 636 (4.2%)
Unpaid family workers: 35 (0.23%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 14,567 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 2,199 (15.1%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,646 (11.3%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 2,726 (18.71%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 2,575 (17.68%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 2,294 (15.75%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 2,156 (14.8%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 501 (3.44%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 343 (2.35%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 60 (0.41%)
$200,000 or more: 67 (0.46%)
Median household income: $27,929

With earnings: 10,801 (74.15%)
--Mean earnings: $35,434
With Social Security income: 4,350 (29.86%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,148
With Supplemental Security Income: 1,247 (8.56%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,852
With public assistance income: 1,109 (7.61%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,518
With retirement income: 2,636 (18.1%)
--Mean retirement income: $14,986

Families: 8,666 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 774 (8.93%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 769 (8.87%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,580 (18.23%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,564 (18.05%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,565 (18.06%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,608 (18.56%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 414 (4.78%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 306 (3.53%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 53 (0.61%)
$200,000 or more: 33 (0.38%)
Median family income: $32,640

Per capita income: $14,283

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $29,114
Female full-time, year-round workers: $22,197

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 1,453 (16.77%)
--With related children under 18 years: 1,255 (14.48%)
----With related children under 5 years: 675 (7.79%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 1,028 (11.86%)
--With related children under 18 years: 954 (11.01%)
----With related children under 5 years: 538 (6.21%)
Individuals: 7,238 (83.52%)
--18 years and over: 4,461 (51.48%)
----65 years and over: 643 (7.42%)
--Related children under 18 years: 2,744 (31.66%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 1,863 (21.5%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 2,268 (26.17%)

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