Palmer, MI

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2662180, place: Palmer CDP, Michigan)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 383 (100%)
In labor force: 181 (47.26%)
--Civilian labor force: 178 (46.48%)
----Employed: 166 (43.34%)
----Unemployed: 12 (3.13%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 6.7%
--Armed Forces: 3 (0.78%)
Not in labor force: 202 (52.74%)
Females 16 years and over: 206 (53.79%)
In labor force: 81 (21.15%)
--Civilian labor force: 81 (21.15%)
----Employed: 76 (19.84%)
Own children under 6 years: 16 (4.18%)
All parents in family in labor force: 11 (2.87%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 160 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 121 (75.63%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 18 (11.25%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 11 (6.88%)
Other means: 7 (4.38%)
Worked at home: 3 (1.88%)
Mean travel time to work: 25.5 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 166 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 30 (18.07%)
Service occupations: 35 (21.08%)
Sales and office occupations: 33 (19.88%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 26 (15.66%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 42 (25.3%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 12 (7.23%)
Construction: 6 (3.61%)
Manufacturing: 8 (4.82%)
Wholesale trade.: 8 (4.82%)
Retail trade: 27 (16.27%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 11 (6.63%)
Information: 10 (6.02%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 3 (1.81%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 4 (2.41%)
Educational, health and social services: 48 (28.92%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 8 (4.82%)
Other services (except public administration): 15 (9.04%)
Public administration: 6 (3.61%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 134 (80.72%)
Government workers: 23 (13.86%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 9 (5.42%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 178 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 26 (14.61%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 21 (11.8%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 30 (16.85%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 26 (14.61%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 30 (16.85%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 22 (12.36%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 11 (6.18%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 7 (3.93%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 3 (1.69%)
$200,000 or more: 2 (1.12%)
Median household income: $29,063

With earnings: 124 (69.66%)
--Mean earnings: $40,128
With Social Security income: 60 (33.71%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,673
With Supplemental Security Income: 6 (3.37%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,600
With public assistance income: 5 (2.81%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,100
With retirement income: 47 (26.4%)
--Mean retirement income: $46,464

Families: 101 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 2 (1.98%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 6 (5.94%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 17 (16.83%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 17 (16.83%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 18 (17.82%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 19 (18.81%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 10 (9.9%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 7 (6.93%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 3 (2.97%)
$200,000 or more: 2 (1.98%)
Median family income: $38,750

Per capita income: $21,309

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $36,528
Female full-time, year-round workers: $25,625

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 7 (6.93%)
--With related children under 18 years: 6 (5.94%)
----With related children under 5 years: 2 (1.98%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 6 (5.94%)
--With related children under 18 years: 6 (5.94%)
----With related children under 5 years: 2 (1.98%)
Individuals: 60 (59.41%)
--18 years and over: 47 (46.53%)
----65 years and over: 11 (10.89%)
--Related children under 18 years: 13 (12.87%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 11 (10.89%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 33 (32.67%)

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