Sparta, MI

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2675420, place: Sparta village, Michigan)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 3,044 (100%)
In labor force: 2,109 (69.28%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,109 (69.28%)
----Employed: 2,047 (67.25%)
----Unemployed: 62 (2.04%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 2.9%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 935 (30.72%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,684 (55.32%)
In labor force: 1,073 (35.25%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,073 (35.25%)
----Employed: 1,036 (34.03%)
Own children under 6 years: 409 (13.44%)
All parents in family in labor force: 291 (9.56%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 2,010 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,736 (86.37%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 176 (8.76%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 54 (2.69%)
Other means: 11 (0.55%)
Worked at home: 33 (1.64%)
Mean travel time to work: 22.4 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 2,047 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 413 (20.18%)
Service occupations: 276 (13.48%)
Sales and office occupations: 610 (29.8%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 16 (0.78%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 253 (12.36%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 479 (23.4%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 32 (1.56%)
Construction: 181 (8.84%)
Manufacturing: 543 (26.53%)
Wholesale trade.: 94 (4.59%)
Retail trade: 340 (16.61%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 45 (2.2%)
Information: 20 (0.98%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 124 (6.06%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 91 (4.45%)
Educational, health and social services: 313 (15.29%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 138 (6.74%)
Other services (except public administration): 107 (5.23%)
Public administration: 19 (0.93%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,767 (86.32%)
Government workers: 148 (7.23%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 132 (6.45%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,625 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 114 (7.02%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 133 (8.18%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 228 (14.03%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 219 (13.48%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 354 (21.78%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 338 (20.8%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 128 (7.88%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 89 (5.48%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 22 (1.35%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $39,047

With earnings: 1,288 (79.26%)
--Mean earnings: $46,855
With Social Security income: 504 (31.02%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,393
With Supplemental Security Income: 37 (2.28%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $3,434
With public assistance income: 43 (2.65%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,524
With retirement income: 257 (15.82%)
--Mean retirement income: $8,283

Families: 1,087 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 38 (3.5%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 34 (3.13%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 91 (8.37%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 168 (15.46%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 259 (23.83%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 273 (25.11%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 119 (10.95%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 83 (7.64%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 22 (2.02%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $45,822

Per capita income: $17,920

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $35,000
Female full-time, year-round workers: $26,121

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 53 (4.88%)
--With related children under 18 years: 53 (4.88%)
----With related children under 5 years: 35 (3.22%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 31 (2.85%)
--With related children under 18 years: 31 (2.85%)
----With related children under 5 years: 13 (1.2%)
Individuals: 299 (27.51%)
--18 years and over: 192 (17.66%)
----65 years and over: 26 (2.39%)
--Related children under 18 years: 107 (9.84%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 52 (4.78%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 129 (11.87%)

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