Albert Lea, MN

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2700694, place: Albert Lea city, Minnesota)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 14,738 (100%)
In labor force: 8,924 (60.55%)
--Civilian labor force: 8,924 (60.55%)
----Employed: 8,423 (57.15%)
----Unemployed: 501 (3.4%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5.6%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 5,814 (39.45%)
Females 16 years and over: 7,814 (53.02%)
In labor force: 4,236 (28.74%)
--Civilian labor force: 4,236 (28.74%)
----Employed: 3,996 (27.11%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,146 (7.78%)
All parents in family in labor force: 849 (5.76%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 8,291 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 6,703 (80.85%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 989 (11.93%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 45 (0.54%)
Walked: 251 (3.03%)
Other means: 84 (1.01%)
Worked at home: 219 (2.64%)
Mean travel time to work: 15.4 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 8,423 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 2,011 (23.88%)
Service occupations: 1,472 (17.48%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,974 (23.44%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 51 (0.61%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 512 (6.08%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 2,403 (28.53%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 61 (0.72%)
Construction: 304 (3.61%)
Manufacturing: 2,433 (28.89%)
Wholesale trade.: 218 (2.59%)
Retail trade: 1,152 (13.68%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 334 (3.97%)
Information: 110 (1.31%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 207 (2.46%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 354 (4.2%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,947 (23.12%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 597 (7.09%)
Other services (except public administration): 367 (4.36%)
Public administration: 339 (4.02%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 7,126 (84.6%)
Government workers: 816 (9.69%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 449 (5.33%)
Unpaid family workers: 32 (0.38%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 7,830 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 760 (9.71%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 804 (10.27%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,358 (17.34%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,164 (14.87%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,470 (18.77%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,397 (17.84%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 514 (6.56%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 249 (3.18%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 47 (0.6%)
$200,000 or more: 67 (0.86%)
Median household income: $32,841

With earnings: 5,557 (70.97%)
--Mean earnings: $41,703
With Social Security income: 2,931 (37.43%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,574
With Supplemental Security Income: 314 (4.01%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,444
With public assistance income: 363 (4.64%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,199
With retirement income: 1,565 (19.99%)
--Mean retirement income: $12,043

Families: 4,880 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 239 (4.9%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 200 (4.1%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 652 (13.36%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 746 (15.29%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,117 (22.89%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,182 (24.22%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 440 (9.02%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 216 (4.43%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 31 (0.64%)
$200,000 or more: 57 (1.17%)
Median family income: $42,407

Per capita income: $17,979

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $31,383
Female full-time, year-round workers: $21,114

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 335 (6.86%)
--With related children under 18 years: 245 (5.02%)
----With related children under 5 years: 138 (2.83%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 183 (3.75%)
--With related children under 18 years: 153 (3.14%)
----With related children under 5 years: 86 (1.76%)
Individuals: 1,824 (37.38%)
--18 years and over: 1,353 (27.73%)
----65 years and over: 390 (7.99%)
--Related children under 18 years: 422 (8.65%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 247 (5.06%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 842 (17.25%)

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