Backus, MN

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2703124, place: Backus city, Minnesota)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 229 (100%)
In labor force: 121 (52.84%)
--Civilian labor force: 120 (52.4%)
----Employed: 108 (47.16%)
----Unemployed: 12 (5.24%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 10%
--Armed Forces: 1 (0.44%)
Not in labor force: 108 (47.16%)
Females 16 years and over: 109 (47.6%)
In labor force: 54 (23.58%)
--Civilian labor force: 54 (23.58%)
----Employed: 50 (21.83%)
Own children under 6 years: 13 (5.68%)
All parents in family in labor force: 5 (2.18%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 105 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 89 (84.76%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 14 (13.33%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 0 (0%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 2 (1.9%)
Mean travel time to work: 23.4 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 108 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 23 (21.3%)
Service occupations: 28 (25.93%)
Sales and office occupations: 22 (20.37%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 7 (6.48%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 28 (25.93%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 5 (4.63%)
Construction: 4 (3.7%)
Manufacturing: 17 (15.74%)
Wholesale trade.: 2 (1.85%)
Retail trade: 21 (19.44%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 3 (2.78%)
Information: 5 (4.63%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 0 (0%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 3 (2.78%)
Educational, health and social services: 21 (19.44%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 21 (19.44%)
Other services (except public administration): 1 (0.93%)
Public administration: 5 (4.63%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 83 (76.85%)
Government workers: 24 (22.22%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 1 (0.93%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 130 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 19 (14.62%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 16 (12.31%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 24 (18.46%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 30 (23.08%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 26 (20%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 9 (6.92%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 6 (4.62%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 0 (0%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $26,875

With earnings: 87 (66.92%)
--Mean earnings: $27,192
With Social Security income: 50 (38.46%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,873
With Supplemental Security Income: 11 (8.46%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,364
With public assistance income: 11 (8.46%)
--Mean public assistance income: $5,273
With retirement income: 28 (21.54%)
--Mean retirement income: $17,739

Families: 80 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 6 (7.5%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 10 (12.5%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 17 (21.25%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 16 (20%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 22 (27.5%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 5 (6.25%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 4 (5%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 0 (0%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $32,500

Per capita income: $12,077

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $26,563
Female full-time, year-round workers: $13,438

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 13 (16.25%)
--With related children under 18 years: 13 (16.25%)
----With related children under 5 years: 2 (2.5%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 9 (11.25%)
--With related children under 18 years: 9 (11.25%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Individuals: 72 (90%)
--18 years and over: 35 (43.75%)
----65 years and over: 8 (10%)
--Related children under 18 years: 36 (45%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 33 (41.25%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 19 (23.75%)

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