Bemidji, MN

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2705068, place: Bemidji city, Minnesota)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 9,796 (100%)
In labor force: 6,177 (63.06%)
--Civilian labor force: 6,177 (63.06%)
----Employed: 5,755 (58.75%)
----Unemployed: 422 (4.31%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 6.8%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 3,619 (36.94%)
Females 16 years and over: 5,285 (53.95%)
In labor force: 3,036 (30.99%)
--Civilian labor force: 3,036 (30.99%)
----Employed: 2,846 (29.05%)
Own children under 6 years: 848 (8.66%)
All parents in family in labor force: 485 (4.95%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 5,607 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 3,821 (68.15%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 761 (13.57%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 48 (0.86%)
Walked: 700 (12.48%)
Other means: 60 (1.07%)
Worked at home: 217 (3.87%)
Mean travel time to work: 16 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 5,755 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 1,894 (32.91%)
Service occupations: 1,281 (22.26%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,483 (25.77%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 22 (0.38%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 331 (5.75%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 744 (12.93%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 100 (1.74%)
Construction: 255 (4.43%)
Manufacturing: 462 (8.03%)
Wholesale trade.: 93 (1.62%)
Retail trade: 865 (15.03%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 153 (2.66%)
Information: 128 (2.22%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 203 (3.53%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 259 (4.5%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,790 (31.1%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 836 (14.53%)
Other services (except public administration): 276 (4.8%)
Public administration: 335 (5.82%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 3,918 (68.08%)
Government workers: 1,480 (25.72%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 328 (5.7%)
Unpaid family workers: 29 (0.5%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 4,704 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 757 (16.09%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 496 (10.54%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 854 (18.15%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 754 (16.03%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 834 (17.73%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 556 (11.82%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 248 (5.27%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 153 (3.25%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 14 (0.3%)
$200,000 or more: 38 (0.81%)
Median household income: $28,072

With earnings: 3,503 (74.47%)
--Mean earnings: $34,798
With Social Security income: 1,455 (30.93%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,187
With Supplemental Security Income: 209 (4.44%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,456
With public assistance income: 336 (7.14%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,305
With retirement income: 698 (14.84%)
--Mean retirement income: $24,471

Families: 2,513 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 245 (9.75%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 170 (6.76%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 354 (14.09%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 393 (15.64%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 473 (18.82%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 462 (18.38%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 231 (9.19%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 140 (5.57%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 14 (0.56%)
$200,000 or more: 31 (1.23%)
Median family income: $37,250

Per capita income: $15,264

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $28,312
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,694

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 331 (13.17%)
--With related children under 18 years: 284 (11.3%)
----With related children under 5 years: 175 (6.96%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 233 (9.27%)
--With related children under 18 years: 225 (8.95%)
----With related children under 5 years: 131 (5.21%)
Individuals: 2,050 (81.58%)
--18 years and over: 1,535 (61.08%)
----65 years and over: 180 (7.16%)
--Related children under 18 years: 487 (19.38%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 256 (10.19%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 1,122 (44.65%)

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