New Ulm, MN

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2746042, place: New Ulm city, Minnesota)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 10,923 (100%)
In labor force: 7,614 (69.71%)
--Civilian labor force: 7,605 (69.62%)
----Employed: 7,269 (66.55%)
----Unemployed: 336 (3.08%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.4%
--Armed Forces: 9 (0.08%)
Not in labor force: 3,309 (30.29%)
Females 16 years and over: 5,708 (52.26%)
In labor force: 3,726 (34.11%)
--Civilian labor force: 3,726 (34.11%)
----Employed: 3,641 (33.33%)
Own children under 6 years: 685 (6.27%)
All parents in family in labor force: 561 (5.14%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 7,132 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 5,705 (79.99%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 534 (7.49%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 69 (0.97%)
Walked: 469 (6.58%)
Other means: 94 (1.32%)
Worked at home: 261 (3.66%)
Mean travel time to work: 12.5 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 7,269 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 1,892 (26.03%)
Service occupations: 1,218 (16.76%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,777 (24.45%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 49 (0.67%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 538 (7.4%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,795 (24.69%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 85 (1.17%)
Construction: 274 (3.77%)
Manufacturing: 1,844 (25.37%)
Wholesale trade.: 136 (1.87%)
Retail trade: 962 (13.23%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 331 (4.55%)
Information: 211 (2.9%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 247 (3.4%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 482 (6.63%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,541 (21.2%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 558 (7.68%)
Other services (except public administration): 342 (4.7%)
Public administration: 256 (3.52%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 6,053 (83.27%)
Government workers: 768 (10.57%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 434 (5.97%)
Unpaid family workers: 14 (0.19%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 5,467 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 425 (7.77%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 466 (8.52%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 690 (12.62%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 803 (14.69%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 981 (17.94%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,302 (23.82%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 483 (8.83%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 206 (3.77%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 30 (0.55%)
$200,000 or more: 81 (1.48%)
Median household income: $40,044

With earnings: 4,196 (76.75%)
--Mean earnings: $50,454
With Social Security income: 1,793 (32.8%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,276
With Supplemental Security Income: 240 (4.39%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,323
With public assistance income: 156 (2.85%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,925
With retirement income: 802 (14.67%)
--Mean retirement income: $14,077

Families: 3,552 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 100 (2.82%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 122 (3.43%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 307 (8.64%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 422 (11.88%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 747 (21.03%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,142 (32.15%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 415 (11.68%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 193 (5.43%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 30 (0.84%)
$200,000 or more: 74 (2.08%)
Median family income: $51,309

Per capita income: $20,308

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $34,196
Female full-time, year-round workers: $24,970

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 165 (4.65%)
--With related children under 18 years: 147 (4.14%)
----With related children under 5 years: 97 (2.73%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 127 (3.58%)
--With related children under 18 years: 127 (3.58%)
----With related children under 5 years: 96 (2.7%)
Individuals: 790 (22.24%)
--18 years and over: 560 (15.77%)
----65 years and over: 224 (6.31%)
--Related children under 18 years: 217 (6.11%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 146 (4.11%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 351 (9.88%)

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