West St. Paul, MN

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2769700, place: West St. Paul city, Minnesota)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 15,750 (100%)
In labor force: 10,381 (65.91%)
--Civilian labor force: 10,381 (65.91%)
----Employed: 9,954 (63.2%)
----Unemployed: 427 (2.71%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.1%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 5,369 (34.09%)
Females 16 years and over: 8,542 (54.23%)
In labor force: 5,218 (33.13%)
--Civilian labor force: 5,218 (33.13%)
----Employed: 5,054 (32.09%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,298 (8.24%)
All parents in family in labor force: 924 (5.87%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 9,725 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 7,704 (79.22%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,036 (10.65%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 434 (4.46%)
Walked: 170 (1.75%)
Other means: 141 (1.45%)
Worked at home: 240 (2.47%)
Mean travel time to work: 20.1 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 9,954 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 3,365 (33.81%)
Service occupations: 1,361 (13.67%)
Sales and office occupations: 3,232 (32.47%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 24 (0.24%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 738 (7.41%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,234 (12.4%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 24 (0.24%)
Construction: 589 (5.92%)
Manufacturing: 1,379 (13.85%)
Wholesale trade.: 292 (2.93%)
Retail trade: 1,120 (11.25%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 761 (7.65%)
Information: 311 (3.12%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 866 (8.7%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 976 (9.81%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,908 (19.17%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 720 (7.23%)
Other services (except public administration): 502 (5.04%)
Public administration: 506 (5.08%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 8,164 (82.02%)
Government workers: 1,469 (14.76%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 321 (3.22%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 8,661 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 618 (7.14%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 488 (5.63%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,236 (14.27%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,305 (15.07%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,366 (15.77%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,792 (20.69%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 988 (11.41%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 669 (7.72%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 119 (1.37%)
$200,000 or more: 80 (0.92%)
Median household income: $41,103

With earnings: 6,590 (76.09%)
--Mean earnings: $52,680
With Social Security income: 2,731 (31.53%)
--Mean Social Security income: $12,293
With Supplemental Security Income: 371 (4.28%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $7,095
With public assistance income: 338 (3.9%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,524
With retirement income: 1,686 (19.47%)
--Mean retirement income: $17,989

Families: 4,910 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 137 (2.79%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 76 (1.55%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 482 (9.82%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 519 (10.57%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 767 (15.62%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,365 (27.8%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 796 (16.21%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 590 (12.02%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 106 (2.16%)
$200,000 or more: 72 (1.47%)
Median family income: $56,786

Per capita income: $23,558

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $39,344
Female full-time, year-round workers: $29,836

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 188 (3.83%)
--With related children under 18 years: 159 (3.24%)
----With related children under 5 years: 88 (1.79%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 126 (2.57%)
--With related children under 18 years: 126 (2.57%)
----With related children under 5 years: 75 (1.53%)
Individuals: 1,125 (22.91%)
--18 years and over: 858 (17.47%)
----65 years and over: 185 (3.77%)
--Related children under 18 years: 267 (5.44%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 157 (3.2%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 608 (12.38%)

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