Buffalo, MO

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2909514, place: Buffalo city, Missouri)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 2,105 (100%)
In labor force: 1,178 (55.96%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,168 (55.49%)
----Employed: 1,072 (50.93%)
----Unemployed: 96 (4.56%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 8.2%
--Armed Forces: 10 (0.48%)
Not in labor force: 927 (44.04%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,156 (54.92%)
In labor force: 558 (26.51%)
--Civilian labor force: 548 (26.03%)
----Employed: 493 (23.42%)
Own children under 6 years: 199 (9.45%)
All parents in family in labor force: 134 (6.37%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,073 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 806 (75.12%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 187 (17.43%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 47 (4.38%)
Other means: 25 (2.33%)
Worked at home: 8 (0.75%)
Mean travel time to work: 22.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,072 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 232 (21.64%)
Service occupations: 214 (19.96%)
Sales and office occupations: 220 (20.52%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 121 (11.29%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 285 (26.59%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 8 (0.75%)
Construction: 56 (5.22%)
Manufacturing: 184 (17.16%)
Wholesale trade.: 41 (3.82%)
Retail trade: 168 (15.67%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 48 (4.48%)
Information: 21 (1.96%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 54 (5.04%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 53 (4.94%)
Educational, health and social services: 213 (19.87%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 73 (6.81%)
Other services (except public administration): 101 (9.42%)
Public administration: 52 (4.85%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 829 (77.33%)
Government workers: 141 (13.15%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 95 (8.86%)
Unpaid family workers: 7 (0.65%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,195 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 282 (23.6%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 159 (13.31%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 287 (24.02%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 151 (12.64%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 187 (15.65%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 91 (7.62%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 14 (1.17%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 10 (0.84%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 14 (1.17%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $19,632

With earnings: 759 (63.51%)
--Mean earnings: $26,139
With Social Security income: 467 (39.08%)
--Mean Social Security income: $8,644
With Supplemental Security Income: 94 (7.87%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,938
With public assistance income: 69 (5.77%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,122
With retirement income: 214 (17.91%)
--Mean retirement income: $16,127

Families: 696 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 110 (15.8%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 83 (11.93%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 122 (17.53%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 129 (18.53%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 139 (19.97%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 82 (11.78%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 14 (2.01%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 10 (1.44%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 7 (1.01%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $26,179

Per capita income: $11,942

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $24,306
Female full-time, year-round workers: $16,397

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 180 (25.86%)
--With related children under 18 years: 172 (24.71%)
----With related children under 5 years: 74 (10.63%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 116 (16.67%)
--With related children under 18 years: 116 (16.67%)
----With related children under 5 years: 36 (5.17%)
Individuals: 751 (107.9%)
--18 years and over: 408 (58.62%)
----65 years and over: 103 (14.8%)
--Related children under 18 years: 330 (47.41%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 211 (30.32%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 170 (24.43%)

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