East Prairie, MO

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2921052, place: East Prairie city, Missouri)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 2,415 (100%)
In labor force: 1,305 (54.04%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,305 (54.04%)
----Employed: 1,169 (48.41%)
----Unemployed: 136 (5.63%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 10.4%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 1,110 (45.96%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,335 (55.28%)
In labor force: 642 (26.58%)
--Civilian labor force: 642 (26.58%)
----Employed: 596 (24.68%)
Own children under 6 years: 289 (11.97%)
All parents in family in labor force: 188 (7.78%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,149 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 876 (76.24%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 228 (19.84%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 6 (0.52%)
Other means: 19 (1.65%)
Worked at home: 20 (1.74%)
Mean travel time to work: 22.6 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,169 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 203 (17.37%)
Service occupations: 165 (14.11%)
Sales and office occupations: 254 (21.73%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 48 (4.11%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 140 (11.98%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 359 (30.71%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 95 (8.13%)
Construction: 73 (6.24%)
Manufacturing: 174 (14.88%)
Wholesale trade.: 29 (2.48%)
Retail trade: 189 (16.17%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 142 (12.15%)
Information: 0 (0%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 24 (2.05%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 18 (1.54%)
Educational, health and social services: 193 (16.51%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 72 (6.16%)
Other services (except public administration): 132 (11.29%)
Public administration: 28 (2.4%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,011 (86.48%)
Government workers: 85 (7.27%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 73 (6.24%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,311 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 365 (27.84%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 187 (14.26%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 272 (20.75%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 181 (13.81%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 118 (9%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 131 (9.99%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 33 (2.52%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 18 (1.37%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 6 (0.46%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $19,825

With earnings: 846 (64.53%)
--Mean earnings: $28,500
With Social Security income: 523 (39.89%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,504
With Supplemental Security Income: 176 (13.42%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,227
With public assistance income: 126 (9.61%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,794
With retirement income: 174 (13.27%)
--Mean retirement income: $10,812

Families: 880 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 157 (17.84%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 122 (13.86%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 188 (21.36%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 128 (14.55%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 101 (11.48%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 127 (14.43%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 33 (3.75%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 18 (2.05%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 6 (0.68%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $24,063

Per capita income: $10,912

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $23,494
Female full-time, year-round workers: $16,284

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 225 (25.57%)
--With related children under 18 years: 157 (17.84%)
----With related children under 5 years: 63 (7.16%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 136 (15.45%)
--With related children under 18 years: 117 (13.3%)
----With related children under 5 years: 44 (5%)
Individuals: 936 (106.36%)
--18 years and over: 665 (75.57%)
----65 years and over: 162 (18.41%)
--Related children under 18 years: 271 (30.8%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 186 (21.14%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 289 (32.84%)

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