Mount Vernon, MO

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2950672, place: Mount Vernon city, Missouri)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 3,107 (100%)
In labor force: 1,766 (56.84%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,766 (56.84%)
----Employed: 1,667 (53.65%)
----Unemployed: 99 (3.19%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5.6%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 1,341 (43.16%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,639 (52.75%)
In labor force: 918 (29.55%)
--Civilian labor force: 918 (29.55%)
----Employed: 882 (28.39%)
Own children under 6 years: 319 (10.27%)
All parents in family in labor force: 229 (7.37%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,625 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,316 (80.98%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 158 (9.72%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 9 (0.55%)
Walked: 75 (4.62%)
Other means: 17 (1.05%)
Worked at home: 50 (3.08%)
Mean travel time to work: 18.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,667 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 448 (26.87%)
Service occupations: 265 (15.9%)
Sales and office occupations: 416 (24.96%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 15 (0.9%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 138 (8.28%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 385 (23.1%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 38 (2.28%)
Construction: 80 (4.8%)
Manufacturing: 357 (21.42%)
Wholesale trade.: 43 (2.58%)
Retail trade: 206 (12.36%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 91 (5.46%)
Information: 10 (0.6%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 82 (4.92%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 79 (4.74%)
Educational, health and social services: 387 (23.22%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 102 (6.12%)
Other services (except public administration): 109 (6.54%)
Public administration: 83 (4.98%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,208 (72.47%)
Government workers: 267 (16.02%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 173 (10.38%)
Unpaid family workers: 19 (1.14%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,595 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 214 (13.42%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 187 (11.72%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 262 (16.43%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 311 (19.5%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 284 (17.81%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 218 (13.67%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 61 (3.82%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 28 (1.76%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 15 (0.94%)
$200,000 or more: 15 (0.94%)
Median household income: $28,628

With earnings: 1,107 (69.4%)
--Mean earnings: $34,887
With Social Security income: 668 (41.88%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,165
With Supplemental Security Income: 39 (2.45%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $9,619
With public assistance income: 75 (4.7%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,675
With retirement income: 310 (19.44%)
--Mean retirement income: $25,993

Families: 1,026 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 55 (5.36%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 79 (7.7%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 152 (14.81%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 231 (22.51%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 225 (21.93%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 165 (16.08%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 61 (5.95%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 28 (2.73%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 15 (1.46%)
$200,000 or more: 15 (1.46%)
Median family income: $34,848

Per capita income: $16,210

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $27,665
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,234

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 108 (10.53%)
--With related children under 18 years: 93 (9.06%)
----With related children under 5 years: 36 (3.51%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 79 (7.7%)
--With related children under 18 years: 68 (6.63%)
----With related children under 5 years: 19 (1.85%)
Individuals: 491 (47.86%)
--18 years and over: 271 (26.41%)
----65 years and over: 90 (8.77%)
--Related children under 18 years: 220 (21.44%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 166 (16.18%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 125 (12.18%)

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