General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2957116, place: Perryville city, Missouri)EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over: 5,980 (100%)
In labor force: 3,708 (62.01%)
--Civilian labor force: 3,698 (61.84%)
----Employed: 3,552 (59.4%)
----Unemployed: 146 (2.44%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 3.9%
--Armed Forces: 10 (0.17%)
Not in labor force: 2,272 (37.99%)
Females 16 years and over: 3,182 (53.21%)
In labor force: 1,753 (29.31%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,753 (29.31%)
----Employed: 1,697 (28.38%)
Own children under 6 years: 623 (10.42%)
All parents in family in labor force: 455 (7.61%)
COMMUTING TO WORKWorkers 16 years and over: 3,544 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 2,879 (81.24%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 418 (11.79%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 49 (1.38%)
Walked: 62 (1.75%)
Other means: 36 (1.02%)
Worked at home: 100 (2.82%)
Mean travel time to work: 17.7 minutes
OCCUPATIONEmployed civilian population 16 years and over: 3,552 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 856 (24.1%)
Service occupations: 638 (17.96%)
Sales and office occupations: 800 (22.52%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 27 (0.76%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 361 (10.16%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 870 (24.49%)
INDUSTRYAgriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 120 (3.38%)
Construction: 217 (6.11%)
Manufacturing: 911 (25.65%)
Wholesale trade.: 81 (2.28%)
Retail trade: 489 (13.77%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 155 (4.36%)
Information: 49 (1.38%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 83 (2.34%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 143 (4.03%)
Educational, health and social services: 715 (20.13%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 247 (6.95%)
Other services (except public administration): 244 (6.87%)
Public administration: 98 (2.76%)
CLASS OF WORKERPrivate wage and salary workers: 2,959 (83.31%)
Government workers: 385 (10.84%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 208 (5.86%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)
INCOME IN 1999Households: 3,033 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 384 (12.66%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 262 (8.64%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 462 (15.23%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 452 (14.9%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 623 (20.54%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 576 (18.99%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 167 (5.51%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 79 (2.6%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 4 (0.13%)
$200,000 or more: 24 (0.79%)
Median household income: $33,934
With earnings: 2,171 (71.58%)
--Mean earnings: $39,379
With Social Security income: 1,037 (34.19%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,526
With Supplemental Security Income: 129 (4.25%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,071
With public assistance income: 189 (6.23%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,746
With retirement income: 587 (19.35%)
--Mean retirement income: $21,387
Families: 1,956 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 66 (3.37%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 104 (5.32%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 251 (12.83%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 303 (15.49%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 470 (24.03%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 495 (25.31%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 167 (8.54%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 79 (4.04%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 4 (0.2%)
$200,000 or more: 17 (0.87%)
Median family income: $43,072
Per capita income: $16,630
Median earnings (dollars)Male full-time, year-round workers: $27,115
Female full-time, year-round workers: $19,736
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999Families: 116 (5.93%)
--With related children under 18 years: 85 (4.35%)
----With related children under 5 years: 44 (2.25%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 51 (2.61%)
--With related children under 18 years: 51 (2.61%)
----With related children under 5 years: 23 (1.18%)
Individuals: 808 (41.31%)
--18 years and over: 604 (30.88%)
----65 years and over: 199 (10.17%)
--Related children under 18 years: 197 (10.07%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 127 (6.49%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 417 (21.32%)
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