Salem, MO

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2965234, place: Salem city, Missouri)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 3,887 (100%)
In labor force: 1,976 (50.84%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,976 (50.84%)
----Employed: 1,818 (46.77%)
----Unemployed: 158 (4.06%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 8%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 1,911 (49.16%)
Females 16 years and over: 2,194 (56.44%)
In labor force: 993 (25.55%)
--Civilian labor force: 993 (25.55%)
----Employed: 926 (23.82%)
Own children under 6 years: 418 (10.75%)
All parents in family in labor force: 305 (7.85%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,790 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,470 (82.12%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 231 (12.91%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 28 (1.56%)
Other means: 23 (1.28%)
Worked at home: 38 (2.12%)
Mean travel time to work: 19.7 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,818 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 403 (22.17%)
Service occupations: 317 (17.44%)
Sales and office occupations: 446 (24.53%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 22 (1.21%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 211 (11.61%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 419 (23.05%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 105 (5.78%)
Construction: 81 (4.46%)
Manufacturing: 239 (13.15%)
Wholesale trade.: 104 (5.72%)
Retail trade: 335 (18.43%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 83 (4.57%)
Information: 20 (1.1%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 62 (3.41%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 45 (2.48%)
Educational, health and social services: 389 (21.4%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 138 (7.59%)
Other services (except public administration): 134 (7.37%)
Public administration: 83 (4.57%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,384 (76.13%)
Government workers: 249 (13.7%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 177 (9.74%)
Unpaid family workers: 8 (0.44%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 2,155 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 415 (19.26%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 305 (14.15%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 496 (23.02%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 286 (13.27%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 318 (14.76%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 237 (11%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 53 (2.46%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 45 (2.09%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $21,648

With earnings: 1,334 (61.9%)
--Mean earnings: $30,744
With Social Security income: 898 (41.67%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,280
With Supplemental Security Income: 216 (10.02%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,182
With public assistance income: 144 (6.68%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,004
With retirement income: 453 (21.02%)
--Mean retirement income: $9,911

Families: 1,299 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 129 (9.93%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 105 (8.08%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 312 (24.02%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 230 (17.71%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 254 (19.55%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 196 (15.09%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 36 (2.77%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 37 (2.85%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $29,460

Per capita income: $12,766

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $27,006
Female full-time, year-round workers: $17,285

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 168 (12.93%)
--With related children under 18 years: 118 (9.08%)
----With related children under 5 years: 30 (2.31%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 76 (5.85%)
--With related children under 18 years: 69 (5.31%)
----With related children under 5 years: 16 (1.23%)
Individuals: 832 (64.05%)
--18 years and over: 556 (42.8%)
----65 years and over: 116 (8.93%)
--Related children under 18 years: 263 (20.25%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 197 (15.17%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 286 (22.02%)

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