Sparta, MO

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2969302, place: Sparta city, Missouri)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 802 (100%)
In labor force: 494 (61.6%)
--Civilian labor force: 494 (61.6%)
----Employed: 477 (59.48%)
----Unemployed: 17 (2.12%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 3.4%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 308 (38.4%)
Females 16 years and over: 464 (57.86%)
In labor force: 253 (31.55%)
--Civilian labor force: 253 (31.55%)
----Employed: 242 (30.17%)
Own children under 6 years: 94 (11.72%)
All parents in family in labor force: 48 (5.99%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 474 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 389 (82.07%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 66 (13.92%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 5 (1.05%)
Other means: 8 (1.69%)
Worked at home: 6 (1.27%)
Mean travel time to work: 28.7 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 477 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 74 (15.51%)
Service occupations: 77 (16.14%)
Sales and office occupations: 143 (29.98%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 1 (0.21%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 60 (12.58%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 122 (25.58%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 6 (1.26%)
Construction: 46 (9.64%)
Manufacturing: 128 (26.83%)
Wholesale trade.: 18 (3.77%)
Retail trade: 71 (14.88%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 23 (4.82%)
Information: 4 (0.84%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 28 (5.87%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 22 (4.61%)
Educational, health and social services: 73 (15.3%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 27 (5.66%)
Other services (except public administration): 22 (4.61%)
Public administration: 9 (1.89%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 409 (85.74%)
Government workers: 25 (5.24%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 43 (9.01%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 454 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 58 (12.78%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 72 (15.86%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 122 (26.87%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 66 (14.54%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 82 (18.06%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 39 (8.59%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 11 (2.42%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 4 (0.88%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $22,768

With earnings: 341 (75.11%)
--Mean earnings: $29,770
With Social Security income: 153 (33.7%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,740
With Supplemental Security Income: 26 (5.73%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,615
With public assistance income: 20 (4.41%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,230
With retirement income: 48 (10.57%)
--Mean retirement income: $9,124

Families: 307 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 17 (5.54%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 37 (12.05%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 84 (27.36%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 50 (16.29%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 67 (21.82%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 39 (12.7%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 9 (2.93%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 4 (1.3%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $27,981

Per capita income: $11,869

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $25,227
Female full-time, year-round workers: $17,206

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 44 (14.33%)
--With related children under 18 years: 42 (13.68%)
----With related children under 5 years: 19 (6.19%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 28 (9.12%)
--With related children under 18 years: 26 (8.47%)
----With related children under 5 years: 7 (2.28%)
Individuals: 201 (65.47%)
--18 years and over: 102 (33.22%)
----65 years and over: 19 (6.19%)
--Related children under 18 years: 99 (32.25%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 71 (23.13%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 39 (12.7%)

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