North Platte, NE

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3135000, place: North Platte city, Nebraska)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 18,432 (100%)
In labor force: 11,913 (64.63%)
--Civilian labor force: 11,901 (64.57%)
----Employed: 11,319 (61.41%)
----Unemployed: 582 (3.16%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.9%
--Armed Forces: 12 (0.07%)
Not in labor force: 6,519 (35.37%)
Females 16 years and over: 9,804 (53.19%)
In labor force: 5,541 (30.06%)
--Civilian labor force: 5,535 (30.03%)
----Employed: 5,213 (28.28%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,951 (10.58%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,276 (6.92%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 11,141 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 9,599 (86.16%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 943 (8.46%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 9 (0.08%)
Walked: 204 (1.83%)
Other means: 124 (1.11%)
Worked at home: 262 (2.35%)
Mean travel time to work: 13.8 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 11,319 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 2,383 (21.05%)
Service occupations: 2,017 (17.82%)
Sales and office occupations: 3,166 (27.97%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 130 (1.15%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 1,542 (13.62%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 2,081 (18.39%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 246 (2.17%)
Construction: 748 (6.61%)
Manufacturing: 445 (3.93%)
Wholesale trade.: 301 (2.66%)
Retail trade: 1,736 (15.34%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 2,137 (18.88%)
Information: 169 (1.49%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 694 (6.13%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 464 (4.1%)
Educational, health and social services: 2,225 (19.66%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 1,092 (9.65%)
Other services (except public administration): 625 (5.52%)
Public administration: 437 (3.86%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 9,100 (80.4%)
Government workers: 1,402 (12.39%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 778 (6.87%)
Unpaid family workers: 39 (0.34%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 9,922 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,096 (11.05%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 852 (8.59%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,712 (17.25%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,399 (14.1%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,792 (18.06%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,721 (17.35%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 749 (7.55%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 441 (4.44%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 94 (0.95%)
$200,000 or more: 66 (0.67%)
Median household income: $34,181

With earnings: 7,569 (76.29%)
--Mean earnings: $43,838
With Social Security income: 3,090 (31.14%)
--Mean Social Security income: $12,460
With Supplemental Security Income: 459 (4.63%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,551
With public assistance income: 519 (5.23%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,094
With retirement income: 1,106 (11.15%)
--Mean retirement income: $20,669

Families: 6,200 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 326 (5.26%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 281 (4.53%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 862 (13.9%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 886 (14.29%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,247 (20.11%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,499 (24.18%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 613 (9.89%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 364 (5.87%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 56 (0.9%)
$200,000 or more: 66 (1.06%)
Median family income: $42,753

Per capita income: $18,306

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $36,445
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,157

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 484 (7.81%)
--With related children under 18 years: 406 (6.55%)
----With related children under 5 years: 225 (3.63%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 280 (4.52%)
--With related children under 18 years: 274 (4.42%)
----With related children under 5 years: 139 (2.24%)
Individuals: 2,447 (39.47%)
--18 years and over: 1,582 (25.52%)
----65 years and over: 347 (5.6%)
--Related children under 18 years: 786 (12.68%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 470 (7.58%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 1,016 (16.39%)

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