Wells, NV

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3283000, place: Wells city, Nevada)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,025 (100%)
In labor force: 710 (69.27%)
--Civilian labor force: 710 (69.27%)
----Employed: 668 (65.17%)
----Unemployed: 42 (4.1%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5.9%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 315 (30.73%)
Females 16 years and over: 488 (47.61%)
In labor force: 328 (32%)
--Civilian labor force: 328 (32%)
----Employed: 303 (29.56%)
Own children under 6 years: 142 (13.85%)
All parents in family in labor force: 106 (10.34%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 651 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 460 (70.66%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 124 (19.05%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 41 (6.3%)
Other means: 12 (1.84%)
Worked at home: 14 (2.15%)
Mean travel time to work: 14.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 668 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 132 (19.76%)
Service occupations: 157 (23.5%)
Sales and office occupations: 199 (29.79%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 14 (2.1%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 92 (13.77%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 74 (11.08%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 23 (3.44%)
Construction: 61 (9.13%)
Manufacturing: 16 (2.4%)
Wholesale trade.: 25 (3.74%)
Retail trade: 114 (17.07%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 76 (11.38%)
Information: 5 (0.75%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 11 (1.65%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 10 (1.5%)
Educational, health and social services: 113 (16.92%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 149 (22.31%)
Other services (except public administration): 20 (2.99%)
Public administration: 45 (6.74%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 456 (68.26%)
Government workers: 179 (26.8%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 32 (4.79%)
Unpaid family workers: 1 (0.15%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 552 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 38 (6.88%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 42 (7.61%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 100 (18.12%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 88 (15.94%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 106 (19.2%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 111 (20.11%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 36 (6.52%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 21 (3.8%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 10 (1.81%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $35,870

With earnings: 472 (85.51%)
--Mean earnings: $42,904
With Social Security income: 135 (24.46%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,599
With Supplemental Security Income: 9 (1.63%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $3,167
With public assistance income: 11 (1.99%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,245
With retirement income: 72 (13.04%)
--Mean retirement income: $18,778

Families: 383 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 17 (4.44%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 17 (4.44%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 57 (14.88%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 65 (16.97%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 74 (19.32%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 95 (24.8%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 30 (7.83%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 21 (5.48%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 7 (1.83%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $41,827

Per capita income: $16,835

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $31,250
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,852

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 33 (8.62%)
--With related children under 18 years: 33 (8.62%)
----With related children under 5 years: 21 (5.48%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 15 (3.92%)
--With related children under 18 years: 15 (3.92%)
----With related children under 5 years: 11 (2.87%)
Individuals: 164 (42.82%)
--18 years and over: 88 (22.98%)
----65 years and over: 3 (0.78%)
--Related children under 18 years: 71 (18.54%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 32 (8.36%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 39 (10.18%)

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