Meadow Lake, NM

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3547220, place: Meadow Lake CDP, New Mexico)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 2,939 (100%)
In labor force: 1,820 (61.93%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,820 (61.93%)
----Employed: 1,659 (56.45%)
----Unemployed: 161 (5.48%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 8.8%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 1,119 (38.07%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,433 (48.76%)
In labor force: 777 (26.44%)
--Civilian labor force: 777 (26.44%)
----Employed: 708 (24.09%)
Own children under 6 years: 514 (17.49%)
All parents in family in labor force: 318 (10.82%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,642 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,287 (78.38%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 281 (17.11%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 0 (0%)
Other means: 25 (1.52%)
Worked at home: 49 (2.98%)
Mean travel time to work: 44 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,659 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 250 (15.07%)
Service occupations: 278 (16.76%)
Sales and office occupations: 432 (26.04%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 369 (22.24%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 330 (19.89%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 7 (0.42%)
Construction: 262 (15.79%)
Manufacturing: 147 (8.86%)
Wholesale trade.: 95 (5.73%)
Retail trade: 227 (13.68%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 149 (8.98%)
Information: 21 (1.27%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 58 (3.5%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 110 (6.63%)
Educational, health and social services: 303 (18.26%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 147 (8.86%)
Other services (except public administration): 76 (4.58%)
Public administration: 57 (3.44%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,363 (82.16%)
Government workers: 217 (13.08%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 70 (4.22%)
Unpaid family workers: 9 (0.54%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,344 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 142 (10.57%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 173 (12.87%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 346 (25.74%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 201 (14.96%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 222 (16.52%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 184 (13.69%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 37 (2.75%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 19 (1.41%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 9 (0.67%)
$200,000 or more: 11 (0.82%)
Median household income: $25,561

With earnings: 1,184 (88.1%)
--Mean earnings: $33,740
With Social Security income: 237 (17.63%)
--Mean Social Security income: $7,998
With Supplemental Security Income: 107 (7.96%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $7,893
With public assistance income: 133 (9.9%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,494
With retirement income: 84 (6.25%)
--Mean retirement income: $12,811

Families: 1,096 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 131 (11.95%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 101 (9.22%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 271 (24.73%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 178 (16.24%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 178 (16.24%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 170 (15.51%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 37 (3.38%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 19 (1.73%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 11 (1%)
Median family income: $27,296

Per capita income: $10,808

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $23,598
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,469

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 240 (21.9%)
--With related children under 18 years: 211 (19.25%)
----With related children under 5 years: 119 (10.86%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 92 (8.39%)
--With related children under 18 years: 82 (7.48%)
----With related children under 5 years: 47 (4.29%)
Individuals: 1,080 (98.54%)
--18 years and over: 584 (53.28%)
----65 years and over: 47 (4.29%)
--Related children under 18 years: 491 (44.8%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 330 (30.11%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 151 (13.78%)

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