Wishek, ND

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3887020, place: Wishek city, North Dakota)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 942 (100%)
In labor force: 471 (50%)
--Civilian labor force: 471 (50%)
----Employed: 468 (49.68%)
----Unemployed: 3 (0.32%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 0.6%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 471 (50%)
Females 16 years and over: 528 (56.05%)
In labor force: 239 (25.37%)
--Civilian labor force: 239 (25.37%)
----Employed: 236 (25.05%)
Own children under 6 years: 47 (4.99%)
All parents in family in labor force: 45 (4.78%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 462 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 320 (69.26%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 41 (8.87%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 82 (17.75%)
Other means: 3 (0.65%)
Worked at home: 16 (3.46%)
Mean travel time to work: 13.4 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 468 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 140 (29.91%)
Service occupations: 124 (26.5%)
Sales and office occupations: 96 (20.51%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 7 (1.5%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 42 (8.97%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 59 (12.61%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 30 (6.41%)
Construction: 20 (4.27%)
Manufacturing: 20 (4.27%)
Wholesale trade.: 22 (4.7%)
Retail trade: 66 (14.1%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 38 (8.12%)
Information: 13 (2.78%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 20 (4.27%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 14 (2.99%)
Educational, health and social services: 179 (38.25%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 19 (4.06%)
Other services (except public administration): 15 (3.21%)
Public administration: 12 (2.56%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 360 (76.92%)
Government workers: 49 (10.47%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 57 (12.18%)
Unpaid family workers: 2 (0.43%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 468 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 57 (12.18%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 45 (9.62%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 85 (18.16%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 97 (20.73%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 92 (19.66%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 58 (12.39%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 13 (2.78%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 6 (1.28%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 6 (1.28%)
$200,000 or more: 9 (1.92%)
Median household income: $30,208

With earnings: 298 (63.68%)
--Mean earnings: $43,392
With Social Security income: 225 (48.08%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,070
With Supplemental Security Income: 27 (5.77%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,533
With public assistance income: 5 (1.07%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,680
With retirement income: 32 (6.84%)
--Mean retirement income: $11,317

Families: 297 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 10 (3.37%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 14 (4.71%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 58 (19.53%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 57 (19.19%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 69 (23.23%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 57 (19.19%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 11 (3.7%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 6 (2.02%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 6 (2.02%)
$200,000 or more: 9 (3.03%)
Median family income: $36,696

Per capita income: $17,111

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $25,441
Female full-time, year-round workers: $17,875

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 13 (4.38%)
--With related children under 18 years: 5 (1.68%)
----With related children under 5 years: 3 (1.01%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 5 (1.68%)
--With related children under 18 years: 5 (1.68%)
----With related children under 5 years: 3 (1.01%)
Individuals: 63 (21.21%)
--18 years and over: 56 (18.86%)
----65 years and over: 35 (11.78%)
--Related children under 18 years: 6 (2.02%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 3 (1.01%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 37 (12.46%)

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