Defiance, OH

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3921308, place: Defiance city, Ohio)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 12,701 (100%)
In labor force: 8,547 (67.29%)
--Civilian labor force: 8,526 (67.13%)
----Employed: 8,087 (63.67%)
----Unemployed: 439 (3.46%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5.1%
--Armed Forces: 21 (0.17%)
Not in labor force: 4,154 (32.71%)
Females 16 years and over: 6,578 (51.79%)
In labor force: 3,934 (30.97%)
--Civilian labor force: 3,934 (30.97%)
----Employed: 3,738 (29.43%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,361 (10.72%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,083 (8.53%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 7,901 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 6,728 (85.15%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 737 (9.33%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 21 (0.27%)
Walked: 214 (2.71%)
Other means: 101 (1.28%)
Worked at home: 100 (1.27%)
Mean travel time to work: 16.8 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 8,087 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 1,756 (21.71%)
Service occupations: 1,167 (14.43%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,821 (22.52%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 22 (0.27%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 585 (7.23%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 2,736 (33.83%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 47 (0.58%)
Construction: 387 (4.79%)
Manufacturing: 2,949 (36.47%)
Wholesale trade.: 231 (2.86%)
Retail trade: 1,038 (12.84%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 254 (3.14%)
Information: 98 (1.21%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 385 (4.76%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 328 (4.06%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,236 (15.28%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 576 (7.12%)
Other services (except public administration): 307 (3.8%)
Public administration: 251 (3.1%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 7,093 (87.71%)
Government workers: 682 (8.43%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 307 (3.8%)
Unpaid family workers: 5 (0.06%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 6,470 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 490 (7.57%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 466 (7.2%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 873 (13.49%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 788 (12.18%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,283 (19.83%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,440 (22.26%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 670 (10.36%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 352 (5.44%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 26 (0.4%)
$200,000 or more: 82 (1.27%)
Median household income: $41,670

With earnings: 5,243 (81.04%)
--Mean earnings: $49,845
With Social Security income: 1,655 (25.58%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,470
With Supplemental Security Income: 301 (4.65%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,535
With public assistance income: 162 (2.5%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,929
With retirement income: 1,243 (19.21%)
--Mean retirement income: $12,354

Families: 4,349 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 233 (5.36%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 176 (4.05%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 420 (9.66%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 451 (10.37%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 907 (20.86%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,190 (27.36%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 561 (12.9%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 313 (7.2%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 21 (0.48%)
$200,000 or more: 77 (1.77%)
Median family income: $49,599

Per capita income: $19,790

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $37,322
Female full-time, year-round workers: $23,938

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 324 (7.45%)
--With related children under 18 years: 267 (6.14%)
----With related children under 5 years: 143 (3.29%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 190 (4.37%)
--With related children under 18 years: 184 (4.23%)
----With related children under 5 years: 113 (2.6%)
Individuals: 1,375 (31.62%)
--18 years and over: 866 (19.91%)
----65 years and over: 135 (3.1%)
--Related children under 18 years: 481 (11.06%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 295 (6.78%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 455 (10.46%)

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