Mount Vernon, OH

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3953102, place: Mount Vernon city, Ohio)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 11,407 (100%)
In labor force: 7,085 (62.11%)
--Civilian labor force: 7,085 (62.11%)
----Employed: 6,655 (58.34%)
----Unemployed: 430 (3.77%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 6.1%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 4,322 (37.89%)
Females 16 years and over: 6,397 (56.08%)
In labor force: 3,471 (30.43%)
--Civilian labor force: 3,471 (30.43%)
----Employed: 3,255 (28.54%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,179 (10.34%)
All parents in family in labor force: 782 (6.86%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 6,520 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 5,173 (79.34%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 775 (11.89%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 112 (1.72%)
Walked: 185 (2.84%)
Other means: 61 (0.94%)
Worked at home: 214 (3.28%)
Mean travel time to work: 20.5 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 6,655 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 1,750 (26.3%)
Service occupations: 1,359 (20.42%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,536 (23.08%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 59 (0.89%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 517 (7.77%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,434 (21.55%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 93 (1.4%)
Construction: 405 (6.09%)
Manufacturing: 1,584 (23.8%)
Wholesale trade.: 219 (3.29%)
Retail trade: 752 (11.3%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 181 (2.72%)
Information: 163 (2.45%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 218 (3.28%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 329 (4.94%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,691 (25.41%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 527 (7.92%)
Other services (except public administration): 273 (4.1%)
Public administration: 220 (3.31%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 5,416 (81.38%)
Government workers: 724 (10.88%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 465 (6.99%)
Unpaid family workers: 50 (0.75%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 6,271 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 829 (13.22%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 645 (10.29%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,198 (19.1%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 961 (15.32%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,081 (17.24%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 964 (15.37%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 346 (5.52%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 160 (2.55%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 50 (0.8%)
$200,000 or more: 37 (0.59%)
Median household income: $29,801

With earnings: 4,664 (74.37%)
--Mean earnings: $37,748
With Social Security income: 2,109 (33.63%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,596
With Supplemental Security Income: 433 (6.9%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,890
With public assistance income: 331 (5.28%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,742
With retirement income: 1,201 (19.15%)
--Mean retirement income: $15,056

Families: 3,759 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 290 (7.71%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 243 (6.46%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 623 (16.57%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 536 (14.26%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 809 (21.52%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 767 (20.4%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 292 (7.77%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 132 (3.51%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 39 (1.04%)
$200,000 or more: 28 (0.74%)
Median family income: $38,217

Per capita income: $16,471

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $31,900
Female full-time, year-round workers: $21,969

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 476 (12.66%)
--With related children under 18 years: 352 (9.36%)
----With related children under 5 years: 170 (4.52%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 275 (7.32%)
--With related children under 18 years: 227 (6.04%)
----With related children under 5 years: 111 (2.95%)
Individuals: 2,199 (58.5%)
--18 years and over: 1,447 (38.49%)
----65 years and over: 215 (5.72%)
--Related children under 18 years: 695 (18.49%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 476 (12.66%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 749 (19.93%)

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