Altus, OK

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General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4001700, place: Altus city, Oklahoma)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 15,773 (100%)
In labor force: 10,063 (63.8%)
--Civilian labor force: 8,455 (53.6%)
----Employed: 7,980 (50.59%)
----Unemployed: 475 (3.01%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5.6%
--Armed Forces: 1,608 (10.19%)
Not in labor force: 5,710 (36.2%)
Females 16 years and over: 8,171 (51.8%)
In labor force: 4,276 (27.11%)
--Civilian labor force: 4,053 (25.7%)
----Employed: 3,892 (24.68%)
Own children under 6 years: 2,139 (13.56%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,152 (7.3%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 9,471 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 7,680 (81.09%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,047 (11.05%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 48 (0.51%)
Walked: 312 (3.29%)
Other means: 237 (2.5%)
Worked at home: 147 (1.55%)
Mean travel time to work: 12.4 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 7,980 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 2,223 (27.86%)
Service occupations: 1,715 (21.49%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,929 (24.17%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 58 (0.73%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 989 (12.39%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,066 (13.36%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 192 (2.41%)
Construction: 456 (5.71%)
Manufacturing: 611 (7.66%)
Wholesale trade.: 112 (1.4%)
Retail trade: 994 (12.46%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 385 (4.82%)
Information: 125 (1.57%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 363 (4.55%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 328 (4.11%)
Educational, health and social services: 2,116 (26.52%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 840 (10.53%)
Other services (except public administration): 360 (4.51%)
Public administration: 1,098 (13.76%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 5,072 (63.56%)
Government workers: 2,287 (28.66%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 608 (7.62%)
Unpaid family workers: 13 (0.16%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 7,932 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 921 (11.61%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 826 (10.41%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,456 (18.36%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,246 (15.71%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,266 (15.96%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,342 (16.92%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 495 (6.24%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 247 (3.11%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 71 (0.9%)
$200,000 or more: 62 (0.78%)
Median household income: $30,217

With earnings: 6,402 (80.71%)
--Mean earnings: $38,864
With Social Security income: 1,858 (23.42%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,403
With Supplemental Security Income: 347 (4.37%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,572
With public assistance income: 455 (5.74%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,868
With retirement income: 1,429 (18.02%)
--Mean retirement income: $20,149

Families: 5,674 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 467 (8.23%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 391 (6.89%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 920 (16.21%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 851 (15%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,032 (18.19%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,226 (21.61%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 443 (7.81%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 246 (4.34%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 56 (0.99%)
$200,000 or more: 42 (0.74%)
Median family income: $38,400

Per capita income: $15,378

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $28,041
Female full-time, year-round workers: $18,856

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 828 (14.59%)
--With related children under 18 years: 713 (12.57%)
----With related children under 5 years: 333 (5.87%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 372 (6.56%)
--With related children under 18 years: 359 (6.33%)
----With related children under 5 years: 187 (3.3%)
Individuals: 3,548 (62.53%)
--18 years and over: 2,069 (36.46%)
----65 years and over: 279 (4.92%)
--Related children under 18 years: 1,434 (25.27%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 1,032 (18.19%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 743 (13.09%)

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