Cherokee, OK

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4013750, place: Cherokee city, Oklahoma)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,274 (100%)
In labor force: 768 (60.28%)
--Civilian labor force: 766 (60.13%)
----Employed: 748 (58.71%)
----Unemployed: 18 (1.41%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 2.3%
--Armed Forces: 2 (0.16%)
Not in labor force: 506 (39.72%)
Females 16 years and over: 680 (53.38%)
In labor force: 352 (27.63%)
--Civilian labor force: 352 (27.63%)
----Employed: 343 (26.92%)
Own children under 6 years: 132 (10.36%)
All parents in family in labor force: 100 (7.85%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 739 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 640 (86.6%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 68 (9.2%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 13 (1.76%)
Other means: 5 (0.68%)
Worked at home: 13 (1.76%)
Mean travel time to work: 17.9 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 748 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 203 (27.14%)
Service occupations: 157 (20.99%)
Sales and office occupations: 166 (22.19%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 17 (2.27%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 105 (14.04%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 100 (13.37%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 76 (10.16%)
Construction: 60 (8.02%)
Manufacturing: 52 (6.95%)
Wholesale trade.: 20 (2.67%)
Retail trade: 106 (14.17%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 66 (8.82%)
Information: 9 (1.2%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 47 (6.28%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 25 (3.34%)
Educational, health and social services: 127 (16.98%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 47 (6.28%)
Other services (except public administration): 48 (6.42%)
Public administration: 65 (8.69%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 471 (62.97%)
Government workers: 154 (20.59%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 119 (15.91%)
Unpaid family workers: 4 (0.53%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 703 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 84 (11.95%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 75 (10.67%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 155 (22.05%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 114 (16.22%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 106 (15.08%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 103 (14.65%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 35 (4.98%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 19 (2.7%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 8 (1.14%)
$200,000 or more: 4 (0.57%)
Median household income: $29,010

With earnings: 515 (73.26%)
--Mean earnings: $31,840
With Social Security income: 273 (38.83%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,831
With Supplemental Security Income: 11 (1.56%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $8,800
With public assistance income: 19 (2.7%)
--Mean public assistance income: $942
With retirement income: 131 (18.63%)
--Mean retirement income: $19,694

Families: 455 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 23 (5.05%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 21 (4.62%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 92 (20.22%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 92 (20.22%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 84 (18.46%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 94 (20.66%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 28 (6.15%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 15 (3.3%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 4 (0.88%)
$200,000 or more: 2 (0.44%)
Median family income: $34,934

Per capita income: $16,163

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $25,263
Female full-time, year-round workers: $16,759

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 48 (10.55%)
--With related children under 18 years: 42 (9.23%)
----With related children under 5 years: 21 (4.62%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 26 (5.71%)
--With related children under 18 years: 26 (5.71%)
----With related children under 5 years: 17 (3.74%)
Individuals: 220 (48.35%)
--18 years and over: 130 (28.57%)
----65 years and over: 28 (6.15%)
--Related children under 18 years: 90 (19.78%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 61 (13.41%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 58 (12.75%)

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