U.S. Beacon February 9, 2025

Elk City, OK

Beckham County, Oklahoma

Latitude: 35.402694     Longitude: -99.423812
Population 10,743 (2005)



General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4023500, place: Elk City city, Oklahoma)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 8,021 (100%)
In labor force: 4,890 (60.96%)
--Civilian labor force: 4,890 (60.96%)
----Employed: 4,555 (56.79%)
----Unemployed: 335 (4.18%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 6.9%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 3,131 (39.04%)
Females 16 years and over: 4,243 (52.9%)
In labor force: 2,246 (28%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,246 (28%)
----Employed: 2,107 (26.27%)
Own children under 6 years: 924 (11.52%)
All parents in family in labor force: 540 (6.73%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 4,460 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 3,503 (78.54%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 677 (15.18%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 9 (0.2%)
Walked: 119 (2.67%)
Other means: 46 (1.03%)
Worked at home: 106 (2.38%)
Mean travel time to work: 17.6 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 4,555 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 1,256 (27.57%)
Service occupations: 914 (20.07%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,094 (24.02%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 53 (1.16%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 694 (15.24%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 544 (11.94%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 563 (12.36%)
Construction: 375 (8.23%)
Manufacturing: 153 (3.36%)
Wholesale trade.: 162 (3.56%)
Retail trade: 630 (13.83%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 194 (4.26%)
Information: 56 (1.23%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 204 (4.48%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 189 (4.15%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,078 (23.67%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 455 (9.99%)
Other services (except public administration): 216 (4.74%)
Public administration: 280 (6.15%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 3,311 (72.69%)
Government workers: 692 (15.19%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 528 (11.59%)
Unpaid family workers: 24 (0.53%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 4,180 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 626 (14.98%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 470 (11.24%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 770 (18.42%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 628 (15.02%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 621 (14.86%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 633 (15.14%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 192 (4.59%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 161 (3.85%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 31 (0.74%)
$200,000 or more: 48 (1.15%)
Median household income: $28,268

With earnings: 3,127 (74.81%)
--Mean earnings: $38,646
With Social Security income: 1,263 (30.22%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,637
With Supplemental Security Income: 210 (5.02%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,882
With public assistance income: 263 (6.29%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,528
With retirement income: 525 (12.56%)
--Mean retirement income: $20,869

Families: 2,838 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 246 (8.67%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 251 (8.84%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 459 (16.17%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 446 (15.72%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 447 (15.75%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 575 (20.26%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 183 (6.45%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 161 (5.67%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 31 (1.09%)
$200,000 or more: 39 (1.37%)
Median family income: $35,383

Per capita income: $15,654

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $28,380
Female full-time, year-round workers: $18,977

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 437 (15.4%)
--With related children under 18 years: 350 (12.33%)
----With related children under 5 years: 201 (7.08%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 215 (7.58%)
--With related children under 18 years: 203 (7.15%)
----With related children under 5 years: 122 (4.3%)
Individuals: 1,978 (69.7%)
--18 years and over: 1,187 (41.83%)
----65 years and over: 74 (2.61%)
--Related children under 18 years: 768 (27.06%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 472 (16.63%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 522 (18.39%)

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