General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4041850, place: Lawton city, Oklahoma)EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over: 70,019 (100%)
In labor force: 45,807 (65.42%)
--Civilian labor force: 33,417 (47.73%)
----Employed: 30,818 (44.01%)
----Unemployed: 2,599 (3.71%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 7.8%
--Armed Forces: 12,390 (17.7%)
Not in labor force: 24,212 (34.58%)
Females 16 years and over: 33,041 (47.19%)
In labor force: 18,185 (25.97%)
--Civilian labor force: 16,742 (23.91%)
----Employed: 15,371 (21.95%)
Own children under 6 years: 8,578 (12.25%)
All parents in family in labor force: 4,760 (6.8%)
COMMUTING TO WORKWorkers 16 years and over: 41,947 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 30,273 (72.17%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 5,716 (13.63%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 457 (1.09%)
Walked: 3,627 (8.65%)
Other means: 1,045 (2.49%)
Worked at home: 829 (1.98%)
Mean travel time to work: 15.4 minutes
OCCUPATIONEmployed civilian population 16 years and over: 30,818 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 8,822 (28.63%)
Service occupations: 6,564 (21.3%)
Sales and office occupations: 8,177 (26.53%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 116 (0.38%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 2,937 (9.53%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 4,202 (13.63%)
INDUSTRYAgriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 323 (1.05%)
Construction: 1,827 (5.93%)
Manufacturing: 2,796 (9.07%)
Wholesale trade.: 628 (2.04%)
Retail trade: 4,200 (13.63%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 1,148 (3.73%)
Information: 603 (1.96%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 1,694 (5.5%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 2,204 (7.15%)
Educational, health and social services: 7,608 (24.69%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 3,097 (10.05%)
Other services (except public administration): 1,995 (6.47%)
Public administration: 2,695 (8.74%)
CLASS OF WORKERPrivate wage and salary workers: 20,869 (67.72%)
Government workers: 8,081 (26.22%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 1,802 (5.85%)
Unpaid family workers: 66 (0.21%)
INCOME IN 1999Households: 31,869 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 4,122 (12.93%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 2,636 (8.27%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 5,058 (15.87%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 5,130 (16.1%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 5,765 (18.09%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 5,607 (17.59%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 2,038 (6.39%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,106 (3.47%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 189 (0.59%)
$200,000 or more: 218 (0.68%)
Median household income: $32,521
With earnings: 25,923 (81.34%)
--Mean earnings: $38,262
With Social Security income: 6,822 (21.41%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,759
With Supplemental Security Income: 1,193 (3.74%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,716
With public assistance income: 1,967 (6.17%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,693
With retirement income: 6,596 (20.7%)
--Mean retirement income: $17,147
Families: 22,698 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 2,148 (9.46%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,291 (5.69%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 3,245 (14.3%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 3,578 (15.76%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 4,529 (19.95%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 4,787 (21.09%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,803 (7.94%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 977 (4.3%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 167 (0.74%)
$200,000 or more: 173 (0.76%)
Median family income: $37,831
Per capita income: $15,397
Median earnings (dollars)Male full-time, year-round workers: $27,573
Female full-time, year-round workers: $21,623
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999Families: 3,231 (14.23%)
--With related children under 18 years: 2,720 (11.98%)
----With related children under 5 years: 1,449 (6.38%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 2,105 (9.27%)
--With related children under 18 years: 1,869 (8.23%)
----With related children under 5 years: 914 (4.03%)
Individuals: 13,471 (59.35%)
--18 years and over: 7,870 (34.67%)
----65 years and over: 865 (3.81%)
--Related children under 18 years: 5,475 (24.12%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 3,610 (15.9%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 3,153 (13.89%)
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