Mcalester, OK

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4044800, place: McAlester city, Oklahoma)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 14,283 (100%)
In labor force: 6,875 (48.13%)
--Civilian labor force: 6,842 (47.9%)
----Employed: 6,298 (44.09%)
----Unemployed: 544 (3.81%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 8%
--Armed Forces: 33 (0.23%)
Not in labor force: 7,408 (51.87%)
Females 16 years and over: 6,846 (47.93%)
In labor force: 3,413 (23.9%)
--Civilian labor force: 3,408 (23.86%)
----Employed: 3,157 (22.1%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,179 (8.25%)
All parents in family in labor force: 807 (5.65%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 6,260 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 4,988 (79.68%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 973 (15.54%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 17 (0.27%)
Walked: 47 (0.75%)
Other means: 56 (0.89%)
Worked at home: 179 (2.86%)
Mean travel time to work: 14.8 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 6,298 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 1,959 (31.11%)
Service occupations: 1,401 (22.25%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,577 (25.04%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 25 (0.4%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 543 (8.62%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 793 (12.59%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 120 (1.91%)
Construction: 318 (5.05%)
Manufacturing: 618 (9.81%)
Wholesale trade.: 88 (1.4%)
Retail trade: 817 (12.97%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 216 (3.43%)
Information: 121 (1.92%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 330 (5.24%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 330 (5.24%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,712 (27.18%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 491 (7.8%)
Other services (except public administration): 394 (6.26%)
Public administration: 743 (11.8%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 4,261 (67.66%)
Government workers: 1,564 (24.83%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 465 (7.38%)
Unpaid family workers: 8 (0.13%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 6,605 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,121 (16.97%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 868 (13.14%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,024 (15.5%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 969 (14.67%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,043 (15.79%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 929 (14.07%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 285 (4.31%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 242 (3.66%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 49 (0.74%)
$200,000 or more: 75 (1.14%)
Median household income: $28,631

With earnings: 4,564 (69.1%)
--Mean earnings: $40,105
With Social Security income: 2,348 (35.55%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,679
With Supplemental Security Income: 417 (6.31%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,619
With public assistance income: 512 (7.75%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,203
With retirement income: 1,377 (20.85%)
--Mean retirement income: $15,625

Families: 4,269 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 438 (10.26%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 372 (8.71%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 587 (13.75%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 628 (14.71%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 873 (20.45%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 804 (18.83%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 250 (5.86%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 215 (5.04%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 47 (1.1%)
$200,000 or more: 55 (1.29%)
Median family income: $36,480

Per capita income: $16,694

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $29,502
Female full-time, year-round workers: $19,455

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 686 (16.07%)
--With related children under 18 years: 526 (12.32%)
----With related children under 5 years: 311 (7.29%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 375 (8.78%)
--With related children under 18 years: 334 (7.82%)
----With related children under 5 years: 193 (4.52%)
Individuals: 2,951 (69.13%)
--18 years and over: 1,879 (44.01%)
----65 years and over: 332 (7.78%)
--Related children under 18 years: 1,033 (24.2%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 658 (15.41%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 766 (17.94%)

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