Meridian, OK

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4047810, place: Meridian CDP, Oklahoma)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,142 (100%)
In labor force: 648 (56.74%)
--Civilian labor force: 648 (56.74%)
----Employed: 613 (53.68%)
----Unemployed: 35 (3.06%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5.4%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 494 (43.26%)
Females 16 years and over: 566 (49.56%)
In labor force: 291 (25.48%)
--Civilian labor force: 291 (25.48%)
----Employed: 266 (23.29%)
Own children under 6 years: 107 (9.37%)
All parents in family in labor force: 77 (6.74%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 608 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 463 (76.15%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 106 (17.43%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 28 (4.61%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 11 (1.81%)
Mean travel time to work: 19.9 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 613 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 111 (18.11%)
Service occupations: 103 (16.8%)
Sales and office occupations: 179 (29.2%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 3 (0.49%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 88 (14.36%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 129 (21.04%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 56 (9.14%)
Construction: 68 (11.09%)
Manufacturing: 107 (17.46%)
Wholesale trade.: 7 (1.14%)
Retail trade: 101 (16.48%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 33 (5.38%)
Information: 2 (0.33%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 6 (0.98%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 19 (3.1%)
Educational, health and social services: 98 (15.99%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 53 (8.65%)
Other services (except public administration): 42 (6.85%)
Public administration: 21 (3.43%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 426 (69.49%)
Government workers: 99 (16.15%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 77 (12.56%)
Unpaid family workers: 11 (1.79%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 569 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 77 (13.53%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 45 (7.91%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 85 (14.94%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 82 (14.41%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 154 (27.07%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 105 (18.45%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 12 (2.11%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 4 (0.7%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 2 (0.35%)
$200,000 or more: 3 (0.53%)
Median household income: $34,196

With earnings: 417 (73.29%)
--Mean earnings: $40,427
With Social Security income: 205 (36.03%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,818
With Supplemental Security Income: 34 (5.98%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,349
With public assistance income: 27 (4.75%)
--Mean public assistance income: $752
With retirement income: 85 (14.94%)
--Mean retirement income: $12,106

Families: 451 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 25 (5.54%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 33 (7.32%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 57 (12.64%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 79 (17.52%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 141 (31.26%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 95 (21.06%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 12 (2.66%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 4 (0.89%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 2 (0.44%)
$200,000 or more: 3 (0.67%)
Median family income: $37,545

Per capita income: $15,822

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $28,816
Female full-time, year-round workers: $18,958

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 37 (8.2%)
--With related children under 18 years: 26 (5.76%)
----With related children under 5 years: 10 (2.22%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 18 (3.99%)
--With related children under 18 years: 18 (3.99%)
----With related children under 5 years: 8 (1.77%)
Individuals: 174 (38.58%)
--18 years and over: 114 (25.28%)
----65 years and over: 22 (4.88%)
--Related children under 18 years: 60 (13.3%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 45 (9.98%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 52 (11.53%)

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