Altamont, OR

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General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4101850, place: Altamont CDP, Oregon)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 14,955 (100%)
In labor force: 9,206 (61.56%)
--Civilian labor force: 9,087 (60.76%)
----Employed: 8,284 (55.39%)
----Unemployed: 803 (5.37%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 8.8%
--Armed Forces: 119 (0.8%)
Not in labor force: 5,749 (38.44%)
Females 16 years and over: 7,844 (52.45%)
In labor force: 4,334 (28.98%)
--Civilian labor force: 4,299 (28.75%)
----Employed: 4,032 (26.96%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,428 (9.55%)
All parents in family in labor force: 979 (6.55%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 8,259 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 6,743 (81.64%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 933 (11.3%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 52 (0.63%)
Walked: 102 (1.24%)
Other means: 137 (1.66%)
Worked at home: 292 (3.54%)
Mean travel time to work: 15.4 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 8,284 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 1,959 (23.65%)
Service occupations: 1,624 (19.6%)
Sales and office occupations: 2,326 (28.08%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 125 (1.51%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 794 (9.58%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,456 (17.58%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 278 (3.36%)
Construction: 314 (3.79%)
Manufacturing: 1,186 (14.32%)
Wholesale trade.: 346 (4.18%)
Retail trade: 1,102 (13.3%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 522 (6.3%)
Information: 327 (3.95%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 455 (5.49%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 312 (3.77%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,923 (23.21%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 656 (7.92%)
Other services (except public administration): 513 (6.19%)
Public administration: 350 (4.23%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 6,263 (75.6%)
Government workers: 1,292 (15.6%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 713 (8.61%)
Unpaid family workers: 16 (0.19%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 7,748 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 796 (10.27%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 773 (9.98%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,402 (18.09%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,276 (16.47%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,298 (16.75%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,425 (18.39%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 533 (6.88%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 145 (1.87%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 34 (0.44%)
$200,000 or more: 66 (0.85%)
Median household income: $31,831

With earnings: 5,758 (74.32%)
--Mean earnings: $38,605
With Social Security income: 2,663 (34.37%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,664
With Supplemental Security Income: 328 (4.23%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,223
With public assistance income: 321 (4.14%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,115
With retirement income: 1,614 (20.83%)
--Mean retirement income: $14,947

Families: 5,480 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 316 (5.77%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 393 (7.17%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 824 (15.04%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 993 (18.12%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,072 (19.56%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,176 (21.46%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 475 (8.67%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 140 (2.55%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 34 (0.62%)
$200,000 or more: 57 (1.04%)
Median family income: $37,715

Per capita income: $15,957

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $31,229
Female full-time, year-round workers: $22,495

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 513 (9.36%)
--With related children under 18 years: 450 (8.21%)
----With related children under 5 years: 193 (3.52%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 232 (4.23%)
--With related children under 18 years: 227 (4.14%)
----With related children under 5 years: 84 (1.53%)
Individuals: 2,690 (49.09%)
--18 years and over: 1,649 (30.09%)
----65 years and over: 203 (3.7%)
--Related children under 18 years: 1,010 (18.43%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 740 (13.5%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 804 (14.67%)

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