Ashland, OR

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General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4103050, place: Ashland city, Oregon)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 16,469 (100%)
In labor force: 10,579 (64.24%)
--Civilian labor force: 10,579 (64.24%)
----Employed: 9,798 (59.49%)
----Unemployed: 781 (4.74%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 7.4%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 5,890 (35.76%)
Females 16 years and over: 9,091 (55.2%)
In labor force: 5,557 (33.74%)
--Civilian labor force: 5,557 (33.74%)
----Employed: 5,195 (31.54%)
Own children under 6 years: 915 (5.56%)
All parents in family in labor force: 554 (3.36%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 9,596 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 6,260 (65.24%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 961 (10.01%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 146 (1.52%)
Walked: 1,074 (11.19%)
Other means: 353 (3.68%)
Worked at home: 802 (8.36%)
Mean travel time to work: 16.7 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 9,798 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 4,882 (49.83%)
Service occupations: 1,936 (19.76%)
Sales and office occupations: 2,054 (20.96%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 25 (0.26%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 331 (3.38%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 570 (5.82%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 68 (0.69%)
Construction: 351 (3.58%)
Manufacturing: 548 (5.59%)
Wholesale trade.: 143 (1.46%)
Retail trade: 1,096 (11.19%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 126 (1.29%)
Information: 399 (4.07%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 411 (4.19%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 896 (9.14%)
Educational, health and social services: 3,352 (34.21%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 1,662 (16.96%)
Other services (except public administration): 420 (4.29%)
Public administration: 326 (3.33%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 6,274 (64.03%)
Government workers: 2,009 (20.5%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 1,503 (15.34%)
Unpaid family workers: 12 (0.12%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 8,552 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,173 (13.72%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 918 (10.73%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,300 (15.2%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,090 (12.75%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,141 (13.34%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,309 (15.31%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 789 (9.23%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 545 (6.37%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 166 (1.94%)
$200,000 or more: 121 (1.41%)
Median household income: $32,670

With earnings: 6,679 (78.1%)
--Mean earnings: $41,855
With Social Security income: 2,238 (26.17%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,945
With Supplemental Security Income: 251 (2.93%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,339
With public assistance income: 263 (3.08%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,798
With retirement income: 1,507 (17.62%)
--Mean retirement income: $20,602

Families: 4,578 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 408 (8.91%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 276 (6.03%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 488 (10.66%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 496 (10.83%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 633 (13.83%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 982 (21.45%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 635 (13.87%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 438 (9.57%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 134 (2.93%)
$200,000 or more: 88 (1.92%)
Median family income: $49,647

Per capita income: $21,292

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $36,825
Female full-time, year-round workers: $30,632

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 570 (12.45%)
--With related children under 18 years: 484 (10.57%)
----With related children under 5 years: 239 (5.22%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 285 (6.23%)
--With related children under 18 years: 272 (5.94%)
----With related children under 5 years: 106 (2.32%)
Individuals: 3,598 (78.59%)
--18 years and over: 2,774 (60.59%)
----65 years and over: 235 (5.13%)
--Related children under 18 years: 760 (16.6%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 455 (9.94%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 2,026 (44.26%)

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