Box Elder, SD

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4606620, place: Box Elder city, South Dakota)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,947 (100%)
In labor force: 1,523 (78.22%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,453 (74.63%)
----Employed: 1,325 (68.05%)
----Unemployed: 128 (6.57%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 8.8%
--Armed Forces: 70 (3.6%)
Not in labor force: 424 (21.78%)
Females 16 years and over: 982 (50.44%)
In labor force: 750 (38.52%)
--Civilian labor force: 735 (37.75%)
----Employed: 680 (34.93%)
Own children under 6 years: 283 (14.54%)
All parents in family in labor force: 218 (11.2%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,368 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,107 (80.92%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 177 (12.94%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 6 (0.44%)
Other means: 33 (2.41%)
Worked at home: 45 (3.29%)
Mean travel time to work: 17 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,325 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 191 (14.42%)
Service occupations: 394 (29.74%)
Sales and office occupations: 337 (25.43%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 8 (0.6%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 172 (12.98%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 223 (16.83%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 27 (2.04%)
Construction: 99 (7.47%)
Manufacturing: 132 (9.96%)
Wholesale trade.: 28 (2.11%)
Retail trade: 189 (14.26%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 50 (3.77%)
Information: 18 (1.36%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 64 (4.83%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 80 (6.04%)
Educational, health and social services: 279 (21.06%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 175 (13.21%)
Other services (except public administration): 86 (6.49%)
Public administration: 98 (7.4%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,060 (80%)
Government workers: 191 (14.42%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 74 (5.58%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 993 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 100 (10.07%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 66 (6.65%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 184 (18.53%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 186 (18.73%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 246 (24.77%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 156 (15.71%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 38 (3.83%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 17 (1.71%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $32,344

With earnings: 930 (93.66%)
--Mean earnings: $31,770
With Social Security income: 131 (13.19%)
--Mean Social Security income: $8,885
With Supplemental Security Income: 33 (3.32%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,631
With public assistance income: 40 (4.03%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,453
With retirement income: 199 (20.04%)
--Mean retirement income: $13,792

Families: 751 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 57 (7.59%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 66 (8.79%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 112 (14.91%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 140 (18.64%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 176 (23.44%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 145 (19.31%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 38 (5.06%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 17 (2.26%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $35,020

Per capita income: $12,692

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $24,596
Female full-time, year-round workers: $17,312

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 98 (13.05%)
--With related children under 18 years: 95 (12.65%)
----With related children under 5 years: 66 (8.79%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 67 (8.92%)
--With related children under 18 years: 67 (8.92%)
----With related children under 5 years: 49 (6.52%)
Individuals: 438 (58.32%)
--18 years and over: 252 (33.56%)
----65 years and over: 7 (0.93%)
--Related children under 18 years: 186 (24.77%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 81 (10.79%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 104 (13.85%)

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