General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4616260, place: De Smet city, South Dakota)EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over: 954 (100%)
In labor force: 543 (56.92%)
--Civilian labor force: 543 (56.92%)
----Employed: 535 (56.08%)
----Unemployed: 8 (0.84%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 1.5%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 411 (43.08%)
Females 16 years and over: 503 (52.73%)
In labor force: 240 (25.16%)
--Civilian labor force: 240 (25.16%)
----Employed: 238 (24.95%)
Own children under 6 years: 79 (8.28%)
All parents in family in labor force: 71 (7.44%)
COMMUTING TO WORKWorkers 16 years and over: 535 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 413 (77.2%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 58 (10.84%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 49 (9.16%)
Other means: 7 (1.31%)
Worked at home: 8 (1.5%)
Mean travel time to work: 11.6 minutes
OCCUPATIONEmployed civilian population 16 years and over: 535 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 129 (24.11%)
Service occupations: 87 (16.26%)
Sales and office occupations: 123 (22.99%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 17 (3.18%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 52 (9.72%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 127 (23.74%)
INDUSTRYAgriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 30 (5.61%)
Construction: 33 (6.17%)
Manufacturing: 111 (20.75%)
Wholesale trade.: 6 (1.12%)
Retail trade: 62 (11.59%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 20 (3.74%)
Information: 7 (1.31%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 39 (7.29%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 36 (6.73%)
Educational, health and social services: 103 (19.25%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 31 (5.79%)
Other services (except public administration): 31 (5.79%)
Public administration: 26 (4.86%)
CLASS OF WORKERPrivate wage and salary workers: 385 (71.96%)
Government workers: 77 (14.39%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 67 (12.52%)
Unpaid family workers: 6 (1.12%)
INCOME IN 1999Households: 523 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 85 (16.25%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 52 (9.94%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 102 (19.5%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 77 (14.72%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 96 (18.36%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 76 (14.53%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 22 (4.21%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 8 (1.53%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 3 (0.57%)
$200,000 or more: 2 (0.38%)
Median household income: $27,760
With earnings: 346 (66.16%)
--Mean earnings: $37,380
With Social Security income: 234 (44.74%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,588
With Supplemental Security Income: 18 (3.44%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,283
With public assistance income: 15 (2.87%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,027
With retirement income: 67 (12.81%)
--Mean retirement income: $10,261
Families: 317 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 18 (5.68%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 16 (5.05%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 38 (11.99%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 49 (15.46%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 88 (27.76%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 73 (23.03%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 22 (6.94%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 8 (2.52%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 3 (0.95%)
$200,000 or more: 2 (0.63%)
Median family income: $41,989
Per capita income: $15,372
Median earnings (dollars)Male full-time, year-round workers: $24,722
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,417
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999Families: 23 (7.26%)
--With related children under 18 years: 12 (3.79%)
----With related children under 5 years: 2 (0.63%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 6 (1.89%)
--With related children under 18 years: 6 (1.89%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Individuals: 122 (38.49%)
--18 years and over: 104 (32.81%)
----65 years and over: 56 (17.67%)
--Related children under 18 years: 18 (5.68%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 15 (4.73%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 58 (18.3%)
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