Howard, SD

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4630460, place: Howard city, South Dakota)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 867 (100%)
In labor force: 493 (56.86%)
--Civilian labor force: 493 (56.86%)
----Employed: 489 (56.4%)
----Unemployed: 4 (0.46%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 0.8%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 374 (43.14%)
Females 16 years and over: 489 (56.4%)
In labor force: 259 (29.87%)
--Civilian labor force: 259 (29.87%)
----Employed: 259 (29.87%)
Own children under 6 years: 57 (6.57%)
All parents in family in labor force: 57 (6.57%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 484 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 356 (73.55%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 59 (12.19%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 42 (8.68%)
Other means: 2 (0.41%)
Worked at home: 25 (5.17%)
Mean travel time to work: 12.1 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 489 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 142 (29.04%)
Service occupations: 82 (16.77%)
Sales and office occupations: 67 (13.7%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 2 (0.41%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 58 (11.86%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 138 (28.22%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 6 (1.23%)
Construction: 34 (6.95%)
Manufacturing: 90 (18.4%)
Wholesale trade.: 6 (1.23%)
Retail trade: 34 (6.95%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 21 (4.29%)
Information: 8 (1.64%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 16 (3.27%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 44 (9%)
Educational, health and social services: 158 (32.31%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 19 (3.89%)
Other services (except public administration): 32 (6.54%)
Public administration: 21 (4.29%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 357 (73.01%)
Government workers: 81 (16.56%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 48 (9.82%)
Unpaid family workers: 3 (0.61%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 498 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 71 (14.26%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 58 (11.65%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 99 (19.88%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 93 (18.67%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 89 (17.87%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 60 (12.05%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 17 (3.41%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 7 (1.41%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 4 (0.8%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $26,544

With earnings: 329 (66.06%)
--Mean earnings: $29,709
With Social Security income: 230 (46.18%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,239
With Supplemental Security Income: 27 (5.42%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,656
With public assistance income: 12 (2.41%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,342
With retirement income: 68 (13.65%)
--Mean retirement income: $11,897

Families: 281 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 13 (4.63%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 11 (3.91%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 52 (18.51%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 56 (19.93%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 73 (25.98%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 58 (20.64%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 11 (3.91%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 5 (1.78%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 2 (0.71%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $36,518

Per capita income: $15,121

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $26,250
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,054

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 15 (5.34%)
--With related children under 18 years: 7 (2.49%)
----With related children under 5 years: 2 (0.71%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 7 (2.49%)
--With related children under 18 years: 3 (1.07%)
----With related children under 5 years: 2 (0.71%)
Individuals: 97 (34.52%)
--18 years and over: 78 (27.76%)
----65 years and over: 48 (17.08%)
--Related children under 18 years: 19 (6.76%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 14 (4.98%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 50 (17.79%)

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