Wessington Springs, SD

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4670220, place: Wessington Springs city, South Dakota)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 875 (100%)
In labor force: 482 (55.09%)
--Civilian labor force: 482 (55.09%)
----Employed: 473 (54.06%)
----Unemployed: 9 (1.03%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 1.9%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 393 (44.91%)
Females 16 years and over: 493 (56.34%)
In labor force: 243 (27.77%)
--Civilian labor force: 243 (27.77%)
----Employed: 237 (27.09%)
Own children under 6 years: 27 (3.09%)
All parents in family in labor force: 20 (2.29%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 466 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 374 (80.26%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 29 (6.22%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 35 (7.51%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 28 (6.01%)
Mean travel time to work: 16.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 473 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 142 (30.02%)
Service occupations: 74 (15.64%)
Sales and office occupations: 104 (21.99%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 13 (2.75%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 60 (12.68%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 80 (16.91%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 31 (6.55%)
Construction: 39 (8.25%)
Manufacturing: 36 (7.61%)
Wholesale trade.: 15 (3.17%)
Retail trade: 88 (18.6%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 28 (5.92%)
Information: 0 (0%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 18 (3.81%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 18 (3.81%)
Educational, health and social services: 109 (23.04%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 22 (4.65%)
Other services (except public administration): 35 (7.4%)
Public administration: 34 (7.19%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 315 (66.6%)
Government workers: 73 (15.43%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 74 (15.64%)
Unpaid family workers: 11 (2.33%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 501 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 59 (11.78%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 56 (11.18%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 67 (13.37%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 108 (21.56%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 79 (15.77%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 83 (16.57%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 18 (3.59%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 17 (3.39%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 6 (1.2%)
$200,000 or more: 8 (1.6%)
Median household income: $31,736

With earnings: 327 (65.27%)
--Mean earnings: $38,294
With Social Security income: 283 (56.49%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,095
With Supplemental Security Income: 14 (2.79%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $7,150
With public assistance income: 14 (2.79%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,043
With retirement income: 65 (12.97%)
--Mean retirement income: $10,282

Families: 294 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 4 (1.36%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 20 (6.8%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 21 (7.14%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 77 (26.19%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 65 (22.11%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 69 (23.47%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 16 (5.44%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 13 (4.42%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 4 (1.36%)
$200,000 or more: 5 (1.7%)
Median family income: $40,962

Per capita income: $23,108

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $28,929
Female full-time, year-round workers: $18,333

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 10 (3.4%)
--With related children under 18 years: 8 (2.72%)
----With related children under 5 years: 2 (0.68%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 8 (2.72%)
--With related children under 18 years: 8 (2.72%)
----With related children under 5 years: 2 (0.68%)
Individuals: 70 (23.81%)
--18 years and over: 53 (18.03%)
----65 years and over: 30 (10.2%)
--Related children under 18 years: 17 (5.78%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 15 (5.1%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 41 (13.95%)

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