Elk Plain, WA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5321205, place: Elk Plain CDP, Washington)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 11,168 (100%)
In labor force: 8,027 (71.88%)
--Civilian labor force: 7,848 (70.27%)
----Employed: 7,396 (66.22%)
----Unemployed: 452 (4.05%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5.8%
--Armed Forces: 179 (1.6%)
Not in labor force: 3,141 (28.13%)
Females 16 years and over: 5,541 (49.61%)
In labor force: 3,651 (32.69%)
--Civilian labor force: 3,635 (32.55%)
----Employed: 3,398 (30.43%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,402 (12.55%)
All parents in family in labor force: 826 (7.4%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 7,486 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 6,074 (81.14%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,080 (14.43%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 108 (1.44%)
Walked: 49 (0.65%)
Other means: 24 (0.32%)
Worked at home: 151 (2.02%)
Mean travel time to work: 36.9 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 7,396 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 1,842 (24.91%)
Service occupations: 1,196 (16.17%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,941 (26.24%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 49 (0.66%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 1,157 (15.64%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,211 (16.37%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 83 (1.12%)
Construction: 722 (9.76%)
Manufacturing: 908 (12.28%)
Wholesale trade.: 381 (5.15%)
Retail trade: 936 (12.66%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 616 (8.33%)
Information: 140 (1.89%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 412 (5.57%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 475 (6.42%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,407 (19.02%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 444 (6%)
Other services (except public administration): 350 (4.73%)
Public administration: 522 (7.06%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 5,516 (74.58%)
Government workers: 1,390 (18.79%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 432 (5.84%)
Unpaid family workers: 58 (0.78%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 5,051 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 113 (2.24%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 168 (3.33%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 372 (7.36%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 506 (10.02%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 959 (18.99%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,664 (32.94%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 855 (16.93%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 322 (6.37%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 20 (0.4%)
$200,000 or more: 72 (1.43%)
Median household income: $54,400

With earnings: 4,642 (91.9%)
--Mean earnings: $57,673
With Social Security income: 700 (13.86%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,019
With Supplemental Security Income: 189 (3.74%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,707
With public assistance income: 271 (5.37%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,142
With retirement income: 957 (18.95%)
--Mean retirement income: $15,616

Families: 4,238 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 127 (3%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 113 (2.67%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 312 (7.36%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 367 (8.66%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 737 (17.39%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,441 (34%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 761 (17.96%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 288 (6.8%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 37 (0.87%)
$200,000 or more: 55 (1.3%)
Median family income: $57,004

Per capita income: $19,547

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $39,242
Female full-time, year-round workers: $26,105

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 235 (5.55%)
--With related children under 18 years: 219 (5.17%)
----With related children under 5 years: 88 (2.08%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 110 (2.6%)
--With related children under 18 years: 104 (2.45%)
----With related children under 5 years: 43 (1.01%)
Individuals: 1,215 (28.67%)
--18 years and over: 692 (16.33%)
----65 years and over: 3 (0.07%)
--Related children under 18 years: 495 (11.68%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 370 (8.73%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 297 (7.01%)

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