Elma, WA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5321450, place: Elma city, Washington)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 2,216 (100%)
In labor force: 1,199 (54.11%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,192 (53.79%)
----Employed: 1,071 (48.33%)
----Unemployed: 121 (5.46%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 10.2%
--Armed Forces: 7 (0.32%)
Not in labor force: 1,017 (45.89%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,182 (53.34%)
In labor force: 576 (25.99%)
--Civilian labor force: 569 (25.68%)
----Employed: 516 (23.29%)
Own children under 6 years: 289 (13.04%)
All parents in family in labor force: 169 (7.63%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,061 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 771 (72.67%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 155 (14.61%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 27 (2.54%)
Walked: 53 (5%)
Other means: 28 (2.64%)
Worked at home: 27 (2.54%)
Mean travel time to work: 23 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,071 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 266 (24.84%)
Service occupations: 225 (21.01%)
Sales and office occupations: 280 (26.14%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 72 (6.72%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 81 (7.56%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 147 (13.73%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 87 (8.12%)
Construction: 65 (6.07%)
Manufacturing: 142 (13.26%)
Wholesale trade.: 8 (0.75%)
Retail trade: 133 (12.42%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 38 (3.55%)
Information: 4 (0.37%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 85 (7.94%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 43 (4.01%)
Educational, health and social services: 165 (15.41%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 128 (11.95%)
Other services (except public administration): 75 (7%)
Public administration: 98 (9.15%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 795 (74.23%)
Government workers: 212 (19.79%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 64 (5.98%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,146 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 199 (17.36%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 110 (9.6%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 135 (11.78%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 172 (15.01%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 238 (20.77%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 216 (18.85%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 47 (4.1%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 21 (1.83%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 8 (0.7%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $32,031

With earnings: 832 (72.6%)
--Mean earnings: $35,689
With Social Security income: 400 (34.9%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,862
With Supplemental Security Income: 89 (7.77%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,032
With public assistance income: 93 (8.12%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,876
With retirement income: 197 (17.19%)
--Mean retirement income: $12,369

Families: 756 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 78 (10.32%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 43 (5.69%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 99 (13.1%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 120 (15.87%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 212 (28.04%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 144 (19.05%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 31 (4.1%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 21 (2.78%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 8 (1.06%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $36,638

Per capita income: $13,629

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $38,929
Female full-time, year-round workers: $23,125

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 105 (13.89%)
--With related children under 18 years: 88 (11.64%)
----With related children under 5 years: 52 (6.88%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 61 (8.07%)
--With related children under 18 years: 61 (8.07%)
----With related children under 5 years: 38 (5.03%)
Individuals: 566 (74.87%)
--18 years and over: 371 (49.07%)
----65 years and over: 55 (7.28%)
--Related children under 18 years: 186 (24.6%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 120 (15.87%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 221 (29.23%)

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