Fife, WA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5323795, place: Fife city, Washington)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 3,658 (100%)
In labor force: 2,565 (70.12%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,548 (69.66%)
----Employed: 2,394 (65.45%)
----Unemployed: 154 (4.21%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 6%
--Armed Forces: 17 (0.46%)
Not in labor force: 1,093 (29.88%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,798 (49.15%)
In labor force: 1,130 (30.89%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,124 (30.73%)
----Employed: 1,044 (28.54%)
Own children under 6 years: 489 (13.37%)
All parents in family in labor force: 253 (6.92%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 2,357 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,731 (73.44%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 328 (13.92%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 82 (3.48%)
Walked: 118 (5.01%)
Other means: 26 (1.1%)
Worked at home: 72 (3.05%)
Mean travel time to work: 25.1 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 2,394 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 521 (21.76%)
Service occupations: 394 (16.46%)
Sales and office occupations: 724 (30.24%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 34 (1.42%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 260 (10.86%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 461 (19.26%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 43 (1.8%)
Construction: 186 (7.77%)
Manufacturing: 406 (16.96%)
Wholesale trade.: 184 (7.69%)
Retail trade: 313 (13.07%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 164 (6.85%)
Information: 40 (1.67%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 152 (6.35%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 162 (6.77%)
Educational, health and social services: 260 (10.86%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 281 (11.74%)
Other services (except public administration): 124 (5.18%)
Public administration: 79 (3.3%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 2,060 (86.05%)
Government workers: 243 (10.15%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 89 (3.72%)
Unpaid family workers: 2 (0.08%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 2,103 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 198 (9.42%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 129 (6.13%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 400 (19.02%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 423 (20.11%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 458 (21.78%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 315 (14.98%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 109 (5.18%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 59 (2.81%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 10 (0.48%)
$200,000 or more: 2 (0.1%)
Median household income: $31,806

With earnings: 1,835 (87.26%)
--Mean earnings: $36,541
With Social Security income: 367 (17.45%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,539
With Supplemental Security Income: 60 (2.85%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $7,274
With public assistance income: 102 (4.85%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,412
With retirement income: 242 (11.51%)
--Mean retirement income: $11,997

Families: 1,116 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 91 (8.15%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 58 (5.2%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 169 (15.14%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 217 (19.44%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 253 (22.67%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 206 (18.46%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 68 (6.09%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 46 (4.12%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 7 (0.63%)
$200,000 or more: 1 (0.09%)
Median family income: $36,250

Per capita income: $16,723

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $30,963
Female full-time, year-round workers: $25,101

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 141 (12.63%)
--With related children under 18 years: 120 (10.75%)
----With related children under 5 years: 80 (7.17%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 76 (6.81%)
--With related children under 18 years: 66 (5.91%)
----With related children under 5 years: 36 (3.23%)
Individuals: 704 (63.08%)
--18 years and over: 452 (40.5%)
----65 years and over: 28 (2.51%)
--Related children under 18 years: 234 (20.97%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 127 (11.38%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 225 (20.16%)

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