Kent, WA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5335415, place: Kent city, Washington)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 59,670 (100%)
In labor force: 42,868 (71.84%)
--Civilian labor force: 42,757 (71.66%)
----Employed: 40,322 (67.57%)
----Unemployed: 2,435 (4.08%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5.7%
--Armed Forces: 111 (0.19%)
Not in labor force: 16,802 (28.16%)
Females 16 years and over: 30,302 (50.78%)
In labor force: 19,781 (33.15%)
--Civilian labor force: 19,781 (33.15%)
----Employed: 18,491 (30.99%)
Own children under 6 years: 7,487 (12.55%)
All parents in family in labor force: 4,344 (7.28%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 39,629 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 29,113 (73.46%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 5,883 (14.85%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 2,251 (5.68%)
Walked: 763 (1.93%)
Other means: 333 (0.84%)
Worked at home: 1,286 (3.25%)
Mean travel time to work: 28.7 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 40,322 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 12,306 (30.52%)
Service occupations: 5,845 (14.5%)
Sales and office occupations: 11,972 (29.69%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 89 (0.22%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 3,998 (9.92%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 6,112 (15.16%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 112 (0.28%)
Construction: 2,795 (6.93%)
Manufacturing: 7,034 (17.44%)
Wholesale trade.: 2,760 (6.84%)
Retail trade: 4,706 (11.67%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 3,119 (7.74%)
Information: 1,364 (3.38%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 2,640 (6.55%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 3,708 (9.2%)
Educational, health and social services: 5,838 (14.48%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 3,318 (8.23%)
Other services (except public administration): 1,765 (4.38%)
Public administration: 1,163 (2.88%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 33,964 (84.23%)
Government workers: 4,513 (11.19%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 1,794 (4.45%)
Unpaid family workers: 51 (0.13%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 31,053 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 2,300 (7.41%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,404 (4.52%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 3,560 (11.46%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 4,098 (13.2%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 5,595 (18.02%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 7,430 (23.93%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 3,415 (11%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 2,411 (7.76%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 560 (1.8%)
$200,000 or more: 280 (0.9%)
Median household income: $46,046

With earnings: 26,913 (86.67%)
--Mean earnings: $53,759
With Social Security income: 4,790 (15.43%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,631
With Supplemental Security Income: 1,219 (3.93%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,842
With public assistance income: 1,656 (5.33%)
--Mean public assistance income: $4,243
With retirement income: 3,532 (11.37%)
--Mean retirement income: $15,332

Families: 19,564 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,149 (5.87%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 641 (3.28%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 2,063 (10.54%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 2,178 (11.13%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 3,187 (16.29%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 4,953 (25.32%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 2,673 (13.66%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 2,010 (10.27%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 471 (2.41%)
$200,000 or more: 239 (1.22%)
Median family income: $52,274

Per capita income: $21,390

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $40,286
Female full-time, year-round workers: $30,704

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 1,705 (8.71%)
--With related children under 18 years: 1,494 (7.64%)
----With related children under 5 years: 904 (4.62%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 826 (4.22%)
--With related children under 18 years: 784 (4.01%)
----With related children under 5 years: 442 (2.26%)
Individuals: 9,123 (46.63%)
--18 years and over: 5,471 (27.96%)
----65 years and over: 535 (2.73%)
--Related children under 18 years: 3,548 (18.14%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 2,332 (11.92%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 2,829 (14.46%)

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