Union Gap, WA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5373290, place: Union Gap city, Washington)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 4,231 (100%)
In labor force: 2,452 (57.95%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,452 (57.95%)
----Employed: 2,181 (51.55%)
----Unemployed: 271 (6.41%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 11.1%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 1,779 (42.05%)
Females 16 years and over: 2,113 (49.94%)
In labor force: 1,092 (25.81%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,092 (25.81%)
----Employed: 973 (23%)
Own children under 6 years: 483 (11.42%)
All parents in family in labor force: 312 (7.37%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 2,147 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,666 (77.6%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 324 (15.09%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 7 (0.33%)
Walked: 49 (2.28%)
Other means: 39 (1.82%)
Worked at home: 62 (2.89%)
Mean travel time to work: 19.1 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 2,181 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 369 (16.92%)
Service occupations: 420 (19.26%)
Sales and office occupations: 417 (19.12%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 186 (8.53%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 225 (10.32%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 564 (25.86%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 134 (6.14%)
Construction: 145 (6.65%)
Manufacturing: 369 (16.92%)
Wholesale trade.: 228 (10.45%)
Retail trade: 302 (13.85%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 83 (3.81%)
Information: 37 (1.7%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 33 (1.51%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 105 (4.81%)
Educational, health and social services: 448 (20.54%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 135 (6.19%)
Other services (except public administration): 76 (3.48%)
Public administration: 86 (3.94%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,747 (80.1%)
Government workers: 286 (13.11%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 133 (6.1%)
Unpaid family workers: 15 (0.69%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 2,065 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 307 (14.87%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 167 (8.09%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 354 (17.14%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 358 (17.34%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 380 (18.4%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 391 (18.93%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 64 (3.1%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 37 (1.79%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 7 (0.34%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $30,676

With earnings: 1,555 (75.3%)
--Mean earnings: $35,458
With Social Security income: 618 (29.93%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,666
With Supplemental Security Income: 109 (5.28%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,892
With public assistance income: 156 (7.55%)
--Mean public assistance income: $4,233
With retirement income: 363 (17.58%)
--Mean retirement income: $10,520

Families: 1,392 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 119 (8.55%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 86 (6.18%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 255 (18.32%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 241 (17.31%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 296 (21.26%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 297 (21.34%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 54 (3.88%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 37 (2.66%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 7 (0.5%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $34,795

Per capita income: $13,102

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $25,802
Female full-time, year-round workers: $23,393

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 207 (14.87%)
--With related children under 18 years: 170 (12.21%)
----With related children under 5 years: 73 (5.24%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 66 (4.74%)
--With related children under 18 years: 57 (4.09%)
----With related children under 5 years: 27 (1.94%)
Individuals: 988 (70.98%)
--18 years and over: 631 (45.33%)
----65 years and over: 63 (4.53%)
--Related children under 18 years: 357 (25.65%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 264 (18.97%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 242 (17.39%)

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