Keyser, WV

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5443492, place: Keyser city, West Virginia)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 4,181 (100%)
In labor force: 2,158 (51.61%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,158 (51.61%)
----Employed: 1,968 (47.07%)
----Unemployed: 190 (4.54%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 8.8%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 2,023 (48.39%)
Females 16 years and over: 2,303 (55.08%)
In labor force: 969 (23.18%)
--Civilian labor force: 969 (23.18%)
----Employed: 928 (22.2%)
Own children under 6 years: 398 (9.52%)
All parents in family in labor force: 222 (5.31%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,937 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,332 (68.77%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 328 (16.93%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 4 (0.21%)
Walked: 220 (11.36%)
Other means: 26 (1.34%)
Worked at home: 27 (1.39%)
Mean travel time to work: 24.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,968 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 450 (22.87%)
Service occupations: 399 (20.27%)
Sales and office occupations: 507 (25.76%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 10 (0.51%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 172 (8.74%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 430 (21.85%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 0 (0%)
Construction: 101 (5.13%)
Manufacturing: 354 (17.99%)
Wholesale trade.: 0 (0%)
Retail trade: 240 (12.2%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 112 (5.69%)
Information: 37 (1.88%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 80 (4.07%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 133 (6.76%)
Educational, health and social services: 532 (27.03%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 214 (10.87%)
Other services (except public administration): 97 (4.93%)
Public administration: 68 (3.46%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,406 (71.44%)
Government workers: 449 (22.82%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 98 (4.98%)
Unpaid family workers: 15 (0.76%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 2,095 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 350 (16.71%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 330 (15.75%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 408 (19.47%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 321 (15.32%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 357 (17.04%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 212 (10.12%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 83 (3.96%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 22 (1.05%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 5 (0.24%)
$200,000 or more: 7 (0.33%)
Median household income: $23,718

With earnings: 1,282 (61.19%)
--Mean earnings: $35,723
With Social Security income: 888 (42.39%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,568
With Supplemental Security Income: 131 (6.25%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,404
With public assistance income: 90 (4.3%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,531
With retirement income: 470 (22.43%)
--Mean retirement income: $10,846

Families: 1,273 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 159 (12.49%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 90 (7.07%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 224 (17.6%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 235 (18.46%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 270 (21.21%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 178 (13.98%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 83 (6.52%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 22 (1.73%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 5 (0.39%)
$200,000 or more: 7 (0.55%)
Median family income: $32,708

Per capita income: $13,813

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $29,034
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,818

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 208 (16.34%)
--With related children under 18 years: 175 (13.75%)
----With related children under 5 years: 68 (5.34%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 119 (9.35%)
--With related children under 18 years: 106 (8.33%)
----With related children under 5 years: 31 (2.44%)
Individuals: 894 (70.23%)
--18 years and over: 528 (41.48%)
----65 years and over: 114 (8.96%)
--Related children under 18 years: 366 (28.75%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 271 (21.29%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 216 (16.97%)

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