Merton, WI

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5551375, place: Merton village, Wisconsin)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,345 (100%)
In labor force: 1,102 (81.93%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,102 (81.93%)
----Employed: 1,064 (79.11%)
----Unemployed: 38 (2.83%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 3.4%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 243 (18.07%)
Females 16 years and over: 674 (50.11%)
In labor force: 515 (38.29%)
--Civilian labor force: 515 (38.29%)
----Employed: 494 (36.73%)
Own children under 6 years: 190 (14.13%)
All parents in family in labor force: 132 (9.81%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,053 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 898 (85.28%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 68 (6.46%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 7 (0.66%)
Walked: 22 (2.09%)
Other means: 3 (0.28%)
Worked at home: 55 (5.22%)
Mean travel time to work: 24.5 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,064 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 383 (36%)
Service occupations: 104 (9.77%)
Sales and office occupations: 316 (29.7%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 2 (0.19%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 99 (9.3%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 160 (15.04%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 5 (0.47%)
Construction: 96 (9.02%)
Manufacturing: 268 (25.19%)
Wholesale trade.: 50 (4.7%)
Retail trade: 136 (12.78%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 23 (2.16%)
Information: 25 (2.35%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 62 (5.83%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 86 (8.08%)
Educational, health and social services: 197 (18.52%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 48 (4.51%)
Other services (except public administration): 50 (4.7%)
Public administration: 18 (1.69%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 902 (84.77%)
Government workers: 89 (8.36%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 71 (6.67%)
Unpaid family workers: 2 (0.19%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 609 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 10 (1.64%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 13 (2.13%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 19 (3.12%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 38 (6.24%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 68 (11.17%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 172 (28.24%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 145 (23.81%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 102 (16.75%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 30 (4.93%)
$200,000 or more: 12 (1.97%)
Median household income: $71,509

With earnings: 584 (95.89%)
--Mean earnings: $76,294
With Social Security income: 84 (13.79%)
--Mean Social Security income: $13,012
With Supplemental Security Income: 0 (0%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $0
With public assistance income: 1 (0.16%)
--Mean public assistance income: $7,000
With retirement income: 59 (9.69%)
--Mean retirement income: $15,109

Families: 548 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 6 (1.09%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 3 (0.55%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 6 (1.09%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 27 (4.93%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 62 (11.31%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 170 (31.02%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 134 (24.45%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 100 (18.25%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 28 (5.11%)
$200,000 or more: 12 (2.19%)
Median family income: $75,000

Per capita income: $24,927

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $50,402
Female full-time, year-round workers: $30,380

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 9 (1.64%)
--With related children under 18 years: 5 (0.91%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 7 (1.28%)
--With related children under 18 years: 5 (0.91%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Individuals: 32 (5.84%)
--18 years and over: 18 (3.28%)
----65 years and over: 2 (0.36%)
--Related children under 18 years: 14 (2.55%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 14 (2.55%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 5 (0.91%)

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