Buffalo, WY

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5610685, place: Buffalo city, Wyoming)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 2,966 (100%)
In labor force: 1,711 (57.69%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,704 (57.45%)
----Employed: 1,557 (52.49%)
----Unemployed: 147 (4.96%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 8.6%
--Armed Forces: 7 (0.24%)
Not in labor force: 1,255 (42.31%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,555 (52.43%)
In labor force: 762 (25.69%)
--Civilian labor force: 755 (25.46%)
----Employed: 698 (23.53%)
Own children under 6 years: 280 (9.44%)
All parents in family in labor force: 151 (5.09%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,514 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,137 (75.1%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 108 (7.13%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 151 (9.97%)
Other means: 39 (2.58%)
Worked at home: 79 (5.22%)
Mean travel time to work: 15.8 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,557 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 510 (32.76%)
Service occupations: 249 (15.99%)
Sales and office occupations: 398 (25.56%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 23 (1.48%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 200 (12.85%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 177 (11.37%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 125 (8.03%)
Construction: 129 (8.29%)
Manufacturing: 82 (5.27%)
Wholesale trade.: 36 (2.31%)
Retail trade: 194 (12.46%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 64 (4.11%)
Information: 35 (2.25%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 90 (5.78%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 108 (6.94%)
Educational, health and social services: 293 (18.82%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 147 (9.44%)
Other services (except public administration): 131 (8.41%)
Public administration: 123 (7.9%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,085 (69.69%)
Government workers: 276 (17.73%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 180 (11.56%)
Unpaid family workers: 16 (1.03%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,653 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 216 (13.07%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 151 (9.13%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 294 (17.79%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 287 (17.36%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 300 (18.15%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 220 (13.31%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 102 (6.17%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 45 (2.72%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 15 (0.91%)
$200,000 or more: 23 (1.39%)
Median household income: $29,392

With earnings: 1,191 (72.05%)
--Mean earnings: $38,178
With Social Security income: 684 (41.38%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,153
With Supplemental Security Income: 47 (2.84%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $10,274
With public assistance income: 14 (0.85%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,743
With retirement income: 366 (22.14%)
--Mean retirement income: $12,304

Families: 1,043 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 63 (6.04%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 45 (4.31%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 160 (15.34%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 187 (17.93%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 235 (22.53%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 211 (20.23%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 76 (7.29%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 37 (3.55%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 15 (1.44%)
$200,000 or more: 14 (1.34%)
Median family income: $40,683

Per capita income: $19,054

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $28,716
Female full-time, year-round workers: $19,688

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 70 (6.71%)
--With related children under 18 years: 34 (3.26%)
----With related children under 5 years: 8 (0.77%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 13 (1.25%)
--With related children under 18 years: 7 (0.67%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Individuals: 385 (36.91%)
--18 years and over: 311 (29.82%)
----65 years and over: 96 (9.2%)
--Related children under 18 years: 60 (5.75%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 52 (4.99%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 198 (18.98%)

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