Casper, WY

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5613150, place: Casper city, Wyoming)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 38,535 (100%)
In labor force: 26,343 (68.36%)
--Civilian labor force: 26,301 (68.25%)
----Employed: 25,003 (64.88%)
----Unemployed: 1,298 (3.37%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.9%
--Armed Forces: 42 (0.11%)
Not in labor force: 12,192 (31.64%)
Females 16 years and over: 20,216 (52.46%)
In labor force: 12,476 (32.38%)
--Civilian labor force: 12,466 (32.35%)
----Employed: 11,912 (30.91%)
Own children under 6 years: 3,744 (9.72%)
All parents in family in labor force: 2,486 (6.45%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 24,607 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 20,430 (83.03%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 2,753 (11.19%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 127 (0.52%)
Walked: 383 (1.56%)
Other means: 242 (0.98%)
Worked at home: 672 (2.73%)
Mean travel time to work: 15.8 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 25,003 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 7,419 (29.67%)
Service occupations: 4,022 (16.09%)
Sales and office occupations: 7,640 (30.56%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 48 (0.19%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 3,209 (12.83%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 2,665 (10.66%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 1,485 (5.94%)
Construction: 1,835 (7.34%)
Manufacturing: 1,365 (5.46%)
Wholesale trade.: 970 (3.88%)
Retail trade: 3,738 (14.95%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 1,196 (4.78%)
Information: 502 (2.01%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 1,281 (5.12%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 2,171 (8.68%)
Educational, health and social services: 5,516 (22.06%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 2,192 (8.77%)
Other services (except public administration): 1,462 (5.85%)
Public administration: 1,290 (5.16%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 19,150 (76.59%)
Government workers: 3,968 (15.87%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 1,837 (7.35%)
Unpaid family workers: 48 (0.19%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 20,436 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,761 (8.62%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,689 (8.26%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 3,101 (15.17%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 3,185 (15.59%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 3,680 (18.01%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 3,948 (19.32%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,772 (8.67%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 866 (4.24%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 196 (0.96%)
$200,000 or more: 238 (1.16%)
Median household income: $36,567

With earnings: 16,490 (80.69%)
--Mean earnings: $45,183
With Social Security income: 5,485 (26.84%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,543
With Supplemental Security Income: 558 (2.73%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,837
With public assistance income: 566 (2.77%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,947
With retirement income: 3,077 (15.06%)
--Mean retirement income: $15,362

Families: 13,238 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 672 (5.08%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 573 (4.33%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,541 (11.64%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,902 (14.37%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 2,671 (20.18%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 3,265 (24.66%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,506 (11.38%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 769 (5.81%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 146 (1.1%)
$200,000 or more: 193 (1.46%)
Median family income: $46,267

Per capita income: $19,409

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $34,905
Female full-time, year-round workers: $21,810

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 1,122 (8.48%)
--With related children under 18 years: 940 (7.1%)
----With related children under 5 years: 520 (3.93%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 624 (4.71%)
--With related children under 18 years: 587 (4.43%)
----With related children under 5 years: 334 (2.52%)
Individuals: 5,546 (41.89%)
--18 years and over: 3,537 (26.72%)
----65 years and over: 465 (3.51%)
--Related children under 18 years: 1,919 (14.5%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 1,196 (9.03%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 1,947 (14.71%)

Return to Casper,WY.