DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Benton County 002
[Data based on a sample. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see text]
Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
EMPLOYMENT STATUS       INCOME IN 1999    
  Population 16 years and over 6,136 100.0     Households 3,017 100.0
In labor force 3,101 50.5   Less than $10,000 636 21.1
     Civilian labor force 3,101 50.5   $10,000 to $14,999 326 10.8
          Employed 2,880 46.9   $15,000 to $24,999 586 19.4
          Unemployed 221 3.6   $25,000 to $34,999 445 14.7
               Percent of civilian labor force 7.1 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 475 15.7
     Armed Forces 0 0.0   $50,000 to $74,999 365 12.1
Not in labor force 3,035 49.5   $75,000 to $99,999 93 3.1
        $100,000 to $149,999 72 2.4
   Females 16 years and over 3,189 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 9 0.3
In labor force 1,448 45.4   $200,000 or more 10 0.3
     Civilian labor force 1,448 45.4   Median household income (dollars) 24,149 (X)
          Employed 1,361 42.7        
             
  Own children under 6 years 593 100.0   With earnings 2,168 71.9
All parents in family in labor force 329 55.5        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 33,405 (X)
        With Social Security income 1,041 34.5
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 9,705 (X)
  Workers 16 years and over 2,814 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 224 7.4
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 2,252 80.0        Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹ 5,618 (X)
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 446 15.8   With public assistance income 119 3.9
Public transportation (including taxicab) 36 1.3        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 1,565 (X)
Walked 13 0.5   With retirement income 494 16.4
Other means 32 1.1        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 15,266 (X)
Worked at home 35 1.2        
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 32.9 (X)        
          Families 2,211 100.0
  Employed civilian population 16 years and over 2,880 100.0   Less than $10,000 311 14.1
OCCUPATION       $10,000 to $14,999 193 8.7
Management, professional, and related occupations 513 17.8   $15,000 to $24,999 405 18.3
Service occupations 320 11.1   $25,000 to $34,999 410 18.5
Sales and office occupations 653 22.7    $35,000 to $49,999 391 17.7
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 33 1.1   $50,000 to $74,999 326 14.7
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 365 12.7   $75,000 to $99,999 91 4.1
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 996 34.6   $100,000 to $149,999 65 2.9
        150,000 to $199,999 9 0.4
        $200,000 or more 10 0.5
INDUSTRY       Median family income (dollars) 29,907 (X)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 93 3.2   Per capita income (dollars)¹ 12,212 (X)
Construction 239 8.3   Median earnings (dollars):    
Manufacturing 975 33.9   Male full-time, year-round workers 26,291 (X)
Wholesale trade 139 4.8   Female full-time, year-round workers 19,519 (X)
Retail trade 292 10.1   ______________________ _______ _______
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 185 6.4                 Subject Number below poverty level Percent below poverty level
Information 15 0.5   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 73 2.5   POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 169 5.9     Families 424 19.2
Educational, health and social services 353 12.3   With related children under 18 years 279 24.1
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 99 3.4        With related children under 5 years 122 27.9
Other services (except public administration) 155 5.4        
Public administration 93 3.2     Families with female householder, no husband present 221 49.8
        With related children under 18 years 180 53.6
             With related children under 5 years 60 58.3
CLASS OF WORKER         Individuals 1,829 23.2
Private wage and salary workers 2,305 80.0   18 years and over 1,231 21.4
Government workers 361 12.5        65 years and over 298 24.8
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 204 7.1   Related children under 18 years 595 28.0
Unpaid family workers 10 0.3        Related children 5 to 17 years 441 28.3
        Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 432 42.1
             
 
Date: April 5, 2007
 
-Represent zero or rounds to zero.    (X) Not applicable.
¹ If the denominator of a mean value or per capita value is less than 30, then that value is calculated using a rounded aggregate in the numerator. See text.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.