DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Spencer township
[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 1,299 100.0     Households 586 100.0
In labor force 790 60.8   Less than $10,000 53 9.0
     Civilian labor force 790 60.8   $10,000 to $14,999 51 8.7
          Employed 720 55.4   $15,000 to $24,999 58 9.9
          Unemployed 70 5.4   $25,000 to $34,999 93 15.9
               Percent of civilian labor force 8.9 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 71 12.1
     Armed Forces 0 0.0   $50,000 to $74,999 124 21.2
Not in labor force 509 39.2   $75,000 to $99,999 113 19.3
        $100,000 to $149,999 23 3.9
   Females 16 years and over 602 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 0 0.0
In labor force 362 60.1   $200,000 or more 0 0.0
     Civilian labor force 362 60.1   Median household income (dollars) 40,833 (X)
          Employed 336 55.8        
             
  Own children under 6 years 143 100.0   With earnings 473 80.7
All parents in family in labor force 107 74.8        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 45,635 (X)
        With Social Security income 154 26.3
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 11,908 (X)
  Workers 16 years and over 679 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 48 8.2
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 560 82.5        Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹ 3,304 (X)
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 68 10.0   With public assistance income 40 6.8
Public transportation (including taxicab) 22 3.2        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 3,055 (X)
Walked 20 2.9   With retirement income 138 23.5
Other means 5 0.7        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 16,857 (X)
Worked at home 4 0.6        
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 29.9 (X)        
          Families 472 100.0
  Employed civilian population 16 years and over 720 100.0   Less than $10,000 36 7.6
OCCUPATION       $10,000 to $14,999 24 5.1
Management, professional, and related occupations 176 24.4   $15,000 to $24,999 53 11.2
Service occupations 115 16.0   $25,000 to $34,999 62 13.1
Sales and office occupations 142 19.7    $35,000 to $49,999 66 14.0
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 4 0.6   $50,000 to $74,999 120 25.4
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 118 16.4   $75,000 to $99,999 88 18.6
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 165 22.9   $100,000 to $149,999 23 4.9
        150,000 to $199,999 0 0.0
        $200,000 or more 0 0.0
INDUSTRY       Median family income (dollars) 48,611 (X)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 5 0.7   Per capita income (dollars)¹ 15,573 (X)
Construction 99 13.8   Median earnings (dollars):    
Manufacturing 146 20.3   Male full-time, year-round workers 40,789 (X)
Wholesale trade 24 3.3   Female full-time, year-round workers 30,750 (X)
Retail trade 57 7.9   ______________________ _______ _______
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 58 8.1                 Subject Number below poverty level Percent below poverty level
Information 0 0.0   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 10 1.4   POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 68 9.4     Families 55 11.7
Educational, health and social services 101 14.0   With related children under 18 years 43 15.4
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 51 7.1        With related children under 5 years 22 22.2
Other services (except public administration) 64 8.9        
Public administration 37 5.1     Families with female householder, no husband present 38 42.7
        With related children under 18 years 38 56.7
             With related children under 5 years 17 51.5
CLASS OF WORKER         Individuals 240 13.5
Private wage and salary workers 607 84.3   18 years and over 122 10.0
Government workers 79 11.0        65 years and over 10 4.8
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 34 4.7   Related children under 18 years 107 19.9
Unpaid family workers 0 0.0        Related children 5 to 17 years 87 20.6
        Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 59 28.8
             
 
Date: August 27, 2004
 
-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.