DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Salina town
[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 26,843 100.0             Households 14,385 100.0
In labor force 17,668 65.8   Less than $10,000 826 5.7
     Civilian labor force 17,622 65.6   $10,000 to $14,999 1,123 7.8
          Employed 16,872 62.9   $15,000 to $24,999 2,091 14.5
          Unemployed 750 2.8   $25,000 to $34,999 2,004 13.9
               Percent of civilian labor force 4.3 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 2,676 18.6
     Armed Forces 46 0.2   $50,000 to $74,999 3,183 22.1
Not in labor force 9,175 34.2   $75,000 to $99,999 1,286 8.9
        $100,000 to $149,999 849 5.9
           Females 16 years and over 14,354 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 159 1.1
In labor force 8,629 60.1   $200,000 or more 188 1.3
     Civilian labor force 8,629 60.1   Median household income (dollars) 40,500 (X)
          Employed 8,324 58.0        
             
          Own children under 6 years 2,163 100.0   With earnings 11,116 77.3
All parents in family in labor force 1,419 65.6        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 50,606 (X)
        With Social Security income 4,853 33.7
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 12,478 (X)
          Workers 16 years and over 16,495 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 428 3.0
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 13,891 84.2        Mean Supplemental Security Income    
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 1,561 9.5          (dollars) 6,727 (X)
Public transportation (including taxicab) 243 1.5   With public assistance income 248 1.7
Walked 317 1.9        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 3,813 (X)
Other means 138 0.8   With retirement income 3,633 25.3
Worked at home 345 2.1        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 13,745 (X)
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 17.5 (X)        
                  Families 8,897 100.0
           Employed civilian population       Less than $10,000 318 3.6
           16 years and over 16,872 100.0   $10,000 to $14,999 347 3.9
OCCUPATION       $15,000 to $24,999 980 11.0
Management, professional, and related       $25,000 to $34,999 1,168 13.1
 occupations 5,686 33.7   $35,000 to $49,999 1,707 19.2
Service occupations 2,388 14.2   $50,000 to $74,999 2,320 26.1
Sales and office occupations 5,154 30.5   $75,000 to $99,999 1,080 12.1
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 12 0.1   $100,000 to $149,999 703 7.9
Construction, extraction, and maintenance       150,000 to $199,999 121 1.4
  occupations 1,123 6.7   $200,000 or more 153 1.7
Production, transportation, and material       Median family income (dollars) 49,394 (X)
 moving occupations 2,509 14.9        
        Per capita income (dollars)¹ 21,839 (X)
INDUSTRY       Median earnings (dollars):    
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting       Male full-time, year-round workers 36,444 (X)
 and mining 14 0.1   Female full-time, year-round workers 27,179 (X)
Construction 806 4.8   ______________________ _______ _______
Manufacturing 2,448 14.5     Number Percent
Wholesale trade 789 4.7     below below
Retail trade 2,318 13.7     poverty poverty
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 1,091 6.5   Subject level level
Information 572 3.4   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental       POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
 and leasing 1,307 7.7             Families 470 5.3
Professional, scientific, management, admini-       With related children under 18 years 357 9.1
 strative, and waste management services 1,365 8.1        With related children under 5 years 172 12.1
Educational, health and social services 3,456 20.5        
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation                 Families with female householder,    
 and food services 1,325 7.9               no husband present 263 17.6
Other services (except public administration) 811 4.8   With related children under 18 years 231 25.0
Public administration 570 3.4        With related children under 5 years 118 39.3
CLASS OF WORKER                 Individuals 2,449 7.4
Private wage and salary workers 13,769 81.6   18 years and over 1,672 6.4
Government workers 2,307 13.7        65 years and over 279 4.7
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated       Related children under 18 years 725 10.2
 business 790 4.7        Related children 5 to 17 years 480 9.0
Unpaid family workers 6 0.0   Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 931 12.8
 
Date: May 22, 2003
 
-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.