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Fountain, Colorado Economy Profile

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 Fountain, Colorado United States
StateColorado
CityFountain
Total population15,197 281,421,906
Male7,532138,053,563
Female7,665143,368,343
Median age (years)29.335.3
Total households5,039105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)42,12141,994

Fountain, Colorado Economy

The number of private wage and salary workers in Fountain, Colorado equals four thousand, eight hundred and sixteen. Government workers comprise twenty-one point four percent of workers in Fountain, Colorado. Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business make up five point four five percent of Fountain, Colorado labor force. There are thirteen unpaid family workers in Fountain, Colorado.

nine point six two percent of population are involved in construction, eleven point eight nine percent are in manufacturing, and 2.54% are in wholesale trade. Seven point seven seven percent of labor force provide professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services in Fountain, Colorado. 7.86% of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, in Fountain, Colorado.

seventy-three point three three percent of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Fountain, Colorado. 80.86% of Fountain, Colorado workers 16 years and over commute to work by car, truck, or van - drive alone. One point seven percent of Fountain, Colorado residents work at home. 0.29% use public transportation (including taxicab).

 Fountain, Colorado %, Fountain, Colorado United States
Population 16 years and over10,483  217,168,077
In labor force7,687 73.33%63.92%
- Civilian labor force7,048 67.23%63.39%
- - Employed6,602 62.98%59.73%
- - Unemployed446 4.25%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force6.3  5.8
- Armed Forces639 6.1%0.53%
Not in labor force2,796 26.67%36.08%
 
Females 16 years and over5,394 51.45%51.66%
In labor force3,594 34.28%29.72%
- Civilian labor force3,557 33.93%29.65%
- - Employed3,315 31.62%27.92%
 
Own children under 6 years1,618 15.43%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force1,029  12,787,501
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over7,158  128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone5,788 80.86%75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled1,048 14.64%12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)21 0.29%4.73%
Walked129 1.8%2.93%
Other means50 0.7%1.19%
Worked at home122 1.7%3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)26.3 0.37%25.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over6,602  129,721,512
 
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations1,464 22.18%33.65%
Service occupations1,207 18.28%14.86%
Sales and office occupations1,909 28.92%26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations23 0.35%0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations958 14.51%9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations1,041 15.77%14.62%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining23 0.35%1.87%
Construction635 9.62%6.78%
Manufacturing785 11.89%14.1%
Wholesale trade168 2.54%3.6%
Retail trade949 14.37%11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities429 6.5%5.2%
Information187 2.83%3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing348 5.27%6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services513 7.77%9.3%
Educational, health and social services1,156 17.51%19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services519 7.86%7.87%
Other services (except public administration)324 4.91%4.87%
Public administration566 8.57%4.79%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers4,816 72.95%78.47%
Government workers1,413 21.4%14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business360 5.45%6.63%
Unpaid family workers13 0.2%0.31%
 Fountain, Colorado %, Fountain, Colorado United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households4,989  105,539,122
Less than $10,000315 6.31%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999164 3.29%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999640 12.83%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999767 15.37%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,9991,173 23.51%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,9991,211 24.27%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999414 8.3%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999239 4.79%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,99948 0.96%2.2%
$200,000 or more18 0.36%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)42,121  41,994
With earnings4,539 43.3%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)44,262  56,604
With Social Security income802 7.65%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)10,410  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income153 1.46%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)5,407  6,320
With public assistance income199 1.9%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)2,053  3,032
With retirement income1,168 11.14%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)14,597  17,376
 
Families4,022  72,261,780
Less than $10,000119 2.96%5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999141 3.51%4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999483 12.01%10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999617 15.34%12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999949 23.6%17.13%
$50,000 to $74,9991,088 27.05%22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999362 9.0%12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999204 5.07%9.6%
$150,000 to $199,99948 1.19%2.75%
$200,000 or more11 0.27%2.92%
Median family income (dollars)44,735  50,046
 
Per capita income (dollars)15,975  21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers31,192  37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers24,000  27,194
 
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families237  6,620,945
With related children under 18 years224 94.51%77.87%
- With related children under 5 years132 55.7%38.7%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present142  3,315,916
With related children under 18 years136 95.77%88.68%
- With related children under 5 years85 59.86%42.27%
 
Individuals1,253  33,899,812
18 years and over697 55.63%65.35%
- 65 years and over122 9.74%9.7%
Related children under 18 years533 42.54%33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years327 26.1%23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over369 29.45%31.63%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.