Pueblo, Colorado Economy Profile

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Pueblo, Colorado Economy

55.69% of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Pueblo, Colorado. Among them 27.14% are females aged 16 and over. 79.1% of Pueblo, Colorado workers 16 years and over commute to work by car, truck, or van - drive alone. 0.93% use public transportation (including taxicab). Two point five eight percent of Pueblo, Colorado residents work at home.

The total population of Pueblo, Colorado is 102,121 people. The median household income in Pueblo, Colorado is $29,650. Management, professional, and related occupations make up 26.65% of all occupations. 11.66% of Pueblo, Colorado population is involved into construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations. 29.01% of population are in sales and office occupations. Production, transportation, and material moving occupations account for 13.02% of occupations.

18.68% of families in Pueblo, Colorado have an income from $35,000 to $49,999. 0.0 of families are below poverty level. Pueblo, Colorado median household income is $29,650. On an average, male full-time, year-round workers, receive $29,702, female full-time, year-round workers, are paid twenty-two thousand, one hundred and ninety-seven dollars.

	Pueblo, Colorado	%, Pueblo, Colorado	United States
Population 16 years and over	79,762		217,168,077
In labor force	44,417	55.69%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	44,347	55.6%	63.39%
- - Employed	41,160	51.6%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	3,187	4.0%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	7.2		5.8
- Armed Forces	70	0.09%	0.53%
Not in labor force	35,345	44.31%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	41,883	52.51%	51.66%
In labor force	21,647	27.14%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	21,635	27.12%	29.65%
- - Employed	20,197	25.32%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	7,602	9.53%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	4,761		12,787,501
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	40,401		128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	31,956	79.1%	75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	5,586	13.83%	12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)	375	0.93%	4.73%
Walked	910	2.25%	2.93%
Other means	533	1.32%	1.19%
Worked at home	1,041	2.58%	3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	18.3	0.05%	25.5
Employed civilian population 16 years and over	41,160		129,721,512
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	10,969	26.65%	33.65%
Service occupations	7,951	19.32%	14.86%
Sales and office occupations	11,940	29.01%	26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	142	0.34%	0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations	4,801	11.66%	9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	5,357	13.02%	14.62%
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	273	0.66%	1.87%
Construction	3,532	8.58%	6.78%
Manufacturing	3,420	8.31%	14.1%
Wholesale trade	992	2.41%	3.6%
Retail trade	5,739	13.94%	11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,907	4.63%	5.2%
Information	875	2.13%	3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing	2,408	5.85%	6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services	3,532	8.58%	9.3%
Educational, health and social services	9,641	23.42%	19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services	4,283	10.41%	7.87%
Other services (except public administration)	1,985	4.82%	4.87%
Public administration	2,573	6.25%	4.79%
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers	31,665	76.93%	78.47%
Government workers	7,250	17.61%	14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	2,088	5.07%	6.63%
Unpaid family workers	157	0.38%	0.31%

	Pueblo, Colorado	%, Pueblo, Colorado	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	40,365		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	5,784	14.33%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,842	9.52%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	7,539	18.68%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	6,502	16.11%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	6,596	16.34%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	5,824	14.43%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	2,336	5.79%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,235	3.06%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	319	0.79%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	388	0.96%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	29,650		41,994
With earnings	28,637	35.9%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	40,137		56,604
With Social Security income	13,444	16.86%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,207		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	3,120	3.91%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,014		6,320
With public assistance income	2,389	3.0%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	1,896		3,032
With retirement income	9,129	11.45%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	17,125		17,376
Families	26,347		72,261,780
Less than $10,000	2,345	8.9%	5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,871	7.1%	4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	4,157	15.78%	10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999	4,554	17.28%	12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999	4,922	18.68%	17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999	4,691	17.8%	22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999	2,092	7.94%	12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,129	4.29%	9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	255	0.97%	2.75%
$200,000 or more	331	1.26%	2.92%
Median family income (dollars)	35,620		50,046
Per capita income (dollars)	16,026		21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers	29,702		37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers	22,197		27,194
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families	3,651		6,620,945
With related children under 18 years	2,962	81.13%	77.87%
- With related children under 5 years	1,427	39.09%	38.7%
Families with female householder, no husband present	2,007		3,315,916
With related children under 18 years	1,825	90.93%	88.68%
- With related children under 5 years	809	40.31%	42.27%
Individuals	17,573		33,899,812
18 years and over	11,253	64.04%	65.35%
- 65 years and over	1,474	8.39%	9.7%
Related children under 18 years	6,029	34.31%	33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years	4,104	23.35%	23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	5,615	31.95%	31.63%

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