Columbia, Missouri Economy Profile

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Columbia, Missouri Economy

13.12% Columbia, Missouri households have a household income of between $25,000 and $34,999.14.4% Columbia, Missouri households have a household income of between $35,000 to $49,999. Median household income in a Columbia, Missouri household is thirty-three thousand, seven hundred and twenty-nine dollars. Columbia, Missouri households with supplemental security income account for 1.21% of Columbia, Missouri households. There are 1.33% households with public assistance income in Columbia, Missouri.

sixty-six point five six percent of workers comprise private wage and salary workers in Columbia, Missouri. Government workers account for twenty-eight point seven percent of Columbia, Missouri workers. The earnings of male full-time, year-round workers, in Columbia, Missouri are thirty-four thousand, seven hundred and ten dollars. The amount of earnings of female full-time, year-round workers reaches twenty-six thousand, six hundred and ninety-four dollars.

seventy point one nine percent of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Columbia, Missouri. Among them 34.95% are females aged 16 and over. 39.35% of workers provide educational, health and social services. 10.27% of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services in Columbia, Missouri.

	Columbia, Missouri	%, Columbia, Missouri	United States
Population 16 years and over	69,857		217,168,077
In labor force	49,033	70.19%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	48,961	70.09%	63.39%
- - Employed	45,630	65.32%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	3,331	4.77%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	6.8		5.8
- Armed Forces	72	0.1%	0.53%
Not in labor force	20,824	29.81%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	36,780	52.65%	51.66%
In labor force	24,416	34.95%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	24,416	34.95%	29.65%
- - Employed	22,835	32.69%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	5,647	8.08%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	3,989		12,787,501
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	44,919		128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	33,767	75.17%	75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	5,240	11.67%	12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)	484	1.08%	4.73%
Walked	3,153	7.02%	2.93%
Other means	955	2.13%	1.19%
Worked at home	1,320	2.94%	3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	15.3	0.03%	25.5
Employed civilian population 16 years and over	45,630		129,721,512
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	20,767	45.51%	33.65%
Service occupations	7,252	15.89%	14.86%
Sales and office occupations	12,275	26.9%	26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	213	0.47%	0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations	1,818	3.98%	9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	3,305	7.24%	14.62%
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	318	0.7%	1.87%
Construction	1,517	3.32%	6.78%
Manufacturing	2,367	5.19%	14.1%
Wholesale trade	1,278	2.8%	3.6%
Retail trade	4,852	10.63%	11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	894	1.96%	5.2%
Information	1,349	2.96%	3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing	3,546	7.77%	6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services	3,110	6.82%	9.3%
Educational, health and social services	17,957	39.35%	19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services	4,684	10.27%	7.87%
Other services (except public administration)	1,678	3.68%	4.87%
Public administration	2,080	4.56%	4.79%
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers	30,372	66.56%	78.47%
Government workers	13,097	28.7%	14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	2,069	4.53%	6.63%
Unpaid family workers	92	0.2%	0.31%

	Columbia, Missouri	%, Columbia, Missouri	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	33,819		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	5,007	14.81%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,705	8.0%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	5,208	15.4%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	4,436	13.12%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	4,870	14.4%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	5,347	15.81%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	3,072	9.08%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	2,125	6.28%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	509	1.51%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	540	1.6%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	33,729		41,994
With earnings	28,868	41.32%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	44,784		56,604
With Social Security income	5,765	8.25%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	11,383		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	848	1.21%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	7,085		6,320
With public assistance income	932	1.33%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,055		3,032
With retirement income	4,228	6.05%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	18,876		17,376
Families	17,579		72,261,780
Less than $10,000	1,214	6.91%	5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999	624	3.55%	4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	1,766	10.05%	10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999	2,005	11.41%	12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999	2,701	15.36%	17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999	3,810	21.67%	22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999	2,613	14.86%	12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,924	10.94%	9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	471	2.68%	2.75%
$200,000 or more	451	2.57%	2.92%
Median family income (dollars)	52,288		50,046
Per capita income (dollars)	19,507		21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers	34,710		37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers	26,694		27,194
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families	1,658		6,620,945
With related children under 18 years	1,263	76.18%	77.87%
- With related children under 5 years	648	39.08%	38.7%
Families with female householder, no husband present	992		3,315,916
With related children under 18 years	868	87.5%	88.68%
- With related children under 5 years	436	43.95%	42.27%
Individuals	14,670		33,899,812
18 years and over	12,169	82.95%	65.35%
- 65 years and over	356	2.43%	9.7%
Related children under 18 years	2,385	16.26%	33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years	1,562	10.65%	23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	9,677	65.96%	31.63%

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