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Demographics by County


Beckham County

Personal Income, Employment and Farm Income
Personal income ($000) 424,541
 Nonfarm personal income 420,285
 Farm income 4,256
Population (persons) 18,388
Per capita personal income (dollars) 23,088
Derivation of personal income ($000)
 Earnings by place of work 317,601
 Less: Contributions for government social insurance 36,725
  Personal contributions for govt. social insurance 18,668
  Employer contributions for govt. social insurance 18,057
 Plus: Adjustments for residence (23,806)
 Equals: Net earnings by place of residence 257,070
 Plus: Dividends, interest, and rent 71,965
 Plus: Personal current transfer receipts 95,506
Components of earnings by place of work ($000)
 Wage and salary disbursements 220,276
 Supplements to wages and salaries 52,922
  Employer contributions for employee pension & insurance funds 34,865
  Employer contributions for government social insurance 18,057
 Proprietors' income 44,403
  Farm proprietors' income 2,930
  Nonfarm proprietors' income 41,473
Employment (number of jobs)
Total employment 11,955
 Wage and salary employment 8,266
 Proprietors employment 3,689
Farm income
Cash receipts from marketings ($000) 28,497
 Cash receipts: livestock and products 19,949
 Cash receipts: crops 8,548
Other income 9,962
 Government payments 5,771
 Imputed and miscellaneous income received 4,191
Source REIS Database 2006

Demographic Characteristic
Subject
Number
Percent
    Total population 19,799 100
SEX AND AGE
Male 10,354 52.3
Female 9,445 47.7
 
Under 5 years 1,226 6.2
5 to 9 years 1,290 6.5
10 to 14 years 1,343 6.8
15 to 19 years 1,458 7.4
20 to 24 years 1,394 7
25 to 34 years 2,708 13.7
35 to 44 years 3,149 15.9
45 to 54 years 2,519 12.7
55 to 59 years 882 4.5
60 to 64 years 771 3.9
65 to 74 years 1,513 7.6
75 to 84 years 1,074 5.4
85 years and over 472 2.4
 
Median age (years) 36.6 (X)
 
18 years and over 15,020 75.9
Male 7,930 40.1
Female 7,090 35.8
21 years and over 14,215 71.8
62 years and over 3,544 17.9
65 years and over 3,059 15.5
Male 1,235 6.2
Female 1,824 9.2
 
RACE
One race 19,372 97.8
White 17,236 87.1
Black or African American 1,098 5.5
American Indian and Alaska Native 510 2.6
Asian 81 0.4
  Asian Indian 31 0.2
  Chinese 3 0
  Filipino 7 0
  Japanese 1 0
  Korean 5 0
  Vietnamese 7 0
  Other Asian 27 0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 4 0
  Native Hawaiian 4 0
  Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0
  Samoan 0 0
  Other Pacific Islander 0 0
Some other race 443 2.2
Two or more races 427 2.2
Source U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000

Economic Characteristic
Subject
Number
Percent
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
  Population 16 years and over 15,542 100
In labor force 8,417 54.2
  Civilian labor force 8,417 54.2
    Employed 7,885 50.7
    Unemployed 532 3.4
      Percent of civilian labor force 6.3 (X)
  Armed Forces 0 0
Not in labor force 7,125 45.8
 
  Females 16 years and over 7,367 100
In labor force 3,760 51
  Civilian labor force 3,760 51
    Employed 3,538 48
 
      Own children under 6 years 1,475 100
All parents in family in labor force 811 55
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over 7,735 100
Car, truck, or van - drove alone 6,142 79.4
Car, truck, or van - carpooled 1,110 14.4
Public transportation (including taxicab) 9 0.1
Walked 173 2.2
Other means 80 1
Worked at home 221 2.9
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 18.4 (X)
      Employed civilian population 16 years and over 7,885 100
 
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations 2,141 27.2
Service occupations 1,565 19.8
Sales and office occupations 1,805 22.9
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 171 2.2
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 1,222 15.5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 981 12.4
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1,220 15.5
Construction 635 8.1
Manufacturing 237 3
Wholesale trade 230 2.9
Retail trade 1,087 13.8
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 376 4.8
Information 102 1.3
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental leasing 308 3.9
Prof., sci., mngment, admin., and waste mngment services 312 4
Educational, health and social services 1,737 22
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accomodation and food services 646 8.2
Other services (except public administration) 432 5.5
Public administration 563 7.1
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers 5,407 68.6
Government workers 1,341 17
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,044 13.2
Unpaid family workers 93 1.2

Source U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000

Social Characteristic
Subject
Number
Percent
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over 12,968 100
Less than 9th grade 1,071 8.3
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 2,054 15.8
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 4,506 34.7
Some college, no degree 2,758 21.3
Associate degree 571 4.4
Bachelor's degree 1,229 9.5
Graduate or professional degree 779 6
 
Percent high school graduate or higher 75.9 (X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher 15.5 (X)
 
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population 19,799 100
Native 19,475 98.4
  Born in United States 19,370 97.8
    State of residence 12,726 64.3
    Different state 6,644 33.6
  Born outside United States 105 0.5
Foreign born 324 1.6
    Entered 1990 to March 2000 156 0.8
  Naturalized citizen 87 0.4
  Not a citizen 237 1.2

Source U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000