City Council • 5th District information • Maps
2000 employment in district by industry
The majority of 5th District
residents work in the service sector at a higher rate than the city as a whole.
This could be attributed to the health facilities such as Swope Parkway Health
Center and Health Midwest. The 5th District also has the lowest percentage of
retail workers of all the districts.
Portion of district residents who work in the 5th District
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Fifteen percent of residents
who also live in the 5th District work there. This district has the second lowest
number of residents working in it. This can be attributed to the large area
devoted to residential zoning and easy access to major areas of employment elsewhere
in the city.
Portion of district workers who live in the district
In 1990, the proportion of workers who resided in the 5th District was about
14 percent, which is comparable to the other districts within the city.
Where district workers live
About two-thirds of the people who worked in the 5th District in 1990 lived
somewhere in Jackson County. The remainder lived outside Jackson County, mostly
from Kansas or North of the river.
2000 transportation to work
The percentage of people
who drive to work in the district is the same as for the city as a whole.
2000 unemployment
In 2000, the 5th District had the second highest unemployment of all districts
in the city. Generally, unemployment has increased nationally and locally.
