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Alleghany County

DP-3. Selected Economic Characteristics:2000


Subject

Number

Percent

     

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

   

Population 16 years and over

8,900

100.0

In labor force 5,393 60.6

Civilian labor force

5,393 60.6

Employed

5,145 57.8

Unemployed

248 2.8

Percent of civilian labor force

4.6  

Armed Forces

0 0.0
Not in labor force 3,507 39.4
     

Females 16 years and over

4,569

100.0

In labor force 2,404 52.6

Civilian labor force

2,404 52.6

Employed

2,278 49.9
     

Own children under 6 years

596

100.0

All parents in family in labor force 439 73.7
     

COMMUTING TO WORK

   

Workers 16 years and over

5,042

100.0

Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 3,721 73.8
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 1,017 20.2
Public transportation (including taxicab) 27 0.5
Walked 94 1.9
Other means 31 0.6
Worked at home 152 3.0
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 24.1  
     

Employed civilian population 16 years and over

5,145

100.0

OCCUPATION

   
Management, professional, and related occupations 1,290 25.1
Service occupations 747 14.5
Sales and office occupations 938 18.2
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 131 2.5
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 664 12.9
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,375 26.7
     

INDUSTRY

   
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 319 6.2
Construction 591 11.5
Manufacturing 1,346 26.2
Wholesale trade 118 2.3
Retail trade 518 10.1
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 210 4.1
Information 54 1.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 183 3.6
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 214 4.2
Educational, health and social services 922 17.9
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 346 6.7
Other services (except public administration) 144 2.8
Public administration 180 3.5
     

CLASS OF WORKER

   
Private wage and salary workers 3,863 75.1
Government workers 675 13.1
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 586 11.4
Unpaid family workers 21 0.4
     

INCOME IN 1999

   

Households

4,601

100.0

Less than $10,000 782 17.0
$10,000 to $14,999 389 8.5
$15,000 to $24,999 757 16.5
$25,000 to $34,999 746 16.2
$35,000 to $49,999 789 17.1
$50,000 to $74,999 647 14.1
$75,000 to $99,999 258 5.6
$100,000 to $149,999 136 3.0
$150,000 to $199,999 23 0.5
$200,000 or more 74 1.6
Median household income (dollars) 29,244  
     
With earnings 3,371 73.3

Mean earnings (dollars)

42,058  
With Social Security income 1,681 36.5

Mean Social Security income (dollars)

9,409  
With Supplemental Security Income 293 6.4

Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)

4,953  
With public assistance income 118 2.6

Mean public assistance income (dollars)

3,034  
With retirement income 705 15.3

Mean retirement income (dollars)

18,556  
     

Families

3,171

100.0

Less than $10,000 211 6.7
$10,000 to $14,999 199 6.3
$15,000 to $24,999 458 14.4
$25,000 to $34,999 547 17.3
$35,000 to $49,999 714 22.5
$50,000 to $74,999 597 18.8
$75,000 to $99,999 238 7.5
$100,000 to $149,999 123 3.9
$150,000 to $199,999 18 0.6
$200,000 or more 66 2.1
Median family income (dollars) 38,473  
     
Per capita income (dollars) 17,691  

Median earnings (dollars):

   
Male full-time, year-round workers 25,462  
Female full-time, year-round workers 18,851  
     

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)

   

Families

357

 

Percent below poverty level

  11.3
With related children under 18 years 176  

Percent below poverty level

  15.0

With related children under 5 years

89  

Percent below poverty level

  22.1
     

Families with female householder, no husband present

55

 

Percent below poverty level

  18.0
With related children under 18 years 30  

Percent below poverty level

  20.1

With related children under 5 years

13  

Percent below poverty level

  22.8
     

Individuals

1,804

 

Percent below poverty level

  17.2
18 years and over 1,371  

Percent below poverty level

  16.2

65 years and over

495  

Percent below poverty level

  25.0
Related children under 18 years 418  

Percent below poverty level

  20.8

Related children 5 to 17 years

281  

Percent below poverty level

  19.2
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 673  

Percent below poverty level

  37.6
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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