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Alleghany County:Gap Civil Township:2000

DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics

Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
EMPLOYMENT STATUS       INCOME IN 1999    
          Population 16 years and over 3,502 100.0             Households 1,836 100.0
In labor force 2,116 60.4   Less than $10,000 302 16.4
     Civilian labor force 2,116 60.4   $10,000 to $14,999 150 8.2
          Employed 2,029 57.9   $15,000 to $24,999 383 20.9
          Unemployed 87 2.5   $25,000 to $34,999 284 15.5
               Percent of civilian labor force 4.1 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 279 15.2
     Armed Forces 0 0.0   $50,000 to $74,999 230 12.5
Not in labor force 1,386 39.6   $75,000 to $99,999 117 6.4
        $100,000 to $149,999 64 3.5
           Females 16 years and over 1,848 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 0 0.0
In labor force 981 53.1   $200,000 or more 27 1.5
     Civilian labor force 981 53.1   Median household income (dollars) 27,596 (X)
          Employed 938 50.8        
             
          Own children under 6 years 268 100.0   With earnings 1,356 73.9
All parents in family in labor force 210 78.4        Mean earnings (dollars) 39,803 (X)
        With Social Security income 673 36.7
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars) 9,562 (X)
          Workers 16 years and over 1,986 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 111 6.0
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 1,477 74.4        Mean Supplemental Security Income    
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 374 18.8          (dollars) 5,352 (X)
Public transportation (including taxicab) 9 0.5   With public assistance income 71 3.9
Walked 57 2.9        Mean public assistance income (dollars) 2,362 (X)
Other means 8 0.4   With retirement income 270 14.7
Worked at home 61 3.1        Mean retirement income (dollars) 13,489 (X)
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 18.1 (X)        
                  Families 1,206 100.0
           Employed civilian population       Less than $10,000 74 6.1
           16 years and over 2,029 100.0   $10,000 to $14,999 51 4.2
OCCUPATION       $15,000 to $24,999 217 18.0
Management, professional, and related       $25,000 to $34,999 215 17.8
 occupations 531 26.2   $35,000 to $49,999 240 19.9
Service occupations 262 12.9   $50,000 to $74,999 218 18.1
Sales and office occupations 421 20.7   $75,000 to $99,999 108 9.0
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 70 3.4   $100,000 to $149,999 56 4.6
Construction, extraction, and maintenance       150,000 to $199,999 0 0.0
  occupations 199 9.8   $200,000 or more 27 2.2
Production, transportation, and material       Median family income (dollars) 37,670 (X)
 moving occupations 546 26.9        
        Per capita income (dollars) 16,955 (X)
INDUSTRY       Median earnings (dollars):    
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting       Male full-time, year-round workers 25,233 (X)
 and mining 135 6.7   Female full-time, year-round workers 18,445 (X)
Construction 182 9.0   ______________________ _______ _______
Manufacturing 545 26.9     Number Percent
Wholesale trade 33 1.6     below below
Retail trade 222 10.9     poverty poverty
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 80 3.9   Subject level level
Information 15 0.7   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental       POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
 and leasing 98 4.8             Families 124 10.3
Professional, scientific, management, admini-       With related children under 18 years 40 8.2
 strative, and waste management services 74 3.6        With related children under 5 years 10 5.7
Educational, health and social services 391 19.3        
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation                 Families with female householder,    
 and food services 136 6.7               no husband present 31 16.7
Other services (except public administration) 53 2.6   With related children under 18 years 12 13.8
Public administration 65 3.2        With related children under 5 years 7 19.4
CLASS OF WORKER                 Individuals 608 15.0
Private wage and salary workers 1,534 75.6   18 years and over 504 15.5
Government workers 238 11.7        65 years and over 226 27.8
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated       Related children under 18 years 99 12.3
 business 240 11.8        Related children 5 to 17 years 82 14.6
Unpaid family workers 17 0.8   Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 261 34.0
             
-Represent zero or rounds to zero.    (X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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