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Alleghany County:Glade Creek 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 1,625 100.0             Households 815 100.0
In labor force 1,017 62.6   Less than $10,000 175 21.5
     Civilian labor force 1,017 62.6   $10,000 to $14,999 73 9.0
          Employed 967 59.5   $15,000 to $24,999 121 14.8
          Unemployed 50 3.1   $25,000 to $34,999 123 15.1
               Percent of civilian labor force 4.9 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 134 16.4
     Armed Forces 0 0.0   $50,000 to $74,999 105 12.9
Not in labor force 608 37.4   $75,000 to $99,999 44 5.4
        $100,000 to $149,999 20 2.5
           Females 16 years and over 832 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 12 1.5
In labor force 434 52.2   $200,000 or more 8 1.0
     Civilian labor force 434 52.2   Median household income (dollars) 27,702 (X)
          Employed 404 48.6        
             
          Own children under 6 years 150 100.0   With earnings 557 68.3
All parents in family in labor force 107 71.3        Mean earnings (dollars) 42,378 (X)
        With Social Security income 305 37.4
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars) 8,173 (X)
          Workers 16 years and over 933 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 61 7.5
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 691 74.1        Mean Supplemental Security Income    
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 179 19.2          (dollars) 4,944 (X)
Public transportation (including taxicab) 13 1.4   With public assistance income 16 2.0
Walked 31 3.3        Mean public assistance income (dollars) 5,350 (X)
Other means 0 0.0   With retirement income 58 7.1
Worked at home 19 2.0        Mean retirement income (dollars) 10,379 (X)
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 34.9 (X)        
                  Families 586 100.0
           Employed civilian population       Less than $10,000 41 7.0
           16 years and over 967 100.0   $10,000 to $14,999 53 9.0
OCCUPATION       $15,000 to $24,999 90 15.4
Management, professional, and related       $25,000 to $34,999 99 16.9
 occupations 208 21.5   $35,000 to $49,999 125 21.3
Service occupations 135 14.0   $50,000 to $74,999 94 16.0
Sales and office occupations 155 16.0   $75,000 to $99,999 44 7.5
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 27 2.8   $100,000 to $149,999 20 3.4
Construction, extraction, and maintenance       150,000 to $199,999 12 2.0
  occupations 134 13.9   $200,000 or more 8 1.4
Production, transportation, and material       Median family income (dollars) 36,000 (X)
 moving occupations 308 31.9        
        Per capita income (dollars) 15,121 (X)
INDUSTRY       Median earnings (dollars):    
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting       Male full-time, year-round workers 29,079 (X)
 and mining 53 5.5   Female full-time, year-round workers 17,500 (X)
Construction 122 12.6   ______________________ _______ _______
Manufacturing 237 24.5     Number Percent
Wholesale trade 30 3.1     below below
Retail trade 76 7.9     poverty poverty
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 75 7.8   Subject level level
Information 32 3.3   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental       POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
 and leasing 36 3.7             Families 77 13.1
Professional, scientific, management, admini-       With related children under 18 years 47 22.0
 strative, and waste management services 57 5.9        With related children under 5 years 33 33.0
Educational, health and social services 155 16.0        
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation                 Families with female householder,    
 and food services 51 5.3               no husband present 6 20.0
Other services (except public administration) 20 2.1   With related children under 18 years 0 0.0
Public administration 23 2.4        With related children under 5 years 0 N/A
CLASS OF WORKER                 Individuals 447 22.3
Private wage and salary workers 794 82.1   18 years and over 298 18.9
Government workers 104 10.8        65 years and over 88 32.1
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated       Related children under 18 years 149 34.4
 business 69 7.1        Related children 5 to 17 years 94 31.9
Unpaid family workers 0 0.0   Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 124 45.9
             
-Represent zero or rounds to zero.    (X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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