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Ashe County

DP-3. Selected Economic Characteristics:2000


Subject

Number

Percent

     

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

   

Population 16 years and over

20,137

100.0

In labor force 11,944 59.3

Civilian labor force

11,942 59.3

Employed

11,390 56.6

Unemployed

552 2.7

Percent of civilian labor force

4.6  

Armed Forces

2 0.0
Not in labor force 8,193 40.7
     

Females 16 years and over

10,330

100.0

In labor force 5,372 52.0

Civilian labor force

5,372 52.0

Employed

5,102 49.4
     

Own children under 6 years

1,498

100.0

All parents in family in labor force 995 66.4
     

COMMUTING TO WORK

   

Workers 16 years and over

11,082

100.0

Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 8,448 76.2
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 1,774 16.0
Public transportation (including taxicab) 2 0.0
Walked 115 1.0
Other means 172 1.6
Worked at home 571 5.2
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 26.6  
     

Employed civilian population 16 years and over

11,390

100.0

OCCUPATION

   
Management, professional, and related occupations 2,549 22.4
Service occupations 1,598 14.0
Sales and office occupations 2,334 20.5
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 263 2.3
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 1,747 15.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 2,899 25.5
     

INDUSTRY

   
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 592 5.2
Construction 1,241 10.9
Manufacturing 3,036 26.7
Wholesale trade 254 2.2
Retail trade 1,171 10.3
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 393 3.5
Information 267 2.3
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 410 3.6
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 543 4.8
Educational, health and social services 1,840 16.2
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 699 6.1
Other services (except public administration) 497 4.4
Public administration 447 3.9
     

CLASS OF WORKER

   
Private wage and salary workers 8,541 75.0
Government workers 1,512 13.3
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,263 11.1
Unpaid family workers 74 0.6
     

INCOME IN 1999

   

Households

10,394

100.0

Less than $10,000 1,587 15.3
$10,000 to $14,999 1,062 10.2
$15,000 to $24,999 1,897 18.3
$25,000 to $34,999 1,587 15.3
$35,000 to $49,999 1,805 17.4
$50,000 to $74,999 1,591 15.3
$75,000 to $99,999 421 4.1
$100,000 to $149,999 236 2.3
$150,000 to $199,999 113 1.1
$200,000 or more 95 0.9
Median household income (dollars) 28,824  
     
With earnings 7,577 72.9

Mean earnings (dollars)

38,420  
With Social Security income 3,537 34.0

Mean Social Security income (dollars)

9,713  
With Supplemental Security Income 676 6.5

Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)

5,285  
With public assistance income 229 2.2

Mean public assistance income (dollars)

2,546  
With retirement income 1,993 19.2

Mean retirement income (dollars)

16,310  
     

Families

7,426

100.0

Less than $10,000 555 7.5
$10,000 to $14,999 574 7.7
$15,000 to $24,999 1,216 16.4
$25,000 to $34,999 1,254 16.9
$35,000 to $49,999 1,566 21.1
$50,000 to $74,999 1,454 19.6
$75,000 to $99,999 397 5.3
$100,000 to $149,999 219 2.9
$150,000 to $199,999 107 1.4
$200,000 or more 84 1.1
Median family income (dollars) 36,052  
     
Per capita income (dollars) 16,429  

Median earnings (dollars):

   
Male full-time, year-round workers 25,666  
Female full-time, year-round workers 19,983  
     

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)

   

Families

748

 

Percent below poverty level

  10.1
With related children under 18 years 442  

Percent below poverty level

  15.2

With related children under 5 years

198  

Percent below poverty level

  19.2
     

Families with female householder, no husband present

241

 

Percent below poverty level

  27.6
With related children under 18 years 175  

Percent below poverty level

  35.9

With related children under 5 years

75  

Percent below poverty level

  60.0
     

Individuals

3,246

 

Percent below poverty level

  13.5
18 years and over 2,443  

Percent below poverty level

  12.7

65 years and over

723  

Percent below poverty level

  17.3
Related children under 18 years 780  

Percent below poverty level

  16.3

Related children 5 to 17 years

522  

Percent below poverty level

  14.9
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 1,116  

Percent below poverty level

  30.7
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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