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Avery County

DP-3. Selected Economic Characteristics:2000


Subject

Number

Percent

     

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

   

Population 16 years and over

14,186

100.0

In labor force 7,755 54.7

Civilian labor force

7,738 54.5

Employed

7,196 50.7

Unemployed

542 3.8

Percent of civilian labor force

7.0  

Armed Forces

17 0.1
Not in labor force 6,431 45.3
     

Females 16 years and over

6,708

100.0

In labor force 3,471 51.7

Civilian labor force

3,471 51.7

Employed

3,329 49.6
     

Own children under 6 years

1,082

100.0

All parents in family in labor force 598 55.3
     

COMMUTING TO WORK

   

Workers 16 years and over

7,049

100.0

Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 5,126 72.7
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 1,376 19.5
Public transportation (including taxicab) 16 0.2
Walked 230 3.3
Other means 35 0.5
Worked at home 266 3.8
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 22.9  
     

Employed civilian population 16 years and over

7,196

100.0

OCCUPATION

   
Management, professional, and related occupations 1,846 25.7
Service occupations 1,490 20.7
Sales and office occupations 1,447 20.1
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 154 2.1
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 1,087 15.1
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,172 16.3
     

INDUSTRY

   
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 384 5.3
Construction 863 12.0
Manufacturing 1,112 15.5
Wholesale trade 143 2.0
Retail trade 659 9.2
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 241 3.3
Information 63 0.9
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 254 3.5
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 431 6.0
Educational, health and social services 1,502 20.9
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 837 11.6
Other services (except public administration) 332 4.6
Public administration 375 5.2
     

CLASS OF WORKER

   
Private wage and salary workers 5,069 70.4
Government workers 1,213 16.9
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 899 12.5
Unpaid family workers 15 0.2
     

INCOME IN 1999

   

Households

6,521

100.0

Less than $10,000 986 15.1
$10,000 to $14,999 624 9.6
$15,000 to $24,999 1,108 17.0
$25,000 to $34,999 962 14.8
$35,000 to $49,999 1,221 18.7
$50,000 to $74,999 1,089 16.7
$75,000 to $99,999 234 3.6
$100,000 to $149,999 206 3.2
$150,000 to $199,999 25 0.4
$200,000 or more 66 1.0
Median household income (dollars) 30,627  
     
With earnings 4,882 74.9

Mean earnings (dollars)

37,587  
With Social Security income 2,166 33.2

Mean Social Security income (dollars)

10,087  
With Supplemental Security Income 369 5.7

Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)

5,770  
With public assistance income 224 3.4

Mean public assistance income (dollars)

1,283  
With retirement income 962 14.8

Mean retirement income (dollars)

18,822  
     

Families

4,531

100.0

Less than $10,000 269 5.9
$10,000 to $14,999 370 8.2
$15,000 to $24,999 746 16.5
$25,000 to $34,999 748 16.5
$35,000 to $49,999 996 22.0
$50,000 to $74,999 936 20.7
$75,000 to $99,999 198 4.4
$100,000 to $149,999 188 4.1
$150,000 to $199,999 25 0.6
$200,000 or more 55 1.2
Median family income (dollars) 37,454  
     
Per capita income (dollars) 15,176  

Median earnings (dollars):

   
Male full-time, year-round workers 25,983  
Female full-time, year-round workers 21,652  
     

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)

   

Families

493

 

Percent below poverty level

  10.9
With related children under 18 years 285  

Percent below poverty level

  15.7

With related children under 5 years

172  

Percent below poverty level

  25.5
     

Families with female householder, no husband present

138

 

Percent below poverty level

  23.2
With related children under 18 years 84  

Percent below poverty level

  29.5

With related children under 5 years

49  

Percent below poverty level

  42.6
     

Individuals

2,345

 

Percent below poverty level

  15.3
18 years and over 1,675  

Percent below poverty level

  13.9

65 years and over

487  

Percent below poverty level

  19.0
Related children under 18 years 629  

Percent below poverty level

  19.3

Related children 5 to 17 years

377  

Percent below poverty level

  15.7
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 818  

Percent below poverty level

  32.5
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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