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Mitchell County:Bakersville 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 1,314 100.0             Households 651 100.0
In labor force 801 61.0   Less than $10,000 112 17.2
     Civilian labor force 801 61.0   $10,000 to $14,999 54 8.3
          Employed 749 57.0   $15,000 to $24,999 103 15.8
          Unemployed 52 4.0   $25,000 to $34,999 106 16.3
               Percent of civilian labor force 6.5 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 133 20.4
     Armed Forces 0 0.0   $50,000 to $74,999 87 13.4
Not in labor force 513 39.0   $75,000 to $99,999 28 4.3
        $100,000 to $149,999 21 3.2
           Females 16 years and over 676 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 5 0.8
In labor force 368 54.4   $200,000 or more 2 0.3
     Civilian labor force 368 54.4   Median household income (dollars) 29,592 (X)
          Employed 337 49.9        
             
          Own children under 6 years 96 100.0   With earnings 440 67.6
All parents in family in labor force 65 67.7        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 38,442 (X)
        With Social Security income 243 37.3
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 10,521 (X)
          Workers 16 years and over 733 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 69 10.6
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 522 71.2        Mean Supplemental Security Income    
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 187 25.5          (dollars) 6,471 (X)
Public transportation (including taxicab) 0 0.0   With public assistance income 8 1.2
Walked 4 0.5        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 1,188 (X)
Other means 2 0.3   With retirement income 136 20.9
Worked at home 18 2.5        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 13,021 (X)
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 27.2 (X)        
                  Families 471 100.0
           Employed civilian population       Less than $10,000 40 8.5
           16 years and over 749 100.0   $10,000 to $14,999 31 6.6
OCCUPATION       $15,000 to $24,999 73 15.5
Management, professional, and related       $25,000 to $34,999 82 17.4
 occupations 175 23.4   $35,000 to $49,999 116 24.6
Service occupations 122 16.3   $50,000 to $74,999 78 16.6
Sales and office occupations 142 19.0   $75,000 to $99,999 28 5.9
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 2 0.3   $100,000 to $149,999 18 3.8
Construction, extraction, and maintenance       150,000 to $199,999 5 1.1
  occupations 127 17.0   $200,000 or more 0 0.0
Production, transportation, and material       Median family income (dollars) 35,913 (X)
 moving occupations 181 24.2        
        Per capita income (dollars)¹ 15,056 (X)
INDUSTRY       Median earnings (dollars):    
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting       Male full-time, year-round workers 27,625 (X)
 and mining 50 6.7   Female full-time, year-round workers 19,737 (X)
Construction 53 7.1   ______________________ _______ _______
Manufacturing 175 23.4     Number Percent
Wholesale trade 6 0.8     below below
Retail trade 129 17.2     poverty poverty
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 24 3.2   Subject level level
Information 4 0.5   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental       POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
 and leasing 7 0.9             Families 57 12.1
Professional, scientific, management, admini-       With related children under 18 years 33 17.0
 strative, and waste management services 23 3.1        With related children under 5 years 15 24.2
Educational, health and social services 169 22.6        
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation                 Families with female householder,    
 and food services 19 2.5               no husband present 24 41.4
Other services (except public administration) 49 6.5   With related children under 18 years 13 65.0
Public administration 41 5.5        With related children under 5 years 2 66.7
CLASS OF WORKER                 Individuals 289 17.8
Private wage and salary workers 549 73.3   18 years and over 214 17.1
Government workers 133 17.8        65 years and over 74 26.2
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated       Related children under 18 years 73 19.4
 business 67 8.9        Related children 5 to 17 years 47 16.5
Unpaid family workers 0 0.0   Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 107 43.1
             
-Represent zero or rounds to zero.    (X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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