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Mitchell County:Fork Mountain-Little Rock CreekTownship:2000

DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics

Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
EMPLOYMENT STATUS       INCOME IN 1999    
          Population 16 years and over 639 100.0             Households 319 100.0
In labor force 334 52.3   Less than $10,000 54 16.9
     Civilian labor force 334 52.3   $10,000 to $14,999 41 12.9
          Employed 334 52.3   $15,000 to $24,999 59 18.5
          Unemployed 0 0.0   $25,000 to $34,999 41 12.9
               Percent of civilian labor force 0.0 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 42 13.2
     Armed Forces 0 0.0   $50,000 to $74,999 49 15.4
Not in labor force 305 47.7   $75,000 to $99,999 12 3.8
        $100,000 to $149,999 3 0.9
           Females 16 years and over 312 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 10 3.1
In labor force 123 39.4   $200,000 or more 8 2.5
     Civilian labor force 123 39.4   Median household income (dollars) 27,946 (X)
          Employed 123 39.4        
             
          Own children under 6 years 11 100.0   With earnings 185 58.0
All parents in family in labor force 6 54.5        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 47,948 (X)
        With Social Security income 142 44.5
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 8,910 (X)
          Workers 16 years and over 334 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 38 11.9
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 246 73.7        Mean Supplemental Security Income    
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 74 22.2          (dollars) 3,597 (X)
Public transportation (including taxicab) 0 0.0   With public assistance income 10 3.1
Walked 0 0.0        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 3,080 (X)
Other means 0 0.0   With retirement income 62 19.4
Worked at home 14 4.2        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 11,029 (X)
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 34.3 (X)        
                  Families 226 100.0
           Employed civilian population       Less than $10,000 12 5.3
           16 years and over 334 100.0   $10,000 to $14,999 28 12.4
OCCUPATION       $15,000 to $24,999 33 14.6
Management, professional, and related       $25,000 to $34,999 35 15.5
 occupations 49 14.7   $35,000 to $49,999 38 16.8
Service occupations 68 20.4   $50,000 to $74,999 47 20.8
Sales and office occupations 87 26.0   $75,000 to $99,999 12 5.3
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 11 3.3   $100,000 to $149,999 3 1.3
Construction, extraction, and maintenance       150,000 to $199,999 10 4.4
  occupations 47 14.1   $200,000 or more 8 3.5
Production, transportation, and material       Median family income (dollars) 36,250 (X)
 moving occupations 72 21.6        
        Per capita income (dollars)¹ 17,203 (X)
INDUSTRY       Median earnings (dollars):    
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting       Male full-time, year-round workers 26,920 (X)
 and mining 53 15.9   Female full-time, year-round workers 21,250 (X)
Construction 80 24.0   ______________________ _______ _______
Manufacturing 60 18.0     Number Percent
Wholesale trade 2 0.6     below below
Retail trade 32 9.6     poverty poverty
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 14 4.2   Subject level level
Information 0 0.0   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental       POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
 and leasing 9 2.7             Families 26 11.5
Professional, scientific, management, admini-       With related children under 18 years 24 29.3
 strative, and waste management services 19 5.7        With related children under 5 years 2 33.3
Educational, health and social services 45 13.5        
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation                 Families with female householder,    
 and food services 8 2.4               no husband present 4 10.5
Other services (except public administration) 7 2.1   With related children under 18 years 2 20.0
Public administration 5 1.5        With related children under 5 years 0 N/A
CLASS OF WORKER                 Individuals 146 20.1
Private wage and salary workers 281 84.1   18 years and over 91 15.0
Government workers 19 5.7        65 years and over 30 19.2
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated       Related children under 18 years 46 41.4
 business 32 9.6        Related children 5 to 17 years 41 41.0
Unpaid family workers 2 0.6   Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 51 46.8
             
-Represent zero or rounds to zero.    (X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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