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Watauga County:Bald Mountain 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 439 100.0             Households 227 100.0
In labor force 276 62.9   Less than $10,000 27 11.9
     Civilian labor force 276 62.9   $10,000 to $14,999 15 6.6
          Employed 276 62.9   $15,000 to $24,999 14 6.2
          Unemployed 0 0.0   $25,000 to $34,999 37 16.3
               Percent of civilian labor force 0.0 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 26 11.5
     Armed Forces 0 0.0   $50,000 to $74,999 94 41.4
Not in labor force 163 37.1   $75,000 to $99,999 6 2.6
        $100,000 to $149,999 0 0.0
           Females 16 years and over 228 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 0 0.0
In labor force 122 53.5   $200,000 or more 8 3.5
     Civilian labor force 122 53.5   Median household income (dollars) 49,276 (X)
          Employed 122 53.5        
             
          Own children under 6 years 36 100.0   With earnings 182 80.2
All parents in family in labor force 16 44.4        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 46,596 (X)
        With Social Security income 46 20.3
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 10,346 (X)
          Workers 16 years and over 260 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 9 4.0
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 174 66.9        Mean Supplemental Security Income    
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 67 25.8          (dollars) 2,944 (X)
Public transportation (including taxicab) 0 0.0   With public assistance income 5 2.2
Walked 0 0.0        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 800 (X)
Other means 0 0.0   With retirement income 23 10.1
Worked at home 19 7.3        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 22,139 (X)
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 30.5 (X)        
                  Families 156 100.0
           Employed civilian population       Less than $10,000 7 4.5
           16 years and over 276 100.0   $10,000 to $14,999 0 0.0
OCCUPATION       $15,000 to $24,999 5 3.2
Management, professional, and related       $25,000 to $34,999 17 10.9
 occupations 106 38.4   $35,000 to $49,999 26 16.7
Service occupations 32 11.6   $50,000 to $74,999 87 55.8
Sales and office occupations 47 17.0   $75,000 to $99,999 6 3.8
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 0 0.0   $100,000 to $149,999 0 0.0
Construction, extraction, and maintenance       150,000 to $199,999 0 0.0
  occupations 30 10.9   $200,000 or more 8 5.1
Production, transportation, and material       Median family income (dollars) 55,341 (X)
 moving occupations 61 22.1        
        Per capita income (dollars)¹ 18,552 (X)
INDUSTRY       Median earnings (dollars):    
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting       Male full-time, year-round workers 30,625 (X)
 and mining 0 0.0   Female full-time, year-round workers 27,679 (X)
Construction 37 13.4   ______________________ _______ _______
Manufacturing 58 21.0     Number Percent
Wholesale trade 0 0.0     below below
Retail trade 39 14.1     poverty poverty
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 7 2.5   Subject level level
Information 0 0.0   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental       POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
 and leasing 6 2.2             Families 7 4.5
Professional, scientific, management, admini-       With related children under 18 years 7 8.5
 strative, and waste management services 24 8.7        With related children under 5 years 7 36.8
Educational, health and social services 66 23.9        
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation                 Families with female householder,    
 and food services 8 2.9               no husband present 0 0.0
Other services (except public administration) 31 11.2   With related children under 18 years 0 0.0
Public administration 0 0.0        With related children under 5 years 0 N/A
CLASS OF WORKER                 Individuals 62 11.2
Private wage and salary workers 181 65.6   18 years and over 53 12.5
Government workers 53 19.2        65 years and over 0 0.0
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated       Related children under 18 years 9 6.8
 business 42 15.2        Related children 5 to 17 years 0 0.0
Unpaid family workers 0 0.0   Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 38 40.0
             
-Represent zero or rounds to zero.    (X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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