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Watauga County:Boone 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 8,445 100.0             Households 2,079 100.0
In labor force 4,712 55.8   Less than $10,000 633 30.4
     Civilian labor force 4,712 55.8   $10,000 to $14,999 279 13.4
          Employed 3,554 42.1   $15,000 to $24,999 359 17.3
          Unemployed 1,158 13.7   $25,000 to $34,999 289 13.9
               Percent of civilian labor force 24.6 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 194 9.3
     Armed Forces 0 0.0   $50,000 to $74,999 155 7.5
Not in labor force 3,733 44.2   $75,000 to $99,999 79 3.8
        $100,000 to $149,999 68 3.3
           Females 16 years and over 4,398 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 6 0.3
In labor force 2,684 61.0   $200,000 or more 17 0.8
     Civilian labor force 2,684 61.0   Median household income (dollars) 18,766 (X)
          Employed 1,813 41.2        
             
          Own children under 6 years 79 100.0   With earnings 1,709 82.2
All parents in family in labor force 59 74.7        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 22,990 (X)
        With Social Security income 261 12.6
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 10,388 (X)
          Workers 16 years and over 3,468 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 21 1.0
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 1,726 49.8        Mean Supplemental Security Income    
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 465 13.4          (dollars) 7,600 (X)
Public transportation (including taxicab) 85 2.5   With public assistance income 17 0.8
Walked 1,025 29.6        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 1,153 (X)
Other means 83 2.4   With retirement income 203 9.8
Worked at home 84 2.4        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 45,361 (X)
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 13.0 (X)        
                  Families 464 100.0
           Employed civilian population       Less than $10,000 37 8.0
           16 years and over 3,554 100.0   $10,000 to $14,999 19 4.1
OCCUPATION       $15,000 to $24,999 53 11.4
Management, professional, and related       $25,000 to $34,999 60 12.9
 occupations 1,090 30.7   $35,000 to $49,999 84 18.1
Service occupations 1,077 30.3   $50,000 to $74,999 88 19.0
Sales and office occupations 1,143 32.2   $75,000 to $99,999 54 11.6
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 33 0.9   $100,000 to $149,999 53 11.4
Construction, extraction, and maintenance       150,000 to $199,999 6 1.3
  occupations 82 2.3   $200,000 or more 10 2.2
Production, transportation, and material       Median family income (dollars) 45,000 (X)
 moving occupations 129 3.6        
        Per capita income (dollars)¹ 9,828 (X)
INDUSTRY       Median earnings (dollars):    
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting       Male full-time, year-round workers 24,934 (X)
 and mining 9 0.3   Female full-time, year-round workers 15,313 (X)
Construction 46 1.3   ______________________ _______ _______
Manufacturing 92 2.6     Number Percent
Wholesale trade 0 0.0     below below
Retail trade 415 11.7     poverty poverty
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 57 1.6   Subject level level
Information 87 2.4   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental       POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
 and leasing 162 4.6             Families 37 8.0
Professional, scientific, management, admini-       With related children under 18 years 8 5.8
 strative, and waste management services 271 7.6        With related children under 5 years 8 15.1
Educational, health and social services 1,310 36.9        
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation                 Families with female householder,    
 and food services 955 26.9               no husband present 16 19.3
Other services (except public administration) 100 2.8   With related children under 18 years 0 0.0
Public administration 50 1.4        With related children under 5 years 0 N/A
CLASS OF WORKER                 Individuals 1,601 40.9
Private wage and salary workers 2,207 62.1   18 years and over 1,590 42.9
Government workers 1,225 34.5        65 years and over 18 5.9
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated       Related children under 18 years 6 2.9
 business 104 2.9        Related children 5 to 17 years 0 0.0
Unpaid family workers 18 0.5   Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 1,524 54.4
             
-Represent zero or rounds to zero.    (X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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