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Watauga County:Elk 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 255 100.0             Households 164 100.0
In labor force 160 62.7   Less than $10,000 7 4.3
     Civilian labor force 160 62.7   $10,000 to $14,999 22 13.4
          Employed 139 54.5   $15,000 to $24,999 31 18.9
          Unemployed 21 8.2   $25,000 to $34,999 39 23.8
               Percent of civilian labor force 13.1 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 27 16.5
     Armed Forces 0 0.0   $50,000 to $74,999 38 23.2
Not in labor force 95 37.3   $75,000 to $99,999 0 0.0
        $100,000 to $149,999 0 0.0
           Females 16 years and over 146 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 0 0.0
In labor force 77 52.7   $200,000 or more 0 0.0
     Civilian labor force 77 52.7   Median household income (dollars) 32,500 (X)
          Employed 67 45.9        
             
          Own children under 6 years 9 100.0   With earnings 140 85.4
All parents in family in labor force 0 0.0        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 31,498 (X)
        With Social Security income 41 25.0
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 8,105 (X)
          Workers 16 years and over 139 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 0 0.0
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 110 79.1        Mean Supplemental Security Income    
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 29 20.9          (dollars) N/A (X)
Public transportation (including taxicab) 0 0.0   With public assistance income 0 0.0
Walked 0 0.0        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ N/A (X)
Other means 0 0.0   With retirement income 33 20.1
Worked at home 0 0.0        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 13,524 (X)
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 32.4 (X)        
                  Families 83 100.0
           Employed civilian population       Less than $10,000 0 0.0
           16 years and over 139 100.0   $10,000 to $14,999 14 16.9
OCCUPATION       $15,000 to $24,999 18 21.7
Management, professional, and related       $25,000 to $34,999 22 26.5
 occupations 43 30.9   $35,000 to $49,999 20 24.1
Service occupations 16 11.5   $50,000 to $74,999 9 10.8
Sales and office occupations 51 36.7   $75,000 to $99,999 0 0.0
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 7 5.0   $100,000 to $149,999 0 0.0
Construction, extraction, and maintenance       150,000 to $199,999 0 0.0
  occupations 6 4.3   $200,000 or more 0 0.0
Production, transportation, and material       Median family income (dollars) 31,583 (X)
 moving occupations 16 11.5        
        Per capita income (dollars)¹ 17,939 (X)
INDUSTRY       Median earnings (dollars):    
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting       Male full-time, year-round workers 27,500 (X)
 and mining 7 5.0   Female full-time, year-round workers 53,375 (X)
Construction 19 13.7   ______________________ _______ _______
Manufacturing 18 12.9     Number Percent
Wholesale trade 7 5.0     below below
Retail trade 21 15.1     poverty poverty
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 0 0.0   Subject level level
Information 7 5.0   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental       POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
 and leasing 0 0.0             Families 7 8.4
Professional, scientific, management, admini-       With related children under 18 years 7 30.4
 strative, and waste management services 8 5.8        With related children under 5 years 0 0.0
Educational, health and social services 24 17.3        
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation                 Families with female householder,    
 and food services 0 0.0               no husband present 7 41.2
Other services (except public administration) 10 7.2   With related children under 18 years 7 100.0
Public administration 18 12.9        With related children under 5 years 0 N/A
CLASS OF WORKER                 Individuals 31 10.0
Private wage and salary workers 81 58.3   18 years and over 14 5.5
Government workers 36 25.9        65 years and over 7 15.2
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated       Related children under 18 years 17 31.5
 business 22 15.8        Related children 5 to 17 years 17 37.8
Unpaid family workers 0 0.0   Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 7 8.0
             
-Represent zero or rounds to zero.    (X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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