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Watauga County:North Fork 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 173 100.0             Households 89 100.0
In labor force 82 47.4   Less than $10,000 20 22.5
     Civilian labor force 82 47.4   $10,000 to $14,999 5 5.6
          Employed 82 47.4   $15,000 to $24,999 0 0.0
          Unemployed 0 0.0   $25,000 to $34,999 23 25.8
               Percent of civilian labor force 0.0 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 25 28.1
     Armed Forces 0 0.0   $50,000 to $74,999 11 12.4
Not in labor force 91 52.6   $75,000 to $99,999 5 5.6
        $100,000 to $149,999 0 0.0
           Females 16 years and over 109 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 0 0.0
In labor force 34 31.2   $200,000 or more 0 0.0
     Civilian labor force 34 31.2   Median household income (dollars) 33,542 (X)
          Employed 34 31.2        
             
          Own children under 6 years 17 100.0   With earnings 56 62.9
All parents in family in labor force 12 70.6        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 34,813 (X)
        With Social Security income 44 49.4
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 9,814 (X)
          Workers 16 years and over 82 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 9 10.1
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 19 23.2        Mean Supplemental Security Income    
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 63 76.8          (dollars) 2,733 (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 6 6.7
Worked at home 0 0.0        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 6,000 (X)
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 30.4 (X)        
                  Families 65 100.0
           Employed civilian population       Less than $10,000 16 24.6
           16 years and over 82 100.0   $10,000 to $14,999 0 0.0
OCCUPATION       $15,000 to $24,999 5 7.7
Management, professional, and related       $25,000 to $34,999 12 18.5
 occupations 12 14.6   $35,000 to $49,999 16 24.6
Service occupations 19 23.2   $50,000 to $74,999 11 16.9
Sales and office occupations 10 12.2   $75,000 to $99,999 5 7.7
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 31 37.8   $200,000 or more 0 0.0
Production, transportation, and material       Median family income (dollars) 29,792 (X)
 moving occupations 10 12.2        
        Per capita income (dollars)¹ 14,304 (X)
INDUSTRY       Median earnings (dollars):    
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting       Male full-time, year-round workers 25,625 (X)
 and mining 0 0.0   Female full-time, year-round workers 14,444 (X)
Construction 20 24.4   ______________________ _______ _______
Manufacturing 23 28.0     Number Percent
Wholesale trade 0 0.0     below below
Retail trade 5 6.1     poverty poverty
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5 6.1   Subject level level
Information 0 0.0   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental       POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
 and leasing 0 0.0             Families 16 24.6
Professional, scientific, management, admini-       With related children under 18 years 0 0.0
 strative, and waste management services 0 0.0        With related children under 5 years 0 0.0
Educational, health and social services 13 15.9        
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation                 Families with female householder,    
 and food services 12 14.6               no husband present 9 64.3
Other services (except public administration) 4 4.9   With related children under 18 years 0 0.0
Public administration 0 0.0        With related children under 5 years 0 0.0
CLASS OF WORKER                 Individuals 39 18.6
Private wage and salary workers 61 74.4   18 years and over 39 23.5
Government workers 7 8.5        65 years and over 9 26.5
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated       Related children under 18 years 0 0.0
 business 14 17.1        Related children 5 to 17 years 0 0.0
Unpaid family workers 0 0.0   Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 5 13.5
             
-Represent zero or rounds to zero.    (X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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