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Wilkes County

DP-3. Selected Economic Characteristics:2000


Subject

Number

Percent

     

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

   

Population 16 years and over

52,377

100.0

In labor force 32,906 62.8

Civilian labor force

32,866 62.7

Employed

31,632 60.4

Unemployed

1,234 2.4

Percent of civilian labor force

3.8  

Armed Forces

40 0.1
Not in labor force 19,471 37.2
     

Females 16 years and over

26,676

100.0

In labor force 14,925 55.9

Civilian labor force

14,921 55.9

Employed

14,251 53.4
     

Own children under 6 years

4,749

100.0

All parents in family in labor force 2,916 61.4
     

COMMUTING TO WORK

   

Workers 16 years and over

31,041

100.0

Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 24,740 79.7
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 5,088 16.4
Public transportation (including taxicab) 15 0.0
Walked 289 0.9
Other means 147 0.5
Worked at home 762 2.5
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 24.0  
     

Employed civilian population 16 years and over

31,632

100.0

OCCUPATION

   
Management, professional, and related occupations 7,082 22.4
Service occupations 3,886 12.3
Sales and office occupations 7,328 23.2
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 513 1.6
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 3,621 11.4
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 9,202 29.1
     

INDUSTRY

   
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1,115 3.5
Construction 2,524 8.0
Manufacturing 8,883 28.1
Wholesale trade 1,160 3.7
Retail trade 5,081 16.1
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 1,162 3.7
Information 461 1.5
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 1,395 4.4
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 1,460 4.6
Educational, health and social services 4,492 14.2
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 1,746 5.5
Other services (except public administration) 1,355 4.3
Public administration 798 2.5
     

CLASS OF WORKER

   
Private wage and salary workers 25,180 79.6
Government workers 3,678 11.6
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 2,663 8.4
Unpaid family workers 111 0.4
     

INCOME IN 1999

   

Households

26,667

100.0

Less than $10,000 3,649 13.7
$10,000 to $14,999 1,831 6.9
$15,000 to $24,999 4,264 16.0
$25,000 to $34,999 3,866 14.5
$35,000 to $49,999 5,334 20.0
$50,000 to $74,999 4,687 17.6
$75,000 to $99,999 1,671 6.3
$100,000 to $149,999 777 2.9
$150,000 to $199,999 258 1.0
$200,000 or more 330 1.2
Median household income (dollars) 34,258  
     
With earnings 20,896 78.4

Mean earnings (dollars)

43,619  
With Social Security income 7,831 29.4

Mean Social Security income (dollars)

10,149  
With Supplemental Security Income 1,183 4.4

Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)

5,538  
With public assistance income 557 2.1

Mean public assistance income (dollars)

1,843  
With retirement income 3,493 13.1

Mean retirement income (dollars)

15,304  
     

Families

19,445

100.0

Less than $10,000 1,183 6.1
$10,000 to $14,999 981 5.0
$15,000 to $24,999 2,808 14.4
$25,000 to $34,999 3,086 15.9
$35,000 to $49,999 4,414 22.7
$50,000 to $74,999 4,191 21.6
$75,000 to $99,999 1,564 8.0
$100,000 to $149,999 721 3.7
$150,000 to $199,999 229 1.2
$200,000 or more 268 1.4
Median family income (dollars) 40,607  
     
Per capita income (dollars) 17,516  

Median earnings (dollars):

   
Male full-time, year-round workers 27,346  
Female full-time, year-round workers 21,089  
     

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)

   

Families

1,704

 

Percent below poverty level

  8.8
With related children under 18 years 1,078  

Percent below poverty level

  12.5

With related children under 5 years

520  

Percent below poverty level

  15.9
     

Families with female householder, no husband present

498

 

Percent below poverty level

  21.1
With related children under 18 years 426  

Percent below poverty level

  31.3

With related children under 5 years

205  

Percent below poverty level

  50.4
     

Individuals

7,662

 

Percent below poverty level

  11.9
18 years and over 5,663  

Percent below poverty level

  11.3

65 years and over

1,544  

Percent below poverty level

  17.2
Related children under 18 years 1,917  

Percent below poverty level

  13.2

Related children 5 to 17 years

1,228  

Percent below poverty level

  11.8
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 2,670  

Percent below poverty level

  30.4
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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