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Wilkes County:Brushy 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 511 100.0             Households 230 100.0
In labor force 351 68.7   Less than $10,000 12 5.2
     Civilian labor force 351 68.7   $10,000 to $14,999 0 0.0
          Employed 351 68.7   $15,000 to $24,999 48 20.9
          Unemployed 0 0.0   $25,000 to $34,999 34 14.8
               Percent of civilian labor force 0.0 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 32 13.9
     Armed Forces 0 0.0   $50,000 to $74,999 53 23.0
Not in labor force 160 31.3   $75,000 to $99,999 24 10.4
        $100,000 to $149,999 15 6.5
           Females 16 years and over 215 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 0 0.0
In labor force 132 61.4   $200,000 or more 12 5.2
     Civilian labor force 132 61.4   Median household income (dollars) 47,143 (X)
          Employed 132 61.4        
             
          Own children under 6 years 14 100.0   With earnings 198 86.1
All parents in family in labor force 0 0.0        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 75,060 (X)
        With Social Security income 54 23.5
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 10,176 (X)
          Workers 16 years and over 351 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 12 5.2
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 312 88.9        Mean Supplemental Security Income    
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 26 7.4          (dollars) 5,158 (X)
Public transportation (including taxicab) 0 0.0   With public assistance income 0 0.0
Walked 13 3.7        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ N/A (X)
Other means 0 0.0   With retirement income 50 21.7
Worked at home 0 0.0        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 11,704 (X)
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 27.1 (X)        
                  Families 193 100.0
           Employed civilian population       Less than $10,000 12 6.2
           16 years and over 351 100.0   $10,000 to $14,999 0 0.0
OCCUPATION       $15,000 to $24,999 35 18.1
Management, professional, and related       $25,000 to $34,999 26 13.5
 occupations 150 42.7   $35,000 to $49,999 24 12.4
Service occupations 21 6.0   $50,000 to $74,999 45 23.3
Sales and office occupations 56 16.0   $75,000 to $99,999 24 12.4
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 6 1.7   $100,000 to $149,999 15 7.8
Construction, extraction, and maintenance       150,000 to $199,999 0 0.0
  occupations 59 16.8   $200,000 or more 12 6.2
Production, transportation, and material       Median family income (dollars) 49,875 (X)
 moving occupations 59 16.8        
        Per capita income (dollars)¹ 30,007 (X)
INDUSTRY       Median earnings (dollars):    
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting       Male full-time, year-round workers 24,485 (X)
 and mining 52 14.8   Female full-time, year-round workers 22,604 (X)
Construction 40 11.4   ______________________ _______ _______
Manufacturing 59 16.8     Number Percent
Wholesale trade 8 2.3     below below
Retail trade 53 15.1     poverty poverty
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 0 0.0   Subject level level
Information 0 0.0   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental       POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
 and leasing 6 1.7             Families 12 6.2
Professional, scientific, management, admini-       With related children under 18 years 0 0.0
 strative, and waste management services 29 8.3        With related children under 5 years 0 0.0
Educational, health and social services 76 21.7        
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation                 Families with female householder,    
 and food services 14 4.0               no husband present 0 0.0
Other services (except public administration) 8 2.3   With related children under 18 years 0 N/A
Public administration 6 1.7        With related children under 5 years 0 N/A
CLASS OF WORKER                 Individuals 33 5.4
Private wage and salary workers 284 80.9   18 years and over 33 6.6
Government workers 54 15.4        65 years and over 23 33.3
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated       Related children under 18 years 0 0.0
 business 13 3.7        Related children 5 to 17 years 0 0.0
Unpaid family workers 0 0.0   Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 0 0.0
             
-Represent zero or rounds to zero.    (X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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