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Wilkes County:Jobs Cabin 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 363 100.0             Households 206 100.0
In labor force 236 65.0   Less than $10,000 19 9.2
     Civilian labor force 228 62.8   $10,000 to $14,999 38 18.4
          Employed 212 58.4   $15,000 to $24,999 21 10.2
          Unemployed 16 4.4   $25,000 to $34,999 13 6.3
               Percent of civilian labor force 7.0 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 72 35.0
     Armed Forces 8 2.2   $50,000 to $74,999 20 9.7
Not in labor force 127 35.0   $75,000 to $99,999 15 7.3
        $100,000 to $149,999 0 0.0
           Females 16 years and over 143 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 0 0.0
In labor force 93 65.0   $200,000 or more 8 3.9
     Civilian labor force 93 65.0   Median household income (dollars) 36,875 (X)
          Employed 93 65.0        
             
          Own children under 6 years 37 100.0   With earnings 160 77.7
All parents in family in labor force 14 37.8        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 46,381 (X)
        With Social Security income 70 34.0
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 10,736 (X)
          Workers 16 years and over 220 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 17 8.3
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 169 76.8        Mean Supplemental Security Income    
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 47 21.4          (dollars) 4,606 (X)
Public transportation (including taxicab) 0 0.0   With public assistance income 7 3.4
Walked 4 1.8        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 857 (X)
Other means 0 0.0   With retirement income 29 14.1
Worked at home 0 0.0        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 22,093 (X)
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 30.3 (X)        
                  Families 161 100.0
           Employed civilian population       Less than $10,000 10 6.2
           16 years and over 212 100.0   $10,000 to $14,999 9 5.6
OCCUPATION       $15,000 to $24,999 21 13.0
Management, professional, and related       $25,000 to $34,999 13 8.1
 occupations 33 15.6   $35,000 to $49,999 65 40.4
Service occupations 33 15.6   $50,000 to $74,999 20 12.4
Sales and office occupations 34 16.0   $75,000 to $99,999 15 9.3
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 9 4.2   $100,000 to $149,999 0 0.0
Construction, extraction, and maintenance       150,000 to $199,999 0 0.0
  occupations 34 16.0   $200,000 or more 8 5.0
Production, transportation, and material       Median family income (dollars) 40,417 (X)
 moving occupations 69 32.5        
        Per capita income (dollars)¹ 20,113 (X)
INDUSTRY       Median earnings (dollars):    
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting       Male full-time, year-round workers 27,125 (X)
 and mining 15 7.1   Female full-time, year-round workers 18,277 (X)
Construction 7 3.3   ______________________ _______ _______
Manufacturing 70 33.0     Number Percent
Wholesale trade 11 5.2     below below
Retail trade 13 6.1     poverty poverty
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 4 1.9   Subject level level
Information 0 0.0   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental       POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
 and leasing 13 6.1             Families 10 6.2
Professional, scientific, management, admini-       With related children under 18 years 10 21.3
 strative, and waste management services 7 3.3        With related children under 5 years 6 25.0
Educational, health and social services 44 20.8        
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation                 Families with female householder,    
 and food services 6 2.8               no husband present 0 N/A
Other services (except public administration) 22 10.4   With related children under 18 years 0 N/A
Public administration 0 0.0        With related children under 5 years 0 N/A
CLASS OF WORKER                 Individuals 30 6.8
Private wage and salary workers 166 78.3   18 years and over 10 2.8
Government workers 15 7.1        65 years and over 0 0.0
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated       Related children under 18 years 16 20.5
 business 31 14.6        Related children 5 to 17 years 9 19.6
Unpaid family workers 0 0.0   Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 4 8.2
             
-Represent zero or rounds to zero.    (X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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