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Wilkes County:Lovelace 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 513 100.0             Households 257 100.0
In labor force 354 69.0   Less than $10,000 16 6.2
     Civilian labor force 354 69.0   $10,000 to $14,999 13 5.1
          Employed 326 63.5   $15,000 to $24,999 29 11.3
          Unemployed 28 5.5   $25,000 to $34,999 49 19.1
               Percent of civilian labor force 7.9 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 116 45.1
     Armed Forces 0 0.0   $50,000 to $74,999 16 6.2
Not in labor force 159 31.0   $75,000 to $99,999 9 3.5
        $100,000 to $149,999 0 0.0
           Females 16 years and over 263 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 0 0.0
In labor force 167 63.5   $200,000 or more 9 3.5
     Civilian labor force 167 63.5   Median household income (dollars) 37,917 (X)
          Employed 160 60.8        
             
          Own children under 6 years 35 100.0   With earnings 212 82.5
All parents in family in labor force 13 37.1        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 58,310 (X)
        With Social Security income 75 29.2
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 9,431 (X)
          Workers 16 years and over 319 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 6 2.3
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 275 86.2        Mean Supplemental Security Income    
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 25 7.8          (dollars) 4,317 (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 24 9.3
Worked at home 19 6.0        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 9,000 (X)
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 26.8 (X)        
                  Families 194 100.0
           Employed civilian population       Less than $10,000 0 0.0
           16 years and over 326 100.0   $10,000 to $14,999 0 0.0
OCCUPATION       $15,000 to $24,999 8 4.1
Management, professional, and related       $25,000 to $34,999 49 25.3
 occupations 48 14.7   $35,000 to $49,999 103 53.1
Service occupations 39 12.0   $50,000 to $74,999 16 8.2
Sales and office occupations 39 12.0   $75,000 to $99,999 9 4.6
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 6 1.8   $100,000 to $149,999 0 0.0
Construction, extraction, and maintenance       150,000 to $199,999 0 0.0
  occupations 19 5.8   $200,000 or more 9 4.6
Production, transportation, and material       Median family income (dollars) 40,469 (X)
 moving occupations 175 53.7        
        Per capita income (dollars)¹ 22,425 (X)
INDUSTRY       Median earnings (dollars):    
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting       Male full-time, year-round workers 32,625 (X)
 and mining 23 7.1   Female full-time, year-round workers 15,156 (X)
Construction 10 3.1   ______________________ _______ _______
Manufacturing 163 50.0     Number Percent
Wholesale trade 9 2.8     below below
Retail trade 47 14.4     poverty poverty
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 9 2.8   Subject level level
Information 9 2.8   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental       POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
 and leasing 0 0.0             Families 0 0.0
Professional, scientific, management, admini-       With related children under 18 years 0 0.0
 strative, and waste management services 9 2.8        With related children under 5 years 0 0.0
Educational, health and social services 6 1.8        
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation                 Families with female householder,    
 and food services 14 4.3               no husband present 0 0.0
Other services (except public administration) 18 5.5   With related children under 18 years 0 N/A
Public administration 9 2.8        With related children under 5 years 0 N/A
CLASS OF WORKER                 Individuals 16 2.6
Private wage and salary workers 276 84.7   18 years and over 16 3.2
Government workers 18 5.5        65 years and over 16 17.8
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated       Related children under 18 years 0 0.0
 business 32 9.8        Related children 5 to 17 years 0 0.0
Unpaid family workers 0 0.0   Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 16 25.4
             
-Represent zero or rounds to zero.    (X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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