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Yancey County:Egypt 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 578 100.0             Households 302 100.0
In labor force 326 56.4   Less than $10,000 67 22.2
     Civilian labor force 326 56.4   $10,000 to $14,999 20 6.6
          Employed 308 53.3   $15,000 to $24,999 32 10.6
          Unemployed 18 3.1   $25,000 to $34,999 41 13.6
               Percent of civilian labor force 5.5 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 79 26.2
     Armed Forces 0 0.0   $50,000 to $74,999 41 13.6
Not in labor force 252 43.6   $75,000 to $99,999 22 7.3
        $100,000 to $149,999 0 0.0
           Females 16 years and over 297 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 0 0.0
In labor force 156 52.5   $200,000 or more 0 0.0
     Civilian labor force 156 52.5   Median household income (dollars) 31,375 (X)
          Employed 143 48.1        
             
          Own children under 6 years 14 100.0   With earnings 187 61.9
All parents in family in labor force 14 100.0        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 39,486 (X)
        With Social Security income 97 32.1
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 9,742 (X)
          Workers 16 years and over 308 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 22 7.3
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 225 73.1        Mean Supplemental Security Income    
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 76 24.7          (dollars) 1,445 (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 42 13.9
Worked at home 7 2.3        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 15,462 (X)
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 31.0 (X)        
                  Families 192 100.0
           Employed civilian population       Less than $10,000 6 3.1
           16 years and over 308 100.0   $10,000 to $14,999 9 4.7
OCCUPATION       $15,000 to $24,999 23 12.0
Management, professional, and related       $25,000 to $34,999 21 10.9
 occupations 82 26.6   $35,000 to $49,999 75 39.1
Service occupations 62 20.1   $50,000 to $74,999 36 18.8
Sales and office occupations 64 20.8   $75,000 to $99,999 22 11.5
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 43 14.0   $200,000 or more 0 0.0
Production, transportation, and material       Median family income (dollars) 43,333 (X)
 moving occupations 57 18.5        
        Per capita income (dollars)¹ 16,174 (X)
INDUSTRY       Median earnings (dollars):    
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting       Male full-time, year-round workers 24,868 (X)
 and mining 4 1.3   Female full-time, year-round workers 19,609 (X)
Construction 29 9.4   ______________________ _______ _______
Manufacturing 59 19.2     Number Percent
Wholesale trade 15 4.9     below below
Retail trade 28 9.1     poverty poverty
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 19 6.2   Subject level level
Information 5 1.6   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental       POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
 and leasing 0 0.0             Families 15 7.8
Professional, scientific, management, admini-       With related children under 18 years 9 12.2
 strative, and waste management services 30 9.7        With related children under 5 years 0 0.0
Educational, health and social services 77 25.0        
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation                 Families with female householder,    
 and food services 28 9.1               no husband present 9 25.0
Other services (except public administration) 14 4.5   With related children under 18 years 9 52.9
Public administration 0 0.0        With related children under 5 years 0 0.0
CLASS OF WORKER                 Individuals 97 14.8
Private wage and salary workers 251 81.5   18 years and over 91 16.4
Government workers 25 8.1        65 years and over 44 34.1
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated       Related children under 18 years 6 5.8
 business 32 10.4        Related children 5 to 17 years 6 6.7
Unpaid family workers 0 0.0   Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 60 44.8
             
-Represent zero or rounds to zero.    (X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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