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Yancey County:Green 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 529 100.0             Households 250 100.0
In labor force 309 58.4   Less than $10,000 31 12.4
     Civilian labor force 309 58.4   $10,000 to $14,999 20 8.0
          Employed 258 48.8   $15,000 to $24,999 28 11.2
          Unemployed 51 9.6   $25,000 to $34,999 58 23.2
               Percent of civilian labor force 16.5 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 61 24.4
     Armed Forces 0 0.0   $50,000 to $74,999 34 13.6
Not in labor force 220 41.6   $75,000 to $99,999 0 0.0
        $100,000 to $149,999 5 2.0
           Females 16 years and over 281 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 8 3.2
In labor force 141 50.2   $200,000 or more 5 2.0
     Civilian labor force 141 50.2   Median household income (dollars) 33,333 (X)
          Employed 108 38.4        
             
          Own children under 6 years 28 100.0   With earnings 192 76.8
All parents in family in labor force 21 75.0        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 45,079 (X)
        With Social Security income 50 20.0
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 13,316 (X)
          Workers 16 years and over 253 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 13 5.2
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 206 81.4        Mean Supplemental Security Income    
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 25 9.9          (dollars) 5,692 (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 9 3.6   With retirement income 45 18.0
Worked at home 13 5.1        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 25,656 (X)
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 29.0 (X)        
                  Families 196 100.0
           Employed civilian population       Less than $10,000 17 8.7
           16 years and over 258 100.0   $10,000 to $14,999 6 3.1
OCCUPATION       $15,000 to $24,999 22 11.2
Management, professional, and related       $25,000 to $34,999 53 27.0
 occupations 69 26.7   $35,000 to $49,999 51 26.0
Service occupations 54 20.9   $50,000 to $74,999 29 14.8
Sales and office occupations 31 12.0   $75,000 to $99,999 0 0.0
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 5 1.9   $100,000 to $149,999 5 2.6
Construction, extraction, and maintenance       150,000 to $199,999 8 4.1
  occupations 33 12.8   $200,000 or more 5 2.6
Production, transportation, and material       Median family income (dollars) 35,000 (X)
 moving occupations 66 25.6        
        Per capita income (dollars)¹ 20,014 (X)
INDUSTRY       Median earnings (dollars):    
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting       Male full-time, year-round workers 30,417 (X)
 and mining 30 11.6   Female full-time, year-round workers 18,750 (X)
Construction 19 7.4   ______________________ _______ _______
Manufacturing 61 23.6     Number Percent
Wholesale trade 8 3.1     below below
Retail trade 15 5.8     poverty poverty
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 13 5.0   Subject level level
Information 5 1.9   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental       POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
 and leasing 4 1.6             Families 17 8.7
Professional, scientific, management, admini-       With related children under 18 years 4 4.7
 strative, and waste management services 8 3.1        With related children under 5 years 4 23.5
Educational, health and social services 49 19.0        
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation                 Families with female householder,    
 and food services 14 5.4               no husband present 0 N/A
Other services (except public administration) 13 5.0   With related children under 18 years 0 N/A
Public administration 19 7.4        With related children under 5 years 0 N/A
CLASS OF WORKER                 Individuals 76 11.6
Private wage and salary workers 196 76.0   18 years and over 59 11.7
Government workers 51 19.8        65 years and over 6 7.1
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated       Related children under 18 years 13 8.9
 business 11 4.3        Related children 5 to 17 years 0 0.0
Unpaid family workers 0 0.0   Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 21 21.4
             
-Represent zero or rounds to zero.    (X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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