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Yancey County:Pensacola 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 504 100.0             Households 257 100.0
In labor force 279 55.4   Less than $10,000 35 13.6
     Civilian labor force 279 55.4   $10,000 to $14,999 13 5.1
          Employed 276 54.8   $15,000 to $24,999 58 22.6
          Unemployed 3 0.6   $25,000 to $34,999 38 14.8
               Percent of civilian labor force 1.1 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 48 18.7
     Armed Forces 0 0.0   $50,000 to $74,999 39 15.2
Not in labor force 225 44.6   $75,000 to $99,999 16 6.2
        $100,000 to $149,999 10 3.9
           Females 16 years and over 253 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 0 0.0
In labor force 132 52.2   $200,000 or more 0 0.0
     Civilian labor force 132 52.2   Median household income (dollars) 31,250 (X)
          Employed 129 51.0        
             
          Own children under 6 years 29 100.0   With earnings 180 70.0
All parents in family in labor force 19 65.5        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 37,267 (X)
        With Social Security income 109 42.4
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 11,776 (X)
          Workers 16 years and over 276 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 8 3.1
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 215 77.9        Mean Supplemental Security Income    
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 60 21.7          (dollars) 4,225 (X)
Public transportation (including taxicab) 1 0.4   With public assistance income 14 5.4
Walked 0 0.0        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 550 (X)
Other means 0 0.0   With retirement income 34 13.2
Worked at home 0 0.0        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 8,556 (X)
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 38.1 (X)        
                  Families 202 100.0
           Employed civilian population       Less than $10,000 17 8.4
           16 years and over 276 100.0   $10,000 to $14,999 4 2.0
OCCUPATION       $15,000 to $24,999 42 20.8
Management, professional, and related       $25,000 to $34,999 32 15.8
 occupations 49 17.8   $35,000 to $49,999 46 22.8
Service occupations 46 16.7   $50,000 to $74,999 37 18.3
Sales and office occupations 71 25.7   $75,000 to $99,999 14 6.9
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 5 1.8   $100,000 to $149,999 10 5.0
Construction, extraction, and maintenance       150,000 to $199,999 0 0.0
  occupations 27 9.8   $200,000 or more 0 0.0
Production, transportation, and material       Median family income (dollars) 36,364 (X)
 moving occupations 78 28.3        
        Per capita income (dollars)¹ 16,159 (X)
INDUSTRY       Median earnings (dollars):    
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting       Male full-time, year-round workers 30,750 (X)
 and mining 15 5.4   Female full-time, year-round workers 20,250 (X)
Construction 17 6.2   ______________________ _______ _______
Manufacturing 84 30.4     Number Percent
Wholesale trade 2 0.7     below below
Retail trade 39 14.1     poverty poverty
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 11 4.0   Subject level level
Information 0 0.0   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental       POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
 and leasing 9 3.3             Families 24 11.9
Professional, scientific, management, admini-       With related children under 18 years 10 16.4
 strative, and waste management services 4 1.4        With related children under 5 years 3 15.0
Educational, health and social services 63 22.8        
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation                 Families with female householder,    
 and food services 18 6.5               no husband present 2 11.8
Other services (except public administration) 12 4.3   With related children under 18 years 2 22.2
Public administration 2 0.7        With related children under 5 years 0 N/A
CLASS OF WORKER                 Individuals 94 15.7
Private wage and salary workers 214 77.5   18 years and over 69 14.0
Government workers 48 17.4        65 years and over 30 18.9
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated       Related children under 18 years 23 22.8
 business 14 5.1        Related children 5 to 17 years 20 26.3
Unpaid family workers 0 0.0   Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 23 34.3
             
-Represent zero or rounds to zero.    (X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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