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Yancey County:Ramseytown 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 518 100.0             Households 250 100.0
In labor force 296 57.1   Less than $10,000 29 11.6
     Civilian labor force 296 57.1   $10,000 to $14,999 12 4.8
          Employed 292 56.4   $15,000 to $24,999 69 27.6
          Unemployed 4 0.8   $25,000 to $34,999 32 12.8
               Percent of civilian labor force 1.4 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 58 23.2
     Armed Forces 0 0.0   $50,000 to $74,999 50 20.0
Not in labor force 222 42.9   $75,000 to $99,999 0 0.0
        $100,000 to $149,999 0 0.0
           Females 16 years and over 232 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 0 0.0
In labor force 104 44.8   $200,000 or more 0 0.0
     Civilian labor force 104 44.8   Median household income (dollars) 29,038 (X)
          Employed 104 44.8        
             
          Own children under 6 years 60 100.0   With earnings 183 73.2
All parents in family in labor force 22 36.7        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 31,243 (X)
        With Social Security income 94 37.6
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 12,021 (X)
          Workers 16 years and over 292 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 24 9.6
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 158 54.1        Mean Supplemental Security Income    
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 119 40.8          (dollars) 5,438 (X)
Public transportation (including taxicab) 5 1.7   With public assistance income 12 4.8
Walked 0 0.0        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 1,483 (X)
Other means 0 0.0   With retirement income 74 29.6
Worked at home 10 3.4        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 11,278 (X)
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 36.6 (X)        
                  Families 187 100.0
           Employed civilian population       Less than $10,000 22 11.8
           16 years and over 292 100.0   $10,000 to $14,999 0 0.0
OCCUPATION       $15,000 to $24,999 50 26.7
Management, professional, and related       $25,000 to $34,999 18 9.6
 occupations 48 16.4   $35,000 to $49,999 58 31.0
Service occupations 67 22.9   $50,000 to $74,999 39 20.9
Sales and office occupations 18 6.2   $75,000 to $99,999 0 0.0
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 14 4.8   $100,000 to $149,999 0 0.0
Construction, extraction, and maintenance       150,000 to $199,999 0 0.0
  occupations 45 15.4   $200,000 or more 0 0.0
Production, transportation, and material       Median family income (dollars) 35,398 (X)
 moving occupations 100 34.2        
        Per capita income (dollars)¹ 12,749 (X)
INDUSTRY       Median earnings (dollars):    
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting       Male full-time, year-round workers 25,046 (X)
 and mining 38 13.0   Female full-time, year-round workers 21,371 (X)
Construction 31 10.6   ______________________ _______ _______
Manufacturing 104 35.6     Number Percent
Wholesale trade 0 0.0     below below
Retail trade 12 4.1     poverty poverty
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 15 5.1   Subject level level
Information 6 2.1   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental       POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
 and leasing 0 0.0             Families 22 11.8
Professional, scientific, management, admini-       With related children under 18 years 22 34.4
 strative, and waste management services 36 12.3        With related children under 5 years 7 17.9
Educational, health and social services 27 9.2        
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation                 Families with female householder,    
 and food services 0 0.0               no husband present 15 71.4
Other services (except public administration) 16 5.5   With related children under 18 years 15 71.4
Public administration 7 2.4        With related children under 5 years 0 0.0
CLASS OF WORKER                 Individuals 83 13.2
Private wage and salary workers 178 61.0   18 years and over 43 8.3
Government workers 40 13.7        65 years and over 5 5.5
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated       Related children under 18 years 40 36.4
 business 74 25.3        Related children 5 to 17 years 32 55.2
Unpaid family workers 0 0.0   Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 16 19.3
             
-Represent zero or rounds to zero.    (X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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