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Yancey County:South Toe 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 1,920 100.0             Households 986 100.0
In labor force 1,090 56.8   Less than $10,000 152 15.4
     Civilian labor force 1,090 56.8   $10,000 to $14,999 93 9.4
          Employed 1,055 54.9   $15,000 to $24,999 156 15.8
          Unemployed 35 1.8   $25,000 to $34,999 172 17.4
               Percent of civilian labor force 3.2 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 150 15.2
     Armed Forces 0 0.0   $50,000 to $74,999 176 17.8
Not in labor force 830 43.2   $75,000 to $99,999 47 4.8
        $100,000 to $149,999 14 1.4
           Females 16 years and over 999 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 13 1.3
In labor force 487 48.7   $200,000 or more 13 1.3
     Civilian labor force 487 48.7   Median household income (dollars) 29,478 (X)
          Employed 460 46.0        
             
          Own children under 6 years 126 100.0   With earnings 743 75.4
All parents in family in labor force 62 49.2        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 43,397 (X)
        With Social Security income 315 31.9
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 10,123 (X)
          Workers 16 years and over 1,026 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 45 4.6
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 706 68.8        Mean Supplemental Security Income    
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 195 19.0          (dollars) 4,384 (X)
Public transportation (including taxicab) 0 0.0   With public assistance income 31 3.1
Walked 64 6.2        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 2,116 (X)
Other means 7 0.7   With retirement income 187 19.0
Worked at home 54 5.3        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 11,822 (X)
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 31.0 (X)        
                  Families 704 100.0
           Employed civilian population       Less than $10,000 64 9.1
           16 years and over 1,055 100.0   $10,000 to $14,999 45 6.4
OCCUPATION       $15,000 to $24,999 105 14.9
Management, professional, and related       $25,000 to $34,999 155 22.0
 occupations 248 23.5   $35,000 to $49,999 118 16.8
Service occupations 114 10.8   $50,000 to $74,999 147 20.9
Sales and office occupations 187 17.7   $75,000 to $99,999 35 5.0
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 48 4.5   $100,000 to $149,999 10 1.4
Construction, extraction, and maintenance       150,000 to $199,999 12 1.7
  occupations 191 18.1   $200,000 or more 13 1.8
Production, transportation, and material       Median family income (dollars) 33,300 (X)
 moving occupations 267 25.3        
        Per capita income (dollars)¹ 18,115 (X)
INDUSTRY       Median earnings (dollars):    
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting       Male full-time, year-round workers 26,287 (X)
 and mining 96 9.1   Female full-time, year-round workers 20,958 (X)
Construction 121 11.5   ______________________ _______ _______
Manufacturing 238 22.6     Number Percent
Wholesale trade 17 1.6     below below
Retail trade 108 10.2     poverty poverty
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 48 4.5   Subject level level
Information 0 0.0   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental       POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
 and leasing 46 4.4             Families 78 11.1
Professional, scientific, management, admini-       With related children under 18 years 51 16.7
 strative, and waste management services 24 2.3        With related children under 5 years 15 15.6
Educational, health and social services 194 18.4        
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation                 Families with female householder,    
 and food services 56 5.3               no husband present 10 14.1
Other services (except public administration) 81 7.7   With related children under 18 years 10 26.3
Public administration 26 2.5        With related children under 5 years 3 50.0
CLASS OF WORKER                 Individuals 381 16.3
Private wage and salary workers 726 68.8   18 years and over 279 15.1
Government workers 121 11.5        65 years and over 78 22.0
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated       Related children under 18 years 94 19.6
 business 208 19.7        Related children 5 to 17 years 66 17.9
Unpaid family workers 0 0.0   Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 140 38.4
             
-Represent zero or rounds to zero.    (X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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