Alabaster, AL

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0100820, place: Alabaster city, Alabama)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 17,037 (100%)
In labor force: 12,609 (74.01%)
--Civilian labor force: 12,529 (73.54%)
----Employed: 12,224 (71.75%)
----Unemployed: 305 (1.79%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 2.4%
--Armed Forces: 80 (0.47%)
Not in labor force: 4,428 (25.99%)
Females 16 years and over: 8,813 (51.73%)
In labor force: 5,589 (32.81%)
--Civilian labor force: 5,582 (32.76%)
----Employed: 5,423 (31.83%)
Own children under 6 years: 2,640 (15.5%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,383 (8.12%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 12,189 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 10,738 (88.1%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,059 (8.69%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 7 (0.06%)
Walked: 12 (0.1%)
Other means: 53 (0.43%)
Worked at home: 320 (2.63%)
Mean travel time to work: 30.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 12,224 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 5,160 (42.21%)
Service occupations: 1,020 (8.34%)
Sales and office occupations: 3,696 (30.24%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 41 (0.34%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 1,339 (10.95%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 968 (7.92%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 103 (0.84%)
Construction: 1,019 (8.34%)
Manufacturing: 1,377 (11.26%)
Wholesale trade.: 728 (5.96%)
Retail trade: 1,328 (10.86%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 482 (3.94%)
Information: 785 (6.42%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 1,260 (10.31%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 1,392 (11.39%)
Educational, health and social services: 2,072 (16.95%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 596 (4.88%)
Other services (except public administration): 711 (5.82%)
Public administration: 371 (3.04%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 10,237 (83.75%)
Government workers: 1,310 (10.72%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 663 (5.42%)
Unpaid family workers: 14 (0.11%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 8,302 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 401 (4.83%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 289 (3.48%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 563 (6.78%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 731 (8.81%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,368 (16.48%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 2,374 (28.6%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,373 (16.54%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 954 (11.49%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 180 (2.17%)
$200,000 or more: 69 (0.83%)
Median household income: $58,379

With earnings: 7,527 (90.66%)
--Mean earnings: $62,310
With Social Security income: 1,129 (13.6%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,357
With Supplemental Security Income: 178 (2.14%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,051
With public assistance income: 66 (0.79%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,823
With retirement income: 859 (10.35%)
--Mean retirement income: $16,187

Families: 6,571 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 213 (3.24%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 131 (1.99%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 369 (5.62%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 484 (7.37%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 967 (14.72%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 2,055 (31.27%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,205 (18.34%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 910 (13.85%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 168 (2.56%)
$200,000 or more: 69 (1.05%)
Median family income: $63,685

Per capita income: $22,466

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $41,690
Female full-time, year-round workers: $31,901

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 314 (4.78%)
--With related children under 18 years: 241 (3.67%)
----With related children under 5 years: 145 (2.21%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 154 (2.34%)
--With related children under 18 years: 139 (2.12%)
----With related children under 5 years: 89 (1.35%)
Individuals: 1,340 (20.39%)
--18 years and over: 865 (13.16%)
----65 years and over: 156 (2.37%)
--Related children under 18 years: 466 (7.09%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 278 (4.23%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 311 (4.73%)

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