Alexander City, AL

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0101132, place: Alexander City city, Alabama)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 11,736 (100%)
In labor force: 6,413 (54.64%)
--Civilian labor force: 6,405 (54.58%)
----Employed: 6,003 (51.15%)
----Unemployed: 402 (3.43%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 6.3%
--Armed Forces: 8 (0.07%)
Not in labor force: 5,323 (45.36%)
Females 16 years and over: 6,669 (56.83%)
In labor force: 3,253 (27.72%)
--Civilian labor force: 3,253 (27.72%)
----Employed: 3,032 (25.84%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,092 (9.3%)
All parents in family in labor force: 695 (5.92%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 5,881 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 4,727 (80.38%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 893 (15.18%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 3 (0.05%)
Walked: 52 (0.88%)
Other means: 74 (1.26%)
Worked at home: 132 (2.24%)
Mean travel time to work: 18.5 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 6,003 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 1,612 (26.85%)
Service occupations: 707 (11.78%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,619 (26.97%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 23 (0.38%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 653 (10.88%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,389 (23.14%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 57 (0.95%)
Construction: 351 (5.85%)
Manufacturing: 2,230 (37.15%)
Wholesale trade.: 156 (2.6%)
Retail trade: 601 (10.01%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 164 (2.73%)
Information: 73 (1.22%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 338 (5.63%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 315 (5.25%)
Educational, health and social services: 917 (15.28%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 292 (4.86%)
Other services (except public administration): 249 (4.15%)
Public administration: 260 (4.33%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 5,004 (83.36%)
Government workers: 591 (9.85%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 400 (6.66%)
Unpaid family workers: 8 (0.13%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 6,187 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,152 (18.62%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 538 (8.7%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 995 (16.08%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 803 (12.98%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,016 (16.42%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 913 (14.76%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 386 (6.24%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 238 (3.85%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 74 (1.2%)
$200,000 or more: 72 (1.16%)
Median household income: $29,309

With earnings: 4,371 (70.65%)
--Mean earnings: $42,255
With Social Security income: 2,235 (36.12%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,135
With Supplemental Security Income: 447 (7.22%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,071
With public assistance income: 153 (2.47%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,447
With retirement income: 1,376 (22.24%)
--Mean retirement income: $17,564

Families: 4,198 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 470 (11.2%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 222 (5.29%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 665 (15.84%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 509 (12.12%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 821 (19.56%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 804 (19.15%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 376 (8.96%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 199 (4.74%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 64 (1.52%)
$200,000 or more: 68 (1.62%)
Median family income: $38,881

Per capita income: $17,305

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $30,392
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,705

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 631 (15.03%)
--With related children under 18 years: 447 (10.65%)
----With related children under 5 years: 224 (5.34%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 377 (8.98%)
--With related children under 18 years: 357 (8.5%)
----With related children under 5 years: 159 (3.79%)
Individuals: 2,416 (57.55%)
--18 years and over: 1,606 (38.26%)
----65 years and over: 334 (7.96%)
--Related children under 18 years: 810 (19.29%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 515 (12.27%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 563 (13.41%)

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