General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0103076, place: Auburn city, Alabama)EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over: 36,842 (100%)
In labor force: 20,684 (56.14%)
--Civilian labor force: 20,607 (55.93%)
----Employed: 19,077 (51.78%)
----Unemployed: 1,530 (4.15%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 7.4%
--Armed Forces: 77 (0.21%)
Not in labor force: 16,158 (43.86%)
Females 16 years and over: 18,380 (49.89%)
In labor force: 9,577 (25.99%)
--Civilian labor force: 9,577 (25.99%)
----Employed: 8,756 (23.77%)
Own children under 6 years: 2,002 (5.43%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,121 (3.04%)
COMMUTING TO WORKWorkers 16 years and over: 18,610 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 15,273 (82.07%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,741 (9.36%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 217 (1.17%)
Walked: 726 (3.9%)
Other means: 211 (1.13%)
Worked at home: 442 (2.38%)
Mean travel time to work: 16.2 minutes
OCCUPATIONEmployed civilian population 16 years and over: 19,077 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 8,682 (45.51%)
Service occupations: 3,356 (17.59%)
Sales and office occupations: 4,832 (25.33%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 149 (0.78%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 697 (3.65%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,361 (7.13%)
INDUSTRYAgriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 239 (1.25%)
Construction: 636 (3.33%)
Manufacturing: 1,359 (7.12%)
Wholesale trade.: 315 (1.65%)
Retail trade: 2,284 (11.97%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 299 (1.57%)
Information: 623 (3.27%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 785 (4.11%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 1,469 (7.7%)
Educational, health and social services: 6,949 (36.43%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 2,754 (14.44%)
Other services (except public administration): 721 (3.78%)
Public administration: 644 (3.38%)
CLASS OF WORKERPrivate wage and salary workers: 12,596 (66.03%)
Government workers: 5,351 (28.05%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 995 (5.22%)
Unpaid family workers: 135 (0.71%)
INCOME IN 1999Households: 18,398 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 6,352 (34.53%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 2,045 (11.12%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 2,207 (12%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,447 (7.86%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,573 (8.55%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,981 (10.77%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,333 (7.25%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,022 (5.55%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 239 (1.3%)
$200,000 or more: 199 (1.08%)
Median household income: $17,206
With earnings: 15,647 (85.05%)
--Mean earnings: $35,809
With Social Security income: 2,298 (12.49%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,893
With Supplemental Security Income: 287 (1.56%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,591
With public assistance income: 149 (0.81%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,332
With retirement income: 1,641 (8.92%)
--Mean retirement income: $24,070
Families: 7,320 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 722 (9.86%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 457 (6.24%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 621 (8.48%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 697 (9.52%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 776 (10.6%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,540 (21.04%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,193 (16.3%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 942 (12.87%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 216 (2.95%)
$200,000 or more: 156 (2.13%)
Median family income: $55,619
Per capita income: $16,431
Median earnings (dollars)Male full-time, year-round workers: $41,012
Female full-time, year-round workers: $26,209
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999Families: 1,028 (14.04%)
--With related children under 18 years: 528 (7.21%)
----With related children under 5 years: 265 (3.62%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 525 (7.17%)
--With related children under 18 years: 345 (4.71%)
----With related children under 5 years: 173 (2.36%)
Individuals: 14,859 (202.99%)
--18 years and over: 13,775 (188.18%)
----65 years and over: 235 (3.21%)
--Related children under 18 years: 1,079 (14.74%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 749 (10.23%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 11,941 (163.13%)
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