Bear Creek, AL

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0104852, place: Bear Creek town, Alabama)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 830 (100%)
In labor force: 511 (61.57%)
--Civilian labor force: 511 (61.57%)
----Employed: 464 (55.9%)
----Unemployed: 47 (5.66%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 9.2%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 319 (38.43%)
Females 16 years and over: 401 (48.31%)
In labor force: 213 (25.66%)
--Civilian labor force: 213 (25.66%)
----Employed: 187 (22.53%)
Own children under 6 years: 67 (8.07%)
All parents in family in labor force: 37 (4.46%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 457 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 400 (87.53%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 51 (11.16%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 0 (0%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 6 (1.31%)
Mean travel time to work: 20.2 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 464 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 104 (22.41%)
Service occupations: 50 (10.78%)
Sales and office occupations: 78 (16.81%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 8 (1.72%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 63 (13.58%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 161 (34.7%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 29 (6.25%)
Construction: 43 (9.27%)
Manufacturing: 153 (32.97%)
Wholesale trade.: 23 (4.96%)
Retail trade: 42 (9.05%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 18 (3.88%)
Information: 10 (2.16%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 7 (1.51%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 15 (3.23%)
Educational, health and social services: 71 (15.3%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 10 (2.16%)
Other services (except public administration): 31 (6.68%)
Public administration: 12 (2.59%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 354 (76.29%)
Government workers: 62 (13.36%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 48 (10.34%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 426 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 79 (18.54%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 46 (10.8%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 67 (15.73%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 59 (13.85%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 73 (17.14%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 70 (16.43%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 10 (2.35%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 13 (3.05%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 6 (1.41%)
$200,000 or more: 3 (0.7%)
Median household income: $27,813

With earnings: 306 (71.83%)
--Mean earnings: $42,214
With Social Security income: 117 (27.46%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,574
With Supplemental Security Income: 23 (5.4%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,617
With public assistance income: 12 (2.82%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,358
With retirement income: 61 (14.32%)
--Mean retirement income: $11,789

Families: 295 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 25 (8.47%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 31 (10.51%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 45 (15.25%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 45 (15.25%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 64 (21.69%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 55 (18.64%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 8 (2.71%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 13 (4.41%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 6 (2.03%)
$200,000 or more: 3 (1.02%)
Median family income: $35,341

Per capita income: $14,917

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $25,000
Female full-time, year-round workers: $21,786

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 43 (14.58%)
--With related children under 18 years: 22 (7.46%)
----With related children under 5 years: 10 (3.39%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 17 (5.76%)
--With related children under 18 years: 11 (3.73%)
----With related children under 5 years: 4 (1.36%)
Individuals: 194 (65.76%)
--18 years and over: 134 (45.42%)
----65 years and over: 37 (12.54%)
--Related children under 18 years: 60 (20.34%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 49 (16.61%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 57 (19.32%)

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