Blountsville, AL

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0107456, place: Blountsville town, Alabama)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,378 (100%)
In labor force: 767 (55.66%)
--Civilian labor force: 767 (55.66%)
----Employed: 730 (52.98%)
----Unemployed: 37 (2.69%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.8%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 611 (44.34%)
Females 16 years and over: 744 (53.99%)
In labor force: 346 (25.11%)
--Civilian labor force: 346 (25.11%)
----Employed: 335 (24.31%)
Own children under 6 years: 128 (9.29%)
All parents in family in labor force: 62 (4.5%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 712 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 540 (75.84%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 148 (20.79%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 10 (1.4%)
Other means: 5 (0.7%)
Worked at home: 9 (1.26%)
Mean travel time to work: 27 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 730 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 172 (23.56%)
Service occupations: 77 (10.55%)
Sales and office occupations: 164 (22.47%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 6 (0.82%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 141 (19.32%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 170 (23.29%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 7 (0.96%)
Construction: 75 (10.27%)
Manufacturing: 207 (28.36%)
Wholesale trade.: 48 (6.58%)
Retail trade: 67 (9.18%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 27 (3.7%)
Information: 9 (1.23%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 33 (4.52%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 28 (3.84%)
Educational, health and social services: 112 (15.34%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 18 (2.47%)
Other services (except public administration): 73 (10%)
Public administration: 26 (3.56%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 569 (77.95%)
Government workers: 112 (15.34%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 46 (6.3%)
Unpaid family workers: 3 (0.41%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 745 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 188 (25.23%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 53 (7.11%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 134 (17.99%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 91 (12.21%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 115 (15.44%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 100 (13.42%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 46 (6.17%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 14 (1.88%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 4 (0.54%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $24,432

With earnings: 527 (70.74%)
--Mean earnings: $35,729
With Social Security income: 224 (30.07%)
--Mean Social Security income: $8,901
With Supplemental Security Income: 77 (10.34%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,204
With public assistance income: 23 (3.09%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,126
With retirement income: 110 (14.77%)
--Mean retirement income: $12,949

Families: 519 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 80 (15.41%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 28 (5.39%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 92 (17.73%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 69 (13.29%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 91 (17.53%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 98 (18.88%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 44 (8.48%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 13 (2.5%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 4 (0.77%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $34,050

Per capita income: $13,426

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $27,847
Female full-time, year-round workers: $18,869

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 100 (19.27%)
--With related children under 18 years: 78 (15.03%)
----With related children under 5 years: 34 (6.55%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 34 (6.55%)
--With related children under 18 years: 32 (6.17%)
----With related children under 5 years: 10 (1.93%)
Individuals: 454 (87.48%)
--18 years and over: 315 (60.69%)
----65 years and over: 76 (14.64%)
--Related children under 18 years: 136 (26.2%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 99 (19.08%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 142 (27.36%)

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