Boaz, AL

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0107912, place: Boaz city, Alabama)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 6,079 (100%)
In labor force: 3,224 (53.04%)
--Civilian labor force: 3,219 (52.95%)
----Employed: 3,032 (49.88%)
----Unemployed: 187 (3.08%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5.8%
--Armed Forces: 5 (0.08%)
Not in labor force: 2,855 (46.96%)
Females 16 years and over: 3,289 (54.1%)
In labor force: 1,480 (24.35%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,480 (24.35%)
----Employed: 1,382 (22.73%)
Own children under 6 years: 465 (7.65%)
All parents in family in labor force: 348 (5.72%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 2,939 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 2,468 (83.97%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 337 (11.47%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 23 (0.78%)
Other means: 12 (0.41%)
Worked at home: 99 (3.37%)
Mean travel time to work: 18.8 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 3,032 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 858 (28.3%)
Service occupations: 417 (13.75%)
Sales and office occupations: 760 (25.07%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 23 (0.76%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 273 (9%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 701 (23.12%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 46 (1.52%)
Construction: 225 (7.42%)
Manufacturing: 780 (25.73%)
Wholesale trade.: 80 (2.64%)
Retail trade: 487 (16.06%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 124 (4.09%)
Information: 40 (1.32%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 163 (5.38%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 159 (5.24%)
Educational, health and social services: 463 (15.27%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 192 (6.33%)
Other services (except public administration): 195 (6.43%)
Public administration: 78 (2.57%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 2,365 (78%)
Government workers: 298 (9.83%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 357 (11.77%)
Unpaid family workers: 12 (0.4%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 3,243 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 733 (22.6%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 279 (8.6%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 562 (17.33%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 465 (14.34%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 421 (12.98%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 464 (14.31%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 185 (5.7%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 79 (2.44%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 30 (0.93%)
$200,000 or more: 25 (0.77%)
Median household income: $25,699

With earnings: 2,089 (64.42%)
--Mean earnings: $37,459
With Social Security income: 1,245 (38.39%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,291
With Supplemental Security Income: 290 (8.94%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,699
With public assistance income: 58 (1.79%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,489
With retirement income: 712 (21.95%)
--Mean retirement income: $14,971

Families: 2,172 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 223 (10.27%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 151 (6.95%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 347 (15.98%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 387 (17.82%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 369 (16.99%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 396 (18.23%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 185 (8.52%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 59 (2.72%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 30 (1.38%)
$200,000 or more: 25 (1.15%)
Median family income: $34,018

Per capita income: $15,664

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $29,504
Female full-time, year-round workers: $21,750

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 301 (13.86%)
--With related children under 18 years: 166 (7.64%)
----With related children under 5 years: 89 (4.1%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 149 (6.86%)
--With related children under 18 years: 121 (5.57%)
----With related children under 5 years: 67 (3.08%)
Individuals: 1,344 (61.88%)
--18 years and over: 1,018 (46.87%)
----65 years and over: 359 (16.53%)
--Related children under 18 years: 302 (13.9%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 194 (8.93%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 555 (25.55%)

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