Brent, AL

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General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0109136, place: Brent city, Alabama)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 3,249 (100%)
In labor force: 1,139 (35.06%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,132 (34.84%)
----Employed: 1,038 (31.95%)
----Unemployed: 94 (2.89%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 8.3%
--Armed Forces: 7 (0.22%)
Not in labor force: 2,110 (64.94%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,154 (35.52%)
In labor force: 532 (16.37%)
--Civilian labor force: 532 (16.37%)
----Employed: 500 (15.39%)
Own children under 6 years: 221 (6.8%)
All parents in family in labor force: 113 (3.48%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,032 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 832 (80.62%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 112 (10.85%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 6 (0.58%)
Walked: 50 (4.84%)
Other means: 9 (0.87%)
Worked at home: 23 (2.23%)
Mean travel time to work: 30.7 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,038 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 292 (28.13%)
Service occupations: 195 (18.79%)
Sales and office occupations: 192 (18.5%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 30 (2.89%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 108 (10.4%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 221 (21.29%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 59 (5.68%)
Construction: 79 (7.61%)
Manufacturing: 227 (21.87%)
Wholesale trade.: 42 (4.05%)
Retail trade: 86 (8.29%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 39 (3.76%)
Information: 0 (0%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 23 (2.22%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 53 (5.11%)
Educational, health and social services: 217 (20.91%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 79 (7.61%)
Other services (except public administration): 60 (5.78%)
Public administration: 74 (7.13%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 758 (73.03%)
Government workers: 232 (22.35%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 37 (3.56%)
Unpaid family workers: 11 (1.06%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,109 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 375 (33.81%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 84 (7.57%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 130 (11.72%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 96 (8.66%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 162 (14.61%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 140 (12.62%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 76 (6.85%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 40 (3.61%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 6 (0.54%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $21,287

With earnings: 751 (67.72%)
--Mean earnings: $37,960
With Social Security income: 316 (28.49%)
--Mean Social Security income: $8,937
With Supplemental Security Income: 123 (11.09%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,468
With public assistance income: 39 (3.52%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,565
With retirement income: 136 (12.26%)
--Mean retirement income: $8,749

Families: 750 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 169 (22.53%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 48 (6.4%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 84 (11.2%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 78 (10.4%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 135 (18%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 117 (15.6%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 73 (9.73%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 40 (5.33%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 6 (0.8%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $34,375

Per capita income: $11,044

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $28,351
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,602

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 209 (27.87%)
--With related children under 18 years: 164 (21.87%)
----With related children under 5 years: 63 (8.4%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 139 (18.53%)
--With related children under 18 years: 118 (15.73%)
----With related children under 5 years: 35 (4.67%)
Individuals: 1,304 (173.87%)
--18 years and over: 945 (126%)
----65 years and over: 159 (21.2%)
--Related children under 18 years: 348 (46.4%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 264 (35.2%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 536 (71.47%)

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