Bridgeport, AL

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0109328, place: Bridgeport city, Alabama)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 2,133 (100%)
In labor force: 1,284 (60.2%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,279 (59.96%)
----Employed: 1,206 (56.54%)
----Unemployed: 73 (3.42%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5.7%
--Armed Forces: 5 (0.23%)
Not in labor force: 849 (39.8%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,157 (54.24%)
In labor force: 589 (27.61%)
--Civilian labor force: 589 (27.61%)
----Employed: 560 (26.25%)
Own children under 6 years: 212 (9.94%)
All parents in family in labor force: 141 (6.61%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,170 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 942 (80.51%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 178 (15.21%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 17 (1.45%)
Other means: 23 (1.97%)
Worked at home: 10 (0.85%)
Mean travel time to work: 20.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,206 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 182 (15.09%)
Service occupations: 179 (14.84%)
Sales and office occupations: 215 (17.83%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 182 (15.09%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 448 (37.15%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 12 (1%)
Construction: 92 (7.63%)
Manufacturing: 522 (43.28%)
Wholesale trade.: 7 (0.58%)
Retail trade: 81 (6.72%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 67 (5.56%)
Information: 4 (0.33%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 52 (4.31%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 20 (1.66%)
Educational, health and social services: 152 (12.6%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 105 (8.71%)
Other services (except public administration): 62 (5.14%)
Public administration: 30 (2.49%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,055 (87.48%)
Government workers: 82 (6.8%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 65 (5.39%)
Unpaid family workers: 4 (0.33%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,168 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 187 (16.01%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 95 (8.13%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 234 (20.03%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 184 (15.75%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 206 (17.64%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 177 (15.15%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 48 (4.11%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 22 (1.88%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 15 (1.28%)
Median household income: $28,981

With earnings: 881 (75.43%)
--Mean earnings: $37,215
With Social Security income: 366 (31.34%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,318
With Supplemental Security Income: 73 (6.25%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,675
With public assistance income: 22 (1.88%)
--Mean public assistance income: $314
With retirement income: 164 (14.04%)
--Mean retirement income: $28,718

Families: 790 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 57 (7.22%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 33 (4.18%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 163 (20.63%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 159 (20.13%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 153 (19.37%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 159 (20.13%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 44 (5.57%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 17 (2.15%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 5 (0.63%)
Median family income: $33,712

Per capita income: $15,779

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $30,685
Female full-time, year-round workers: $19,583

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 75 (9.49%)
--With related children under 18 years: 49 (6.2%)
----With related children under 5 years: 15 (1.9%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 42 (5.32%)
--With related children under 18 years: 28 (3.54%)
----With related children under 5 years: 9 (1.14%)
Individuals: 364 (46.08%)
--18 years and over: 242 (30.63%)
----65 years and over: 95 (12.03%)
--Related children under 18 years: 113 (14.3%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 83 (10.51%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 128 (16.2%)

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