Calera, AL

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General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0111416, place: Calera city, Alabama)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 2,293 (100%)
In labor force: 1,428 (62.28%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,415 (61.71%)
----Employed: 1,321 (57.61%)
----Unemployed: 94 (4.1%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 6.6%
--Armed Forces: 13 (0.57%)
Not in labor force: 865 (37.72%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,234 (53.82%)
In labor force: 660 (28.78%)
--Civilian labor force: 653 (28.48%)
----Employed: 598 (26.08%)
Own children under 6 years: 191 (8.33%)
All parents in family in labor force: 127 (5.54%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,309 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,058 (80.83%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 223 (17.04%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 28 (2.14%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 0 (0%)
Mean travel time to work: 22.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,321 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 289 (21.88%)
Service occupations: 166 (12.57%)
Sales and office occupations: 430 (32.55%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 8 (0.61%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 166 (12.57%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 262 (19.83%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 37 (2.8%)
Construction: 134 (10.14%)
Manufacturing: 199 (15.06%)
Wholesale trade.: 89 (6.74%)
Retail trade: 80 (6.06%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 44 (3.33%)
Information: 30 (2.27%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 132 (9.99%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 106 (8.02%)
Educational, health and social services: 263 (19.91%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 74 (5.6%)
Other services (except public administration): 86 (6.51%)
Public administration: 47 (3.56%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,098 (83.12%)
Government workers: 171 (12.94%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 52 (3.94%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,199 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 188 (15.68%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 108 (9.01%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 139 (11.59%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 158 (13.18%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 196 (16.35%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 304 (25.35%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 57 (4.75%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 36 (3%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 13 (1.08%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $35,650

With earnings: 904 (75.4%)
--Mean earnings: $42,654
With Social Security income: 354 (29.52%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,767
With Supplemental Security Income: 148 (12.34%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,246
With public assistance income: 57 (4.75%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,803
With retirement income: 211 (17.6%)
--Mean retirement income: $11,077

Families: 862 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 77 (8.93%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 60 (6.96%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 88 (10.21%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 90 (10.44%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 173 (20.07%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 274 (31.79%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 57 (6.61%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 36 (4.18%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 7 (0.81%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $42,885

Per capita income: $16,395

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $34,042
Female full-time, year-round workers: $21,750

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 105 (12.18%)
--With related children under 18 years: 82 (9.51%)
----With related children under 5 years: 13 (1.51%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 39 (4.52%)
--With related children under 18 years: 39 (4.52%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Individuals: 371 (43.04%)
--18 years and over: 229 (26.57%)
----65 years and over: 12 (1.39%)
--Related children under 18 years: 122 (14.15%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 110 (12.76%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 92 (10.67%)

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