Camden, AL

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General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0111512, place: Camden town, Alabama)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,689 (100%)
In labor force: 853 (50.5%)
--Civilian labor force: 847 (50.15%)
----Employed: 738 (43.69%)
----Unemployed: 109 (6.45%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 12.9%
--Armed Forces: 6 (0.36%)
Not in labor force: 836 (49.5%)
Females 16 years and over: 977 (57.84%)
In labor force: 440 (26.05%)
--Civilian labor force: 440 (26.05%)
----Employed: 350 (20.72%)
Own children under 6 years: 262 (15.51%)
All parents in family in labor force: 150 (8.88%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 725 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 602 (83.03%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 79 (10.9%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 3 (0.41%)
Walked: 12 (1.66%)
Other means: 22 (3.03%)
Worked at home: 7 (0.97%)
Mean travel time to work: 20.9 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 738 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 212 (28.73%)
Service occupations: 96 (13.01%)
Sales and office occupations: 203 (27.51%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 8 (1.08%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 72 (9.76%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 147 (19.92%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 14 (1.9%)
Construction: 60 (8.13%)
Manufacturing: 124 (16.8%)
Wholesale trade.: 33 (4.47%)
Retail trade: 104 (14.09%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 27 (3.66%)
Information: 9 (1.22%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 40 (5.42%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 26 (3.52%)
Educational, health and social services: 168 (22.76%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 29 (3.93%)
Other services (except public administration): 53 (7.18%)
Public administration: 51 (6.91%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 511 (69.24%)
Government workers: 160 (21.68%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 67 (9.08%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 845 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 243 (28.76%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 91 (10.77%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 78 (9.23%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 121 (14.32%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 108 (12.78%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 94 (11.12%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 52 (6.15%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 49 (5.8%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 9 (1.07%)
Median household income: $25,750

With earnings: 514 (60.83%)
--Mean earnings: $41,571
With Social Security income: 313 (37.04%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,383
With Supplemental Security Income: 86 (10.18%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,365
With public assistance income: 42 (4.97%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,503
With retirement income: 162 (19.17%)
--Mean retirement income: $12,847

Families: 579 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 128 (22.11%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 57 (9.84%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 63 (10.88%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 92 (15.89%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 65 (11.23%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 80 (13.82%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 42 (7.25%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 47 (8.12%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 5 (0.86%)
Median family income: $28,854

Per capita income: $14,272

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $35,625
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,735

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 182 (31.43%)
--With related children under 18 years: 149 (25.73%)
----With related children under 5 years: 79 (13.64%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 122 (21.07%)
--With related children under 18 years: 107 (18.48%)
----With related children under 5 years: 55 (9.5%)
Individuals: 733 (126.6%)
--18 years and over: 425 (73.4%)
----65 years and over: 105 (18.13%)
--Related children under 18 years: 307 (53.02%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 184 (31.78%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 122 (21.07%)

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