Cherokee, AL

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0114152, place: Cherokee town, Alabama)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 921 (100%)
In labor force: 453 (49.19%)
--Civilian labor force: 453 (49.19%)
----Employed: 422 (45.82%)
----Unemployed: 31 (3.37%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 6.8%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 468 (50.81%)
Females 16 years and over: 497 (53.96%)
In labor force: 209 (22.69%)
--Civilian labor force: 209 (22.69%)
----Employed: 190 (20.63%)
Own children under 6 years: 101 (10.97%)
All parents in family in labor force: 46 (4.99%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 417 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 362 (86.81%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 37 (8.87%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 7 (1.68%)
Other means: 6 (1.44%)
Worked at home: 5 (1.2%)
Mean travel time to work: 30.2 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 422 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 63 (14.93%)
Service occupations: 54 (12.8%)
Sales and office occupations: 96 (22.75%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 2 (0.47%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 58 (13.74%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 149 (35.31%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 9 (2.13%)
Construction: 23 (5.45%)
Manufacturing: 126 (29.86%)
Wholesale trade.: 16 (3.79%)
Retail trade: 46 (10.9%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 46 (10.9%)
Information: 6 (1.42%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 10 (2.37%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 14 (3.32%)
Educational, health and social services: 59 (13.98%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 15 (3.55%)
Other services (except public administration): 42 (9.95%)
Public administration: 10 (2.37%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 358 (84.83%)
Government workers: 43 (10.19%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 21 (4.98%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 492 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 94 (19.11%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 45 (9.15%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 112 (22.76%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 67 (13.62%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 80 (16.26%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 56 (11.38%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 27 (5.49%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 6 (1.22%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 5 (1.02%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $24,597

With earnings: 330 (67.07%)
--Mean earnings: $34,850
With Social Security income: 165 (33.54%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,362
With Supplemental Security Income: 49 (9.96%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,196
With public assistance income: 15 (3.05%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,493
With retirement income: 102 (20.73%)
--Mean retirement income: $11,272

Families: 377 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 59 (15.65%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 21 (5.57%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 85 (22.55%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 54 (14.32%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 69 (18.3%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 51 (13.53%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 27 (7.16%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 6 (1.59%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 5 (1.33%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $28,839

Per capita income: $12,431

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $26,667
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,096

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 70 (18.57%)
--With related children under 18 years: 45 (11.94%)
----With related children under 5 years: 23 (6.1%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 38 (10.08%)
--With related children under 18 years: 27 (7.16%)
----With related children under 5 years: 11 (2.92%)
Individuals: 284 (75.33%)
--18 years and over: 170 (45.09%)
----65 years and over: 31 (8.22%)
--Related children under 18 years: 114 (30.24%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 82 (21.75%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 37 (9.81%)

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