Chickasaw, AL

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0114392, place: Chickasaw city, Alabama)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 4,915 (100%)
In labor force: 2,566 (52.21%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,550 (51.88%)
----Employed: 2,353 (47.87%)
----Unemployed: 197 (4.01%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 7.7%
--Armed Forces: 16 (0.33%)
Not in labor force: 2,349 (47.79%)
Females 16 years and over: 2,794 (56.85%)
In labor force: 1,253 (25.49%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,245 (25.33%)
----Employed: 1,134 (23.07%)
Own children under 6 years: 499 (10.15%)
All parents in family in labor force: 241 (4.9%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 2,308 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 2,002 (86.74%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 207 (8.97%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 9 (0.39%)
Walked: 40 (1.73%)
Other means: 13 (0.56%)
Worked at home: 37 (1.6%)
Mean travel time to work: 22.6 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 2,353 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 495 (21.04%)
Service occupations: 365 (15.51%)
Sales and office occupations: 697 (29.62%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 17 (0.72%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 446 (18.95%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 333 (14.15%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 10 (0.42%)
Construction: 238 (10.11%)
Manufacturing: 312 (13.26%)
Wholesale trade.: 130 (5.52%)
Retail trade: 298 (12.66%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 120 (5.1%)
Information: 23 (0.98%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 113 (4.8%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 203 (8.63%)
Educational, health and social services: 402 (17.08%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 159 (6.76%)
Other services (except public administration): 257 (10.92%)
Public administration: 88 (3.74%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 2,000 (85%)
Government workers: 234 (9.94%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 114 (4.84%)
Unpaid family workers: 5 (0.21%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 2,762 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 429 (15.53%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 368 (13.32%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 470 (17.02%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 476 (17.23%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 453 (16.4%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 376 (13.61%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 123 (4.45%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 61 (2.21%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 6 (0.22%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $27,036

With earnings: 1,729 (62.6%)
--Mean earnings: $35,869
With Social Security income: 1,130 (40.91%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,794
With Supplemental Security Income: 273 (9.88%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,670
With public assistance income: 63 (2.28%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,620
With retirement income: 660 (23.9%)
--Mean retirement income: $11,322

Families: 1,726 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 144 (8.34%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 170 (9.85%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 282 (16.34%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 300 (17.38%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 328 (19%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 332 (19.24%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 109 (6.32%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 55 (3.19%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 6 (0.35%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $33,125

Per capita income: $14,190

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $29,074
Female full-time, year-round workers: $21,181

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 225 (13.04%)
--With related children under 18 years: 162 (9.39%)
----With related children under 5 years: 73 (4.23%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 110 (6.37%)
--With related children under 18 years: 96 (5.56%)
----With related children under 5 years: 60 (3.48%)
Individuals: 1,072 (62.11%)
--18 years and over: 682 (39.51%)
----65 years and over: 188 (10.89%)
--Related children under 18 years: 372 (21.55%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 256 (14.83%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 354 (20.51%)

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