Cottonwood, AL

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0117824, place: Cottonwood town, Alabama)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 849 (100%)
In labor force: 487 (57.36%)
--Civilian labor force: 487 (57.36%)
----Employed: 445 (52.41%)
----Unemployed: 42 (4.95%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 8.6%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 362 (42.64%)
Females 16 years and over: 445 (52.41%)
In labor force: 223 (26.27%)
--Civilian labor force: 223 (26.27%)
----Employed: 195 (22.97%)
Own children under 6 years: 108 (12.72%)
All parents in family in labor force: 48 (5.65%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 438 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 350 (79.91%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 53 (12.1%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 9 (2.05%)
Walked: 7 (1.6%)
Other means: 11 (2.51%)
Worked at home: 8 (1.83%)
Mean travel time to work: 30.1 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 445 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 97 (21.8%)
Service occupations: 93 (20.9%)
Sales and office occupations: 90 (20.22%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 71 (15.96%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 94 (21.12%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 11 (2.47%)
Construction: 56 (12.58%)
Manufacturing: 83 (18.65%)
Wholesale trade.: 25 (5.62%)
Retail trade: 72 (16.18%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 34 (7.64%)
Information: 1 (0.22%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 14 (3.15%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 19 (4.27%)
Educational, health and social services: 56 (12.58%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 25 (5.62%)
Other services (except public administration): 25 (5.62%)
Public administration: 24 (5.39%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 341 (76.63%)
Government workers: 51 (11.46%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 53 (11.91%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 494 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 132 (26.72%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 65 (13.16%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 85 (17.21%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 63 (12.75%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 54 (10.93%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 59 (11.94%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 22 (4.45%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 10 (2.02%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 2 (0.4%)
$200,000 or more: 2 (0.4%)
Median household income: $21,452

With earnings: 332 (67.21%)
--Mean earnings: $34,387
With Social Security income: 184 (37.25%)
--Mean Social Security income: $7,741
With Supplemental Security Income: 58 (11.74%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,361
With public assistance income: 15 (3.04%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,353
With retirement income: 76 (15.38%)
--Mean retirement income: $12,841

Families: 298 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 30 (10.07%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 21 (7.05%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 62 (20.81%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 48 (16.11%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 51 (17.11%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 58 (19.46%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 14 (4.7%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 10 (3.36%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 2 (0.67%)
$200,000 or more: 2 (0.67%)
Median family income: $32,065

Per capita income: $13,111

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $25,833
Female full-time, year-round workers: $15,515

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 54 (18.12%)
--With related children under 18 years: 46 (15.44%)
----With related children under 5 years: 15 (5.03%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 25 (8.39%)
--With related children under 18 years: 25 (8.39%)
----With related children under 5 years: 10 (3.36%)
Individuals: 313 (105.03%)
--18 years and over: 218 (73.15%)
----65 years and over: 77 (25.84%)
--Related children under 18 years: 95 (31.88%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 68 (22.82%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 118 (39.6%)

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