Florala, AL

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0126848, place: Florala city, Alabama)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,576 (100%)
In labor force: 789 (50.06%)
--Civilian labor force: 789 (50.06%)
----Employed: 694 (44.04%)
----Unemployed: 95 (6.03%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 12%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 787 (49.94%)
Females 16 years and over: 850 (53.93%)
In labor force: 357 (22.65%)
--Civilian labor force: 357 (22.65%)
----Employed: 322 (20.43%)
Own children under 6 years: 146 (9.26%)
All parents in family in labor force: 77 (4.89%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 671 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 441 (65.72%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 149 (22.21%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 15 (2.24%)
Other means: 9 (1.34%)
Worked at home: 57 (8.49%)
Mean travel time to work: 28.1 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 694 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 161 (23.2%)
Service occupations: 132 (19.02%)
Sales and office occupations: 149 (21.47%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 31 (4.47%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 96 (13.83%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 125 (18.01%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 76 (10.95%)
Construction: 62 (8.93%)
Manufacturing: 107 (15.42%)
Wholesale trade.: 12 (1.73%)
Retail trade: 90 (12.97%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 27 (3.89%)
Information: 12 (1.73%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 21 (3.03%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 32 (4.61%)
Educational, health and social services: 126 (18.16%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 29 (4.18%)
Other services (except public administration): 62 (8.93%)
Public administration: 38 (5.48%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 448 (64.55%)
Government workers: 113 (16.28%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 127 (18.3%)
Unpaid family workers: 6 (0.86%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 870 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 248 (28.51%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 129 (14.83%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 209 (24.02%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 80 (9.2%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 90 (10.34%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 74 (8.51%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 21 (2.41%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 8 (0.92%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 6 (0.69%)
$200,000 or more: 5 (0.57%)
Median household income: $17,377

With earnings: 533 (61.26%)
--Mean earnings: $26,082
With Social Security income: 389 (44.71%)
--Mean Social Security income: $8,410
With Supplemental Security Income: 116 (13.33%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,035
With public assistance income: 29 (3.33%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,517
With retirement income: 167 (19.2%)
--Mean retirement income: $16,867

Families: 536 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 104 (19.4%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 68 (12.69%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 131 (24.44%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 64 (11.94%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 63 (11.75%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 69 (12.87%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 21 (3.92%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 8 (1.49%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 3 (0.56%)
$200,000 or more: 5 (0.93%)
Median family income: $21,176

Per capita income: $11,495

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $27,569
Female full-time, year-round workers: $15,625

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 157 (29.29%)
--With related children under 18 years: 101 (18.84%)
----With related children under 5 years: 40 (7.46%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 70 (13.06%)
--With related children under 18 years: 57 (10.63%)
----With related children under 5 years: 20 (3.73%)
Individuals: 634 (118.28%)
--18 years and over: 458 (85.45%)
----65 years and over: 106 (19.78%)
--Related children under 18 years: 172 (32.09%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 119 (22.2%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 172 (32.09%)

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