Gadsden, AL

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0128696, place: Gadsden city, Alabama)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 31,013 (100%)
In labor force: 15,601 (50.3%)
--Civilian labor force: 15,601 (50.3%)
----Employed: 14,200 (45.79%)
----Unemployed: 1,401 (4.52%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 9%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 15,412 (49.7%)
Females 16 years and over: 17,214 (55.51%)
In labor force: 7,654 (24.68%)
--Civilian labor force: 7,654 (24.68%)
----Employed: 7,011 (22.61%)
Own children under 6 years: 2,927 (9.44%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,703 (5.49%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 13,869 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 11,267 (81.24%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 2,069 (14.92%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 37 (0.27%)
Walked: 151 (1.09%)
Other means: 122 (0.88%)
Worked at home: 223 (1.61%)
Mean travel time to work: 19.4 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 14,200 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 3,604 (25.38%)
Service occupations: 2,320 (16.34%)
Sales and office occupations: 3,524 (24.82%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 70 (0.49%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 1,186 (8.35%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 3,496 (24.62%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 98 (0.69%)
Construction: 731 (5.15%)
Manufacturing: 3,066 (21.59%)
Wholesale trade.: 444 (3.13%)
Retail trade: 1,801 (12.68%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 564 (3.97%)
Information: 232 (1.63%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 686 (4.83%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 718 (5.06%)
Educational, health and social services: 3,244 (22.85%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 1,178 (8.3%)
Other services (except public administration): 819 (5.77%)
Public administration: 619 (4.36%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 11,547 (81.32%)
Government workers: 1,852 (13.04%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 778 (5.48%)
Unpaid family workers: 23 (0.16%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 16,403 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 3,304 (20.14%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,846 (11.25%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 3,092 (18.85%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 2,289 (13.95%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 2,408 (14.68%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,992 (12.14%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 645 (3.93%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 490 (2.99%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 174 (1.06%)
$200,000 or more: 163 (0.99%)
Median household income: $24,823

With earnings: 10,598 (64.61%)
--Mean earnings: $38,098
With Social Security income: 6,424 (39.16%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,511
With Supplemental Security Income: 1,644 (10.02%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,729
With public assistance income: 505 (3.08%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,709
With retirement income: 3,583 (21.84%)
--Mean retirement income: $14,210

Families: 10,270 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,309 (12.75%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 803 (7.82%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,903 (18.53%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,556 (15.15%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,790 (17.43%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,629 (15.86%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 569 (5.54%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 427 (4.16%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 144 (1.4%)
$200,000 or more: 140 (1.36%)
Median family income: $31,740

Per capita income: $15,610

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $29,400
Female full-time, year-round workers: $19,840

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 1,860 (18.11%)
--With related children under 18 years: 1,422 (13.85%)
----With related children under 5 years: 733 (7.14%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 1,136 (11.06%)
--With related children under 18 years: 979 (9.53%)
----With related children under 5 years: 526 (5.12%)
Individuals: 8,625 (83.98%)
--18 years and over: 5,524 (53.79%)
----65 years and over: 1,094 (10.65%)
--Related children under 18 years: 2,928 (28.51%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 1,897 (18.47%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 2,578 (25.1%)

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