Gordo, AL

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0130736, place: Gordo town, Alabama)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,264 (100%)
In labor force: 637 (50.4%)
--Civilian labor force: 637 (50.4%)
----Employed: 577 (45.65%)
----Unemployed: 60 (4.75%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 9.4%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 627 (49.6%)
Females 16 years and over: 739 (58.47%)
In labor force: 353 (27.93%)
--Civilian labor force: 353 (27.93%)
----Employed: 305 (24.13%)
Own children under 6 years: 89 (7.04%)
All parents in family in labor force: 57 (4.51%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 572 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 462 (80.77%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 83 (14.51%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 2 (0.35%)
Walked: 10 (1.75%)
Other means: 3 (0.52%)
Worked at home: 12 (2.1%)
Mean travel time to work: 26 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 577 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 157 (27.21%)
Service occupations: 69 (11.96%)
Sales and office occupations: 159 (27.56%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 8 (1.39%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 56 (9.71%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 128 (22.18%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 33 (5.72%)
Construction: 11 (1.91%)
Manufacturing: 142 (24.61%)
Wholesale trade.: 13 (2.25%)
Retail trade: 79 (13.69%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 17 (2.95%)
Information: 0 (0%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 26 (4.51%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 13 (2.25%)
Educational, health and social services: 157 (27.21%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 32 (5.55%)
Other services (except public administration): 36 (6.24%)
Public administration: 18 (3.12%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 435 (75.39%)
Government workers: 118 (20.45%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 24 (4.16%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 699 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 184 (26.32%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 57 (8.15%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 118 (16.88%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 70 (10.01%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 105 (15.02%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 111 (15.88%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 38 (5.44%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 6 (0.86%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 7 (1%)
$200,000 or more: 3 (0.43%)
Median household income: $23,812

With earnings: 456 (65.24%)
--Mean earnings: $35,757
With Social Security income: 268 (38.34%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,343
With Supplemental Security Income: 83 (11.87%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,451
With public assistance income: 19 (2.72%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,011
With retirement income: 142 (20.31%)
--Mean retirement income: $11,498

Families: 474 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 63 (13.29%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 24 (5.06%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 89 (18.78%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 55 (11.6%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 90 (18.99%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 105 (22.15%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 34 (7.17%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 6 (1.27%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 5 (1.05%)
$200,000 or more: 3 (0.63%)
Median family income: $35,714

Per capita income: $13,937

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $27,500
Female full-time, year-round workers: $21,029

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 83 (17.51%)
--With related children under 18 years: 67 (14.14%)
----With related children under 5 years: 19 (4.01%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 67 (14.14%)
--With related children under 18 years: 62 (13.08%)
----With related children under 5 years: 16 (3.38%)
Individuals: 378 (79.75%)
--18 years and over: 243 (51.27%)
----65 years and over: 63 (13.29%)
--Related children under 18 years: 135 (28.48%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 116 (24.47%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 117 (24.68%)

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