Hamilton, AL

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0132848, place: Hamilton city, Alabama)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 5,601 (100%)
In labor force: 2,819 (50.33%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,819 (50.33%)
----Employed: 2,549 (45.51%)
----Unemployed: 270 (4.82%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 9.6%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 2,782 (49.67%)
Females 16 years and over: 2,668 (47.63%)
In labor force: 1,205 (21.51%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,205 (21.51%)
----Employed: 1,062 (18.96%)
Own children under 6 years: 416 (7.43%)
All parents in family in labor force: 215 (3.84%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 2,493 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 2,172 (87.12%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 198 (7.94%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 12 (0.48%)
Walked: 28 (1.12%)
Other means: 30 (1.2%)
Worked at home: 53 (2.13%)
Mean travel time to work: 20.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 2,549 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 562 (22.05%)
Service occupations: 374 (14.67%)
Sales and office occupations: 577 (22.64%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 14 (0.55%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 339 (13.3%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 683 (26.79%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 26 (1.02%)
Construction: 169 (6.63%)
Manufacturing: 879 (34.48%)
Wholesale trade.: 29 (1.14%)
Retail trade: 268 (10.51%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 186 (7.3%)
Information: 17 (0.67%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 131 (5.14%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 65 (2.55%)
Educational, health and social services: 435 (17.07%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 139 (5.45%)
Other services (except public administration): 72 (2.82%)
Public administration: 133 (5.22%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,994 (78.23%)
Government workers: 326 (12.79%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 222 (8.71%)
Unpaid family workers: 7 (0.27%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 2,705 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 473 (17.49%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 287 (10.61%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 476 (17.6%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 423 (15.64%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 454 (16.78%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 289 (10.68%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 125 (4.62%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 88 (3.25%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 27 (1%)
$200,000 or more: 63 (2.33%)
Median household income: $27,489

With earnings: 1,858 (68.69%)
--Mean earnings: $43,938
With Social Security income: 905 (33.46%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,777
With Supplemental Security Income: 228 (8.43%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,953
With public assistance income: 82 (3.03%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,681
With retirement income: 457 (16.89%)
--Mean retirement income: $22,012

Families: 1,830 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 141 (7.7%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 142 (7.76%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 315 (17.21%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 337 (18.42%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 397 (21.69%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 261 (14.26%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 110 (6.01%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 70 (3.83%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 23 (1.26%)
$200,000 or more: 34 (1.86%)
Median family income: $34,485

Per capita income: $17,505

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $26,362
Female full-time, year-round workers: $18,681

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 219 (11.97%)
--With related children under 18 years: 181 (9.89%)
----With related children under 5 years: 109 (5.96%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 99 (5.41%)
--With related children under 18 years: 82 (4.48%)
----With related children under 5 years: 33 (1.8%)
Individuals: 1,090 (59.56%)
--18 years and over: 770 (42.08%)
----65 years and over: 199 (10.87%)
--Related children under 18 years: 320 (17.49%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 189 (10.33%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 403 (22.02%)

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