Helena, AL

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0134024, place: Helena city, Alabama)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 7,415 (100%)
In labor force: 5,984 (80.7%)
--Civilian labor force: 5,969 (80.5%)
----Employed: 5,917 (79.8%)
----Unemployed: 52 (0.7%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 0.9%
--Armed Forces: 15 (0.2%)
Not in labor force: 1,431 (19.3%)
Females 16 years and over: 3,882 (52.35%)
In labor force: 2,839 (38.29%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,830 (38.17%)
----Employed: 2,786 (37.57%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,242 (16.75%)
All parents in family in labor force: 731 (9.86%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 5,853 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 5,241 (89.54%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 418 (7.14%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 27 (0.46%)
Other means: 32 (0.55%)
Worked at home: 135 (2.31%)
Mean travel time to work: 31.4 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 5,917 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 2,961 (50.04%)
Service occupations: 462 (7.81%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,622 (27.41%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 384 (6.49%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 488 (8.25%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 27 (0.46%)
Construction: 281 (4.75%)
Manufacturing: 544 (9.19%)
Wholesale trade.: 340 (5.75%)
Retail trade: 753 (12.73%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 282 (4.77%)
Information: 299 (5.05%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 683 (11.54%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 605 (10.22%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,273 (21.51%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 261 (4.41%)
Other services (except public administration): 307 (5.19%)
Public administration: 262 (4.43%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 4,972 (84.03%)
Government workers: 743 (12.56%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 202 (3.41%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 3,750 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 61 (1.63%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 66 (1.76%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 253 (6.75%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 232 (6.19%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 670 (17.87%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,139 (30.37%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 852 (22.72%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 328 (8.75%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 117 (3.12%)
$200,000 or more: 32 (0.85%)
Median household income: $62,908

With earnings: 3,535 (94.27%)
--Mean earnings: $67,066
With Social Security income: 381 (10.16%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,762
With Supplemental Security Income: 43 (1.15%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,971
With public assistance income: 15 (0.4%)
--Mean public assistance income: $173
With retirement income: 352 (9.39%)
--Mean retirement income: $11,199

Families: 2,944 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 32 (1.09%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 22 (0.75%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 166 (5.64%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 185 (6.28%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 457 (15.52%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 921 (31.28%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 711 (24.15%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 319 (10.84%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 99 (3.36%)
$200,000 or more: 32 (1.09%)
Median family income: $66,250

Per capita income: $26,323

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $45,291
Female full-time, year-round workers: $32,431

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 41 (1.39%)
--With related children under 18 years: 41 (1.39%)
----With related children under 5 years: 34 (1.15%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 32 (1.09%)
--With related children under 18 years: 32 (1.09%)
----With related children under 5 years: 25 (0.85%)
Individuals: 218 (7.4%)
--18 years and over: 95 (3.23%)
----65 years and over: 0 (0%)
--Related children under 18 years: 123 (4.18%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 44 (1.49%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 44 (1.49%)

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