Huntsville, AL

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0137000, place: Huntsville city, Alabama)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 125,708 (100%)
In labor force: 81,393 (64.75%)
--Civilian labor force: 81,240 (64.63%)
----Employed: 75,646 (60.18%)
----Unemployed: 5,594 (4.45%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 6.9%
--Armed Forces: 153 (0.12%)
Not in labor force: 44,315 (35.25%)
Females 16 years and over: 66,144 (52.62%)
In labor force: 38,486 (30.62%)
--Civilian labor force: 38,456 (30.59%)
----Employed: 35,840 (28.51%)
Own children under 6 years: 10,996 (8.75%)
All parents in family in labor force: 6,810 (5.42%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 74,556 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 62,470 (83.79%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 8,329 (11.17%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 358 (0.48%)
Walked: 1,118 (1.5%)
Other means: 489 (0.66%)
Worked at home: 1,792 (2.4%)
Mean travel time to work: 18.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 75,646 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 33,535 (44.33%)
Service occupations: 10,401 (13.75%)
Sales and office occupations: 18,097 (23.92%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 126 (0.17%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 4,513 (5.97%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 8,974 (11.86%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 214 (0.28%)
Construction: 3,530 (4.67%)
Manufacturing: 12,855 (16.99%)
Wholesale trade.: 1,777 (2.35%)
Retail trade: 7,775 (10.28%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 1,940 (2.56%)
Information: 2,039 (2.7%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 3,433 (4.54%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 9,588 (12.67%)
Educational, health and social services: 14,867 (19.65%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 7,396 (9.78%)
Other services (except public administration): 3,230 (4.27%)
Public administration: 7,002 (9.26%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 56,662 (74.9%)
Government workers: 14,755 (19.51%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 4,109 (5.43%)
Unpaid family workers: 120 (0.16%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 66,709 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 7,059 (10.58%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 4,530 (6.79%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 9,095 (13.63%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 8,104 (12.15%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 10,499 (15.74%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 11,981 (17.96%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 6,749 (10.12%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 5,608 (8.41%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 1,630 (2.44%)
$200,000 or more: 1,454 (2.18%)
Median household income: $41,074

With earnings: 54,039 (81.01%)
--Mean earnings: $52,929
With Social Security income: 15,756 (23.62%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,102
With Supplemental Security Income: 2,549 (3.82%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,795
With public assistance income: 1,680 (2.52%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,844
With retirement income: 14,273 (21.4%)
--Mean retirement income: $24,923

Families: 41,944 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 2,774 (6.61%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,888 (4.5%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 4,256 (10.15%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 4,536 (10.81%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 6,578 (15.68%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 8,587 (20.47%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 5,508 (13.13%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 5,066 (12.08%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 1,514 (3.61%)
$200,000 or more: 1,237 (2.95%)
Median family income: $52,202

Per capita income: $24,015

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $40,003
Female full-time, year-round workers: $26,085

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 4,091 (9.75%)
--With related children under 18 years: 3,295 (7.86%)
----With related children under 5 years: 1,630 (3.89%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 2,664 (6.35%)
--With related children under 18 years: 2,395 (5.71%)
----With related children under 5 years: 1,168 (2.78%)
Individuals: 19,542 (46.59%)
--18 years and over: 12,766 (30.44%)
----65 years and over: 1,836 (4.38%)
--Related children under 18 years: 6,679 (15.92%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 4,479 (10.68%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 6,557 (15.63%)

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