Leeds, AL

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0141968, place: Leeds city, Alabama)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 8,433 (100%)
In labor force: 5,265 (62.43%)
--Civilian labor force: 5,265 (62.43%)
----Employed: 5,062 (60.03%)
----Unemployed: 203 (2.41%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 3.9%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 3,168 (37.57%)
Females 16 years and over: 4,421 (52.42%)
In labor force: 2,511 (29.78%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,511 (29.78%)
----Employed: 2,400 (28.46%)
Own children under 6 years: 770 (9.13%)
All parents in family in labor force: 442 (5.24%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 4,932 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 4,088 (82.89%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 757 (15.35%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 8 (0.16%)
Other means: 5 (0.1%)
Worked at home: 74 (1.5%)
Mean travel time to work: 24.1 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 5,062 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 1,215 (24%)
Service occupations: 555 (10.96%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,895 (37.44%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 7 (0.14%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 535 (10.57%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 855 (16.89%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 21 (0.41%)
Construction: 341 (6.74%)
Manufacturing: 717 (14.16%)
Wholesale trade.: 241 (4.76%)
Retail trade: 818 (16.16%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 382 (7.55%)
Information: 164 (3.24%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 483 (9.54%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 409 (8.08%)
Educational, health and social services: 696 (13.75%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 362 (7.15%)
Other services (except public administration): 322 (6.36%)
Public administration: 106 (2.09%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 4,345 (85.84%)
Government workers: 375 (7.41%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 342 (6.76%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 4,407 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 505 (11.46%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 348 (7.9%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 604 (13.71%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 641 (14.55%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 706 (16.02%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 903 (20.49%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 389 (8.83%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 240 (5.45%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 37 (0.84%)
$200,000 or more: 34 (0.77%)
Median household income: $37,420

With earnings: 3,333 (75.63%)
--Mean earnings: $48,788
With Social Security income: 1,329 (30.16%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,892
With Supplemental Security Income: 170 (3.86%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,527
With public assistance income: 86 (1.95%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,536
With retirement income: 832 (18.88%)
--Mean retirement income: $12,813

Families: 3,095 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 212 (6.85%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 196 (6.33%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 307 (9.92%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 421 (13.6%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 518 (16.74%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 807 (26.07%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 367 (11.86%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 217 (7.01%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 23 (0.74%)
$200,000 or more: 27 (0.87%)
Median family income: $46,127

Per capita income: $18,573

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $32,090
Female full-time, year-round workers: $23,448

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 325 (10.5%)
--With related children under 18 years: 273 (8.82%)
----With related children under 5 years: 109 (3.52%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 204 (6.59%)
--With related children under 18 years: 199 (6.43%)
----With related children under 5 years: 56 (1.81%)
Individuals: 1,419 (45.85%)
--18 years and over: 829 (26.79%)
----65 years and over: 162 (5.23%)
--Related children under 18 years: 574 (18.55%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 383 (12.37%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 401 (12.96%)

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