New Brockton, AL

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0153856, place: New Brockton town, Alabama)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 962 (100%)
In labor force: 467 (48.54%)
--Civilian labor force: 465 (48.34%)
----Employed: 429 (44.59%)
----Unemployed: 36 (3.74%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 7.7%
--Armed Forces: 2 (0.21%)
Not in labor force: 495 (51.46%)
Females 16 years and over: 499 (51.87%)
In labor force: 201 (20.89%)
--Civilian labor force: 201 (20.89%)
----Employed: 182 (18.92%)
Own children under 6 years: 84 (8.73%)
All parents in family in labor force: 33 (3.43%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 425 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 327 (76.94%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 76 (17.88%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 5 (1.18%)
Other means: 11 (2.59%)
Worked at home: 6 (1.41%)
Mean travel time to work: 22.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 429 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 88 (20.51%)
Service occupations: 65 (15.15%)
Sales and office occupations: 98 (22.84%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 13 (3.03%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 42 (9.79%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 123 (28.67%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 20 (4.66%)
Construction: 22 (5.13%)
Manufacturing: 105 (24.48%)
Wholesale trade.: 12 (2.8%)
Retail trade: 50 (11.66%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 30 (6.99%)
Information: 9 (2.1%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 8 (1.86%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 20 (4.66%)
Educational, health and social services: 71 (16.55%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 17 (3.96%)
Other services (except public administration): 30 (6.99%)
Public administration: 35 (8.16%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 325 (75.76%)
Government workers: 75 (17.48%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 29 (6.76%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 476 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 83 (17.44%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 59 (12.39%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 108 (22.69%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 89 (18.7%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 76 (15.97%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 45 (9.45%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 6 (1.26%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 5 (1.05%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 3 (0.63%)
$200,000 or more: 2 (0.42%)
Median household income: $24,032

With earnings: 315 (66.18%)
--Mean earnings: $34,443
With Social Security income: 193 (40.55%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,234
With Supplemental Security Income: 49 (10.29%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,822
With public assistance income: 9 (1.89%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,289
With retirement income: 123 (25.84%)
--Mean retirement income: $9,671

Families: 359 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 35 (9.75%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 39 (10.86%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 81 (22.56%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 81 (22.56%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 68 (18.94%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 43 (11.98%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 4 (1.11%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 5 (1.39%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 3 (0.84%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $26,914

Per capita income: $13,018

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $26,711
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,417

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 63 (17.55%)
--With related children under 18 years: 47 (13.09%)
----With related children under 5 years: 19 (5.29%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 30 (8.36%)
--With related children under 18 years: 26 (7.24%)
----With related children under 5 years: 8 (2.23%)
Individuals: 252 (70.19%)
--18 years and over: 169 (47.08%)
----65 years and over: 34 (9.47%)
--Related children under 18 years: 83 (23.12%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 54 (15.04%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 57 (15.88%)

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