Piedmont, AL

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0159640, place: Piedmont city, Alabama)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 4,204 (100%)
In labor force: 2,173 (51.69%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,173 (51.69%)
----Employed: 2,022 (48.1%)
----Unemployed: 151 (3.59%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 6.9%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 2,031 (48.31%)
Females 16 years and over: 2,280 (54.23%)
In labor force: 969 (23.05%)
--Civilian labor force: 969 (23.05%)
----Employed: 928 (22.07%)
Own children under 6 years: 458 (10.89%)
All parents in family in labor force: 281 (6.68%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,994 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,651 (82.8%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 322 (16.15%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 12 (0.6%)
Other means: 5 (0.25%)
Worked at home: 4 (0.2%)
Mean travel time to work: 24.4 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 2,022 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 324 (16.02%)
Service occupations: 233 (11.52%)
Sales and office occupations: 420 (20.77%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 13 (0.64%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 262 (12.96%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 770 (38.08%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 37 (1.83%)
Construction: 189 (9.35%)
Manufacturing: 753 (37.24%)
Wholesale trade.: 70 (3.46%)
Retail trade: 268 (13.25%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 66 (3.26%)
Information: 24 (1.19%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 35 (1.73%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 38 (1.88%)
Educational, health and social services: 304 (15.03%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 96 (4.75%)
Other services (except public administration): 46 (2.27%)
Public administration: 96 (4.75%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,601 (79.18%)
Government workers: 293 (14.49%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 114 (5.64%)
Unpaid family workers: 14 (0.69%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 2,215 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 406 (18.33%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 259 (11.69%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 448 (20.23%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 279 (12.6%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 423 (19.1%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 232 (10.47%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 86 (3.88%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 53 (2.39%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 5 (0.23%)
$200,000 or more: 24 (1.08%)
Median household income: $24,893

With earnings: 1,469 (66.32%)
--Mean earnings: $32,156
With Social Security income: 790 (35.67%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,115
With Supplemental Security Income: 204 (9.21%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,884
With public assistance income: 54 (2.44%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,476
With retirement income: 519 (23.43%)
--Mean retirement income: $14,426

Families: 1,497 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 195 (13.03%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 126 (8.42%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 277 (18.5%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 190 (12.69%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 380 (25.38%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 175 (11.69%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 81 (5.41%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 49 (3.27%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 24 (1.6%)
Median family income: $32,163

Per capita income: $14,220

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $27,274
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,000

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 267 (17.84%)
--With related children under 18 years: 211 (14.09%)
----With related children under 5 years: 86 (5.74%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 150 (10.02%)
--With related children under 18 years: 124 (8.28%)
----With related children under 5 years: 64 (4.28%)
Individuals: 1,195 (79.83%)
--18 years and over: 773 (51.64%)
----65 years and over: 127 (8.48%)
--Related children under 18 years: 418 (27.92%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 304 (20.31%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 283 (18.9%)

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