Prichard, AL

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0162496, place: Prichard city, Alabama)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 20,797 (100%)
In labor force: 10,428 (50.14%)
--Civilian labor force: 10,421 (50.11%)
----Employed: 8,767 (42.16%)
----Unemployed: 1,654 (7.95%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 15.9%
--Armed Forces: 7 (0.03%)
Not in labor force: 10,369 (49.86%)
Females 16 years and over: 11,787 (56.68%)
In labor force: 5,515 (26.52%)
--Civilian labor force: 5,508 (26.48%)
----Employed: 4,666 (22.44%)
Own children under 6 years: 2,571 (12.36%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,587 (7.63%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 8,527 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 6,576 (77.12%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,367 (16.03%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 171 (2.01%)
Walked: 176 (2.06%)
Other means: 119 (1.4%)
Worked at home: 118 (1.38%)
Mean travel time to work: 24.6 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 8,767 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 1,418 (16.17%)
Service occupations: 2,197 (25.06%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,944 (22.17%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 6 (0.07%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 1,119 (12.76%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 2,083 (23.76%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 30 (0.34%)
Construction: 725 (8.27%)
Manufacturing: 1,307 (14.91%)
Wholesale trade.: 201 (2.29%)
Retail trade: 901 (10.28%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 563 (6.42%)
Information: 115 (1.31%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 398 (4.54%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 551 (6.28%)
Educational, health and social services: 2,111 (24.08%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 849 (9.68%)
Other services (except public administration): 658 (7.51%)
Public administration: 358 (4.08%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 7,147 (81.52%)
Government workers: 1,260 (14.37%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 347 (3.96%)
Unpaid family workers: 13 (0.15%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 9,896 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 2,767 (27.96%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,180 (11.92%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,794 (18.13%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,406 (14.21%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,173 (11.85%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 903 (9.12%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 393 (3.97%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 173 (1.75%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 44 (0.44%)
$200,000 or more: 63 (0.64%)
Median household income: $19,544

With earnings: 6,790 (68.61%)
--Mean earnings: $32,697
With Social Security income: 3,138 (31.71%)
--Mean Social Security income: $8,784
With Supplemental Security Income: 1,145 (11.57%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,203
With public assistance income: 570 (5.76%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,150
With retirement income: 1,466 (14.81%)
--Mean retirement income: $21,681

Families: 7,416 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,620 (21.84%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 845 (11.39%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,413 (19.05%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,123 (15.14%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 965 (13.01%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 835 (11.26%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 376 (5.07%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 151 (2.04%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 36 (0.49%)
$200,000 or more: 52 (0.7%)
Median family income: $23,519

Per capita income: $10,626

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $26,543
Female full-time, year-round workers: $17,040

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 2,360 (31.82%)
--With related children under 18 years: 1,949 (26.28%)
----With related children under 5 years: 902 (12.16%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 1,742 (23.49%)
--With related children under 18 years: 1,538 (20.74%)
----With related children under 5 years: 693 (9.34%)
Individuals: 9,979 (134.56%)
--18 years and over: 5,683 (76.63%)
----65 years and over: 799 (10.77%)
--Related children under 18 years: 4,270 (57.58%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 2,984 (40.24%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 1,589 (21.43%)

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