Rainsville, AL

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0163336, place: Rainsville city, Alabama)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 3,472 (100%)
In labor force: 2,104 (60.6%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,104 (60.6%)
----Employed: 1,995 (57.46%)
----Unemployed: 109 (3.14%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5.2%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 1,368 (39.4%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,924 (55.41%)
In labor force: 1,068 (30.76%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,068 (30.76%)
----Employed: 1,016 (29.26%)
Own children under 6 years: 335 (9.65%)
All parents in family in labor force: 163 (4.69%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,918 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,700 (88.63%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 117 (6.1%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 6 (0.31%)
Walked: 18 (0.94%)
Other means: 25 (1.3%)
Worked at home: 52 (2.71%)
Mean travel time to work: 19.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,995 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 446 (22.36%)
Service occupations: 239 (11.98%)
Sales and office occupations: 463 (23.21%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 9 (0.45%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 184 (9.22%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 654 (32.78%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 30 (1.5%)
Construction: 116 (5.81%)
Manufacturing: 579 (29.02%)
Wholesale trade.: 46 (2.31%)
Retail trade: 227 (11.38%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 127 (6.37%)
Information: 71 (3.56%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 77 (3.86%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 62 (3.11%)
Educational, health and social services: 399 (20%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 96 (4.81%)
Other services (except public administration): 109 (5.46%)
Public administration: 56 (2.81%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,537 (77.04%)
Government workers: 293 (14.69%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 155 (7.77%)
Unpaid family workers: 10 (0.5%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,811 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 294 (16.23%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 179 (9.88%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 311 (17.17%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 262 (14.47%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 278 (15.35%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 313 (17.28%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 100 (5.52%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 61 (3.37%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 13 (0.72%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $29,505

With earnings: 1,342 (74.1%)
--Mean earnings: $38,602
With Social Security income: 655 (36.17%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,917
With Supplemental Security Income: 126 (6.96%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,472
With public assistance income: 48 (2.65%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,108
With retirement income: 249 (13.75%)
--Mean retirement income: $10,093

Families: 1,314 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 118 (8.98%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 67 (5.1%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 210 (15.98%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 229 (17.43%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 240 (18.26%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 303 (23.06%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 80 (6.09%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 54 (4.11%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 13 (0.99%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $37,426

Per capita income: $14,806

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $31,776
Female full-time, year-round workers: $19,618

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 156 (11.87%)
--With related children under 18 years: 89 (6.77%)
----With related children under 5 years: 29 (2.21%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 60 (4.57%)
--With related children under 18 years: 50 (3.81%)
----With related children under 5 years: 19 (1.45%)
Individuals: 639 (48.63%)
--18 years and over: 490 (37.29%)
----65 years and over: 137 (10.43%)
--Related children under 18 years: 143 (10.88%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 114 (8.68%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 200 (15.22%)

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