Roanoke, AL

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0165040, place: Roanoke city, Alabama)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 4,994 (100%)
In labor force: 2,599 (52.04%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,599 (52.04%)
----Employed: 2,434 (48.74%)
----Unemployed: 165 (3.3%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 6.3%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 2,395 (47.96%)
Females 16 years and over: 2,857 (57.21%)
In labor force: 1,349 (27.01%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,349 (27.01%)
----Employed: 1,228 (24.59%)
Own children under 6 years: 584 (11.69%)
All parents in family in labor force: 338 (6.77%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 2,406 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,850 (76.89%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 473 (19.66%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 39 (1.62%)
Other means: 27 (1.12%)
Worked at home: 17 (0.71%)
Mean travel time to work: 25 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 2,434 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 490 (20.13%)
Service occupations: 331 (13.6%)
Sales and office occupations: 545 (22.39%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 16 (0.66%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 228 (9.37%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 824 (33.85%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 29 (1.19%)
Construction: 132 (5.42%)
Manufacturing: 978 (40.18%)
Wholesale trade.: 31 (1.27%)
Retail trade: 281 (11.54%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 86 (3.53%)
Information: 15 (0.62%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 97 (3.99%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 62 (2.55%)
Educational, health and social services: 364 (14.95%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 148 (6.08%)
Other services (except public administration): 110 (4.52%)
Public administration: 101 (4.15%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 2,017 (82.87%)
Government workers: 268 (11.01%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 134 (5.51%)
Unpaid family workers: 15 (0.62%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 2,473 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 431 (17.43%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 294 (11.89%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 422 (17.06%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 400 (16.17%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 364 (14.72%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 356 (14.4%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 106 (4.29%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 49 (1.98%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 19 (0.77%)
$200,000 or more: 32 (1.29%)
Median household income: $26,946

With earnings: 1,830 (74%)
--Mean earnings: $35,239
With Social Security income: 742 (30%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,306
With Supplemental Security Income: 195 (7.89%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,332
With public assistance income: 61 (2.47%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,397
With retirement income: 472 (19.09%)
--Mean retirement income: $12,477

Families: 1,685 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 94 (5.58%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 151 (8.96%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 294 (17.45%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 369 (21.9%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 273 (16.2%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 326 (19.35%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 102 (6.05%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 37 (2.2%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 7 (0.42%)
$200,000 or more: 32 (1.9%)
Median family income: $32,405

Per capita income: $14,088

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $29,594
Female full-time, year-round workers: $22,135

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 201 (11.93%)
--With related children under 18 years: 164 (9.73%)
----With related children under 5 years: 91 (5.4%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 130 (7.72%)
--With related children under 18 years: 101 (5.99%)
----With related children under 5 years: 42 (2.49%)
Individuals: 1,158 (68.72%)
--18 years and over: 678 (40.24%)
----65 years and over: 146 (8.66%)
--Related children under 18 years: 469 (27.83%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 335 (19.88%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 337 (20%)

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