Samson, AL

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0167800, place: Samson city, Alabama)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,601 (100%)
In labor force: 827 (51.66%)
--Civilian labor force: 818 (51.09%)
----Employed: 735 (45.91%)
----Unemployed: 83 (5.18%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 10.1%
--Armed Forces: 9 (0.56%)
Not in labor force: 774 (48.34%)
Females 16 years and over: 856 (53.47%)
In labor force: 389 (24.3%)
--Civilian labor force: 389 (24.3%)
----Employed: 336 (20.99%)
Own children under 6 years: 142 (8.87%)
All parents in family in labor force: 93 (5.81%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 716 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 591 (82.54%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 93 (12.99%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 15 (2.09%)
Other means: 9 (1.26%)
Worked at home: 8 (1.12%)
Mean travel time to work: 26.1 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 735 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 104 (14.15%)
Service occupations: 165 (22.45%)
Sales and office occupations: 172 (23.4%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 45 (6.12%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 85 (11.56%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 164 (22.31%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 72 (9.8%)
Construction: 69 (9.39%)
Manufacturing: 117 (15.92%)
Wholesale trade.: 39 (5.31%)
Retail trade: 97 (13.2%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 36 (4.9%)
Information: 2 (0.27%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 44 (5.99%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 28 (3.81%)
Educational, health and social services: 121 (16.46%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 43 (5.85%)
Other services (except public administration): 21 (2.86%)
Public administration: 46 (6.26%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 560 (76.19%)
Government workers: 129 (17.55%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 42 (5.71%)
Unpaid family workers: 4 (0.54%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 857 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 260 (30.34%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 110 (12.84%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 136 (15.87%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 123 (14.35%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 137 (15.99%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 56 (6.53%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 14 (1.63%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 11 (1.28%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 10 (1.17%)
Median household income: $18,594

With earnings: 533 (62.19%)
--Mean earnings: $27,229
With Social Security income: 319 (37.22%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,301
With Supplemental Security Income: 107 (12.49%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,593
With public assistance income: 47 (5.48%)
--Mean public assistance income: $906
With retirement income: 104 (12.14%)
--Mean retirement income: $9,043

Families: 571 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 121 (21.19%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 72 (12.61%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 91 (15.94%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 86 (15.06%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 114 (19.96%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 52 (9.11%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 14 (2.45%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 11 (1.93%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 10 (1.75%)
Median family income: $25,187

Per capita income: $12,834

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $25,767
Female full-time, year-round workers: $16,719

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 167 (29.25%)
--With related children under 18 years: 124 (21.72%)
----With related children under 5 years: 61 (10.68%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 99 (17.34%)
--With related children under 18 years: 83 (14.54%)
----With related children under 5 years: 45 (7.88%)
Individuals: 692 (121.19%)
--18 years and over: 429 (75.13%)
----65 years and over: 114 (19.96%)
--Related children under 18 years: 254 (44.48%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 168 (29.42%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 142 (24.87%)

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