Scottsboro, AL

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0168736, place: Scottsboro city, Alabama)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 11,794 (100%)
In labor force: 7,104 (60.23%)
--Civilian labor force: 7,103 (60.23%)
----Employed: 6,694 (56.76%)
----Unemployed: 409 (3.47%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5.8%
--Armed Forces: 1 (0.01%)
Not in labor force: 4,690 (39.77%)
Females 16 years and over: 6,391 (54.19%)
In labor force: 3,430 (29.08%)
--Civilian labor force: 3,430 (29.08%)
----Employed: 3,233 (27.41%)
Own children under 6 years: 999 (8.47%)
All parents in family in labor force: 642 (5.44%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 6,586 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 5,733 (87.05%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 620 (9.41%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 102 (1.55%)
Other means: 51 (0.77%)
Worked at home: 80 (1.21%)
Mean travel time to work: 18.8 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 6,694 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 2,014 (30.09%)
Service occupations: 704 (10.52%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,687 (25.2%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 39 (0.58%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 592 (8.84%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,658 (24.77%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 121 (1.81%)
Construction: 439 (6.56%)
Manufacturing: 2,029 (30.31%)
Wholesale trade.: 145 (2.17%)
Retail trade: 795 (11.88%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 374 (5.59%)
Information: 85 (1.27%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 324 (4.84%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 263 (3.93%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,233 (18.42%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 376 (5.62%)
Other services (except public administration): 192 (2.87%)
Public administration: 318 (4.75%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 5,041 (75.31%)
Government workers: 1,250 (18.67%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 391 (5.84%)
Unpaid family workers: 12 (0.18%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 6,239 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 917 (14.7%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 576 (9.23%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,057 (16.94%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 714 (11.44%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 997 (15.98%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 966 (15.48%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 554 (8.88%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 310 (4.97%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 61 (0.98%)
$200,000 or more: 87 (1.39%)
Median household income: $32,654

With earnings: 4,658 (74.66%)
--Mean earnings: $45,523
With Social Security income: 1,970 (31.58%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,741
With Supplemental Security Income: 371 (5.95%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,572
With public assistance income: 146 (2.34%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,282
With retirement income: 1,141 (18.29%)
--Mean retirement income: $17,836

Families: 4,207 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 269 (6.39%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 271 (6.44%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 619 (14.71%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 500 (11.88%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 827 (19.66%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 796 (18.92%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 512 (12.17%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 280 (6.66%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 54 (1.28%)
$200,000 or more: 79 (1.88%)
Median family income: $42,509

Per capita income: $18,430

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $32,318
Female full-time, year-round workers: $21,965

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 416 (9.89%)
--With related children under 18 years: 281 (6.68%)
----With related children under 5 years: 154 (3.66%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 227 (5.4%)
--With related children under 18 years: 190 (4.52%)
----With related children under 5 years: 114 (2.71%)
Individuals: 2,070 (49.2%)
--18 years and over: 1,417 (33.68%)
----65 years and over: 484 (11.5%)
--Related children under 18 years: 641 (15.24%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 431 (10.24%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 758 (18.02%)

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