Sylvan Springs, AL

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0174424, place: Sylvan Springs town, Alabama)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,244 (100%)
In labor force: 726 (58.36%)
--Civilian labor force: 724 (58.2%)
----Employed: 706 (56.75%)
----Unemployed: 18 (1.45%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 2.5%
--Armed Forces: 2 (0.16%)
Not in labor force: 518 (41.64%)
Females 16 years and over: 656 (52.73%)
In labor force: 328 (26.37%)
--Civilian labor force: 328 (26.37%)
----Employed: 321 (25.8%)
Own children under 6 years: 93 (7.48%)
All parents in family in labor force: 37 (2.97%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 697 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 657 (94.26%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 31 (4.45%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 0 (0%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 9 (1.29%)
Mean travel time to work: 30.2 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 706 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 196 (27.76%)
Service occupations: 86 (12.18%)
Sales and office occupations: 221 (31.3%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 110 (15.58%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 93 (13.17%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 18 (2.55%)
Construction: 67 (9.49%)
Manufacturing: 95 (13.46%)
Wholesale trade.: 37 (5.24%)
Retail trade: 93 (13.17%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 52 (7.37%)
Information: 19 (2.69%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 52 (7.37%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 28 (3.97%)
Educational, health and social services: 150 (21.25%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 18 (2.55%)
Other services (except public administration): 46 (6.52%)
Public administration: 31 (4.39%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 588 (83.29%)
Government workers: 79 (11.19%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 38 (5.38%)
Unpaid family workers: 1 (0.14%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 578 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 34 (5.88%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 37 (6.4%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 64 (11.07%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 72 (12.46%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 131 (22.66%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 141 (24.39%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 58 (10.03%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 32 (5.54%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 5 (0.87%)
$200,000 or more: 4 (0.69%)
Median household income: $42,692

With earnings: 432 (74.74%)
--Mean earnings: $50,676
With Social Security income: 223 (38.58%)
--Mean Social Security income: $13,026
With Supplemental Security Income: 31 (5.36%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,405
With public assistance income: 0 (0%)
--Mean public assistance income: $0
With retirement income: 166 (28.72%)
--Mean retirement income: $22,020

Families: 456 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 14 (3.07%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 12 (2.63%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 37 (8.11%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 57 (12.5%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 109 (23.9%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 133 (29.17%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 58 (12.72%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 29 (6.36%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 3 (0.66%)
$200,000 or more: 4 (0.88%)
Median family income: $49,853

Per capita income: $20,338

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $37,500
Female full-time, year-round workers: $23,350

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 18 (3.95%)
--With related children under 18 years: 9 (1.97%)
----With related children under 5 years: 5 (1.1%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 3 (0.66%)
--With related children under 18 years: 3 (0.66%)
----With related children under 5 years: 1 (0.22%)
Individuals: 70 (15.35%)
--18 years and over: 55 (12.06%)
----65 years and over: 22 (4.82%)
--Related children under 18 years: 15 (3.29%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 6 (1.32%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 22 (4.82%)

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