Union Springs, AL

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0177880, place: Union Springs city, Alabama)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 2,856 (100%)
In labor force: 1,395 (48.84%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,395 (48.84%)
----Employed: 1,231 (43.1%)
----Unemployed: 164 (5.74%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 11.8%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 1,461 (51.16%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,532 (53.64%)
In labor force: 675 (23.63%)
--Civilian labor force: 675 (23.63%)
----Employed: 574 (20.1%)
Own children under 6 years: 268 (9.38%)
All parents in family in labor force: 145 (5.08%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,219 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 771 (63.25%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 235 (19.28%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 135 (11.07%)
Other means: 35 (2.87%)
Worked at home: 43 (3.53%)
Mean travel time to work: 18 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,231 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 195 (15.84%)
Service occupations: 284 (23.07%)
Sales and office occupations: 239 (19.42%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 35 (2.84%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 52 (4.22%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 426 (34.61%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 73 (5.93%)
Construction: 16 (1.3%)
Manufacturing: 404 (32.82%)
Wholesale trade.: 16 (1.3%)
Retail trade: 100 (8.12%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 59 (4.79%)
Information: 15 (1.22%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 51 (4.14%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 32 (2.6%)
Educational, health and social services: 229 (18.6%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 90 (7.31%)
Other services (except public administration): 39 (3.17%)
Public administration: 107 (8.69%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 966 (78.47%)
Government workers: 212 (17.22%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 45 (3.66%)
Unpaid family workers: 8 (0.65%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,427 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 425 (29.78%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 198 (13.88%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 301 (21.09%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 154 (10.79%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 126 (8.83%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 127 (8.9%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 68 (4.77%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 28 (1.96%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $18,520

With earnings: 992 (69.52%)
--Mean earnings: $25,755
With Social Security income: 429 (30.06%)
--Mean Social Security income: $7,959
With Supplemental Security Income: 146 (10.23%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,036
With public assistance income: 73 (5.12%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,503
With retirement income: 236 (16.54%)
--Mean retirement income: $14,893

Families: 935 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 233 (24.92%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 141 (15.08%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 206 (22.03%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 99 (10.59%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 96 (10.27%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 82 (8.77%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 68 (7.27%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 10 (1.07%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $20,645

Per capita income: $9,666

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $17,059
Female full-time, year-round workers: $15,966

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 362 (38.72%)
--With related children under 18 years: 312 (33.37%)
----With related children under 5 years: 184 (19.68%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 296 (31.66%)
--With related children under 18 years: 272 (29.09%)
----With related children under 5 years: 172 (18.4%)
Individuals: 1,535 (164.17%)
--18 years and over: 853 (91.23%)
----65 years and over: 89 (9.52%)
--Related children under 18 years: 682 (72.94%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 462 (49.41%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 265 (28.34%)

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