Wadley, AL

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0179344, place: Wadley town, Alabama)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 499 (100%)
In labor force: 195 (39.08%)
--Civilian labor force: 195 (39.08%)
----Employed: 186 (37.27%)
----Unemployed: 9 (1.8%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.6%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 304 (60.92%)
Females 16 years and over: 285 (57.11%)
In labor force: 100 (20.04%)
--Civilian labor force: 100 (20.04%)
----Employed: 92 (18.44%)
Own children under 6 years: 37 (7.41%)
All parents in family in labor force: 26 (5.21%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 182 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 158 (86.81%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 17 (9.34%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 4 (2.2%)
Other means: 3 (1.65%)
Worked at home: 0 (0%)
Mean travel time to work: 21.1 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 186 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 51 (27.42%)
Service occupations: 28 (15.05%)
Sales and office occupations: 33 (17.74%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 11 (5.91%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 10 (5.38%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 53 (28.49%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 11 (5.91%)
Construction: 4 (2.15%)
Manufacturing: 50 (26.88%)
Wholesale trade.: 10 (5.38%)
Retail trade: 18 (9.68%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 14 (7.53%)
Information: 2 (1.08%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 0 (0%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 10 (5.38%)
Educational, health and social services: 55 (29.57%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 3 (1.61%)
Other services (except public administration): 4 (2.15%)
Public administration: 5 (2.69%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 151 (81.18%)
Government workers: 32 (17.2%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 3 (1.61%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 224 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 65 (29.02%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 30 (13.39%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 41 (18.3%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 31 (13.84%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 22 (9.82%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 13 (5.8%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 22 (9.82%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 0 (0%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $17,500

With earnings: 137 (61.16%)
--Mean earnings: $30,213
With Social Security income: 74 (33.04%)
--Mean Social Security income: $8,734
With Supplemental Security Income: 16 (7.14%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,394
With public assistance income: 13 (5.8%)
--Mean public assistance income: $5,285
With retirement income: 43 (19.2%)
--Mean retirement income: $11,520

Families: 153 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 33 (21.57%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 20 (13.07%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 26 (16.99%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 20 (13.07%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 20 (13.07%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 12 (7.84%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 22 (14.38%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 0 (0%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $24,219

Per capita income: $9,076

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $26,563
Female full-time, year-round workers: $18,750

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 45 (29.41%)
--With related children under 18 years: 41 (26.8%)
----With related children under 5 years: 13 (8.5%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 36 (23.53%)
--With related children under 18 years: 35 (22.88%)
----With related children under 5 years: 12 (7.84%)
Individuals: 162 (105.88%)
--18 years and over: 98 (64.05%)
----65 years and over: 22 (14.38%)
--Related children under 18 years: 64 (41.83%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 48 (31.37%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 35 (22.88%)

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