Blountstown, FL

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1206925, place: Blountstown city, Florida)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,938 (100%)
In labor force: 909 (46.9%)
--Civilian labor force: 905 (46.7%)
----Employed: 829 (42.78%)
----Unemployed: 76 (3.92%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 8.4%
--Armed Forces: 4 (0.21%)
Not in labor force: 1,029 (53.1%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,137 (58.67%)
In labor force: 451 (23.27%)
--Civilian labor force: 451 (23.27%)
----Employed: 413 (21.31%)
Own children under 6 years: 147 (7.59%)
All parents in family in labor force: 113 (5.83%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 819 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 608 (74.24%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 142 (17.34%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 14 (1.71%)
Walked: 46 (5.62%)
Other means: 9 (1.1%)
Worked at home: 0 (0%)
Mean travel time to work: 24.8 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 829 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 235 (28.35%)
Service occupations: 212 (25.57%)
Sales and office occupations: 210 (25.33%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 22 (2.65%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 70 (8.44%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 80 (9.65%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 39 (4.7%)
Construction: 59 (7.12%)
Manufacturing: 54 (6.51%)
Wholesale trade.: 26 (3.14%)
Retail trade: 95 (11.46%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 33 (3.98%)
Information: 34 (4.1%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 29 (3.5%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 32 (3.86%)
Educational, health and social services: 230 (27.74%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 76 (9.17%)
Other services (except public administration): 41 (4.95%)
Public administration: 81 (9.77%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 561 (67.67%)
Government workers: 221 (26.66%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 43 (5.19%)
Unpaid family workers: 4 (0.48%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 877 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 206 (23.49%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 78 (8.89%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 196 (22.35%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 122 (13.91%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 103 (11.74%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 98 (11.17%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 53 (6.04%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 18 (2.05%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 3 (0.34%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $23,271

With earnings: 566 (64.54%)
--Mean earnings: $33,033
With Social Security income: 379 (43.22%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,197
With Supplemental Security Income: 50 (5.7%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,369
With public assistance income: 35 (3.99%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,652
With retirement income: 158 (18.02%)
--Mean retirement income: $13,395

Families: 605 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 74 (12.23%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 54 (8.93%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 113 (18.68%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 111 (18.35%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 91 (15.04%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 88 (14.55%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 53 (8.76%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 18 (2.98%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 3 (0.5%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $30,880

Per capita income: $11,498

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $23,312
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,000

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 112 (18.51%)
--With related children under 18 years: 80 (13.22%)
----With related children under 5 years: 49 (8.1%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 81 (13.39%)
--With related children under 18 years: 64 (10.58%)
----With related children under 5 years: 40 (6.61%)
Individuals: 537 (88.76%)
--18 years and over: 343 (56.69%)
----65 years and over: 73 (12.07%)
--Related children under 18 years: 194 (32.07%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 136 (22.48%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 133 (21.98%)

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