Alapaha, GA

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General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1301024, place: Alapaha town, Georgia)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 511 (100%)
In labor force: 291 (56.95%)
--Civilian labor force: 289 (56.56%)
----Employed: 270 (52.84%)
----Unemployed: 19 (3.72%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 6.6%
--Armed Forces: 2 (0.39%)
Not in labor force: 220 (43.05%)
Females 16 years and over: 285 (55.77%)
In labor force: 157 (30.72%)
--Civilian labor force: 155 (30.33%)
----Employed: 138 (27.01%)
Own children under 6 years: 41 (8.02%)
All parents in family in labor force: 20 (3.91%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 266 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 170 (63.91%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 76 (28.57%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 2 (0.75%)
Walked: 0 (0%)
Other means: 8 (3.01%)
Worked at home: 10 (3.76%)
Mean travel time to work: 23.4 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 270 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 47 (17.41%)
Service occupations: 48 (17.78%)
Sales and office occupations: 55 (20.37%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 6 (2.22%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 33 (12.22%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 81 (30%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 9 (3.33%)
Construction: 20 (7.41%)
Manufacturing: 84 (31.11%)
Wholesale trade.: 11 (4.07%)
Retail trade: 41 (15.19%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 7 (2.59%)
Information: 3 (1.11%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 11 (4.07%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 9 (3.33%)
Educational, health and social services: 53 (19.63%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 8 (2.96%)
Other services (except public administration): 8 (2.96%)
Public administration: 6 (2.22%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 190 (70.37%)
Government workers: 52 (19.26%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 25 (9.26%)
Unpaid family workers: 3 (1.11%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 280 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 62 (22.14%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 33 (11.79%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 55 (19.64%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 52 (18.57%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 35 (12.5%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 29 (10.36%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 8 (2.86%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 6 (2.14%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $22,422

With earnings: 199 (71.07%)
--Mean earnings: $30,088
With Social Security income: 80 (28.57%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,626
With Supplemental Security Income: 14 (5%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,343
With public assistance income: 15 (5.36%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,493
With retirement income: 50 (17.86%)
--Mean retirement income: $10,809

Families: 191 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 25 (13.09%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 22 (11.52%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 34 (17.8%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 39 (20.42%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 33 (17.28%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 24 (12.57%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 8 (4.19%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 6 (3.14%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $27,679

Per capita income: $11,925

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $26,250
Female full-time, year-round workers: $18,800

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 41 (21.47%)
--With related children under 18 years: 36 (18.85%)
----With related children under 5 years: 17 (8.9%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 35 (18.32%)
--With related children under 18 years: 32 (16.75%)
----With related children under 5 years: 17 (8.9%)
Individuals: 141 (73.82%)
--18 years and over: 87 (45.55%)
----65 years and over: 27 (14.14%)
--Related children under 18 years: 54 (28.27%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 41 (21.47%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 33 (17.28%)

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