Albany, GA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1301052, place: Albany city, Georgia)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 58,170 (100%)
In labor force: 33,888 (58.26%)
--Civilian labor force: 32,720 (56.25%)
----Employed: 28,934 (49.74%)
----Unemployed: 3,786 (6.51%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 11.6%
--Armed Forces: 1,168 (2.01%)
Not in labor force: 24,282 (41.74%)
Females 16 years and over: 31,990 (54.99%)
In labor force: 17,348 (29.82%)
--Civilian labor force: 17,016 (29.25%)
----Employed: 14,991 (25.77%)
Own children under 6 years: 6,420 (11.04%)
All parents in family in labor force: 3,983 (6.85%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 29,415 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 22,557 (76.69%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 4,982 (16.94%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 386 (1.31%)
Walked: 812 (2.76%)
Other means: 267 (0.91%)
Worked at home: 411 (1.4%)
Mean travel time to work: 17.9 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 28,934 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 8,829 (30.51%)
Service occupations: 5,281 (18.25%)
Sales and office occupations: 7,361 (25.44%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 107 (0.37%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 2,599 (8.98%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 4,757 (16.44%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 248 (0.86%)
Construction: 1,758 (6.08%)
Manufacturing: 3,916 (13.53%)
Wholesale trade.: 1,051 (3.63%)
Retail trade: 3,357 (11.6%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 1,072 (3.7%)
Information: 800 (2.76%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 1,387 (4.79%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 1,937 (6.69%)
Educational, health and social services: 6,947 (24.01%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 2,397 (8.28%)
Other services (except public administration): 1,688 (5.83%)
Public administration: 2,376 (8.21%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 20,683 (71.48%)
Government workers: 6,559 (22.67%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 1,556 (5.38%)
Unpaid family workers: 136 (0.47%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 28,747 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 5,821 (20.25%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 2,245 (7.81%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 4,773 (16.6%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 3,728 (12.97%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 4,497 (15.64%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 3,998 (13.91%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,750 (6.09%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,278 (4.45%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 286 (0.99%)
$200,000 or more: 371 (1.29%)
Median household income: $28,639

With earnings: 21,390 (74.41%)
--Mean earnings: $40,449
With Social Security income: 7,716 (26.84%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,793
With Supplemental Security Income: 2,383 (8.29%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,231
With public assistance income: 2,075 (7.22%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,511
With retirement income: 4,542 (15.8%)
--Mean retirement income: $15,958

Families: 18,943 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 2,852 (15.06%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,284 (6.78%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 3,084 (16.28%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 2,456 (12.97%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 3,046 (16.08%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 3,041 (16.05%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,506 (7.95%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,057 (5.58%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 276 (1.46%)
$200,000 or more: 341 (1.8%)
Median family income: $33,843

Per capita income: $15,485

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $30,204
Female full-time, year-round workers: $22,268

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 4,079 (21.53%)
--With related children under 18 years: 3,308 (17.46%)
----With related children under 5 years: 1,528 (8.07%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 3,224 (17.02%)
--With related children under 18 years: 2,792 (14.74%)
----With related children under 5 years: 1,296 (6.84%)
Individuals: 20,029 (105.73%)
--18 years and over: 11,874 (62.68%)
----65 years and over: 1,664 (8.78%)
--Related children under 18 years: 7,764 (40.99%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 5,311 (28.04%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 5,302 (27.99%)

Return to Albany,GA.