General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1303440, place: Athens-Clarke County (balance), Georgia)EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over: 84,322 (100%)
In labor force: 54,599 (64.75%)
--Civilian labor force: 54,143 (64.21%)
----Employed: 48,557 (57.59%)
----Unemployed: 5,586 (6.62%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 10.3%
--Armed Forces: 456 (0.54%)
Not in labor force: 29,723 (35.25%)
Females 16 years and over: 43,584 (51.69%)
In labor force: 26,618 (31.57%)
--Civilian labor force: 26,598 (31.54%)
----Employed: 23,790 (28.21%)
Own children under 6 years: 5,883 (6.98%)
All parents in family in labor force: 3,676 (4.36%)
COMMUTING TO WORKWorkers 16 years and over: 47,647 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 35,738 (75.01%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 6,871 (14.42%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 1,144 (2.4%)
Walked: 2,069 (4.34%)
Other means: 749 (1.57%)
Worked at home: 1,076 (2.26%)
Mean travel time to work: 18.6 minutes
OCCUPATIONEmployed civilian population 16 years and over: 48,557 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 17,927 (36.92%)
Service occupations: 8,678 (17.87%)
Sales and office occupations: 12,005 (24.72%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 337 (0.69%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 2,555 (5.26%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 7,055 (14.53%)
INDUSTRYAgriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 512 (1.05%)
Construction: 2,108 (4.34%)
Manufacturing: 5,736 (11.81%)
Wholesale trade.: 1,231 (2.54%)
Retail trade: 6,072 (12.5%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 1,126 (2.32%)
Information: 1,411 (2.91%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 1,814 (3.74%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 3,851 (7.93%)
Educational, health and social services: 14,936 (30.76%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 6,068 (12.5%)
Other services (except public administration): 1,907 (3.93%)
Public administration: 1,785 (3.68%)
CLASS OF WORKERPrivate wage and salary workers: 32,526 (66.99%)
Government workers: 13,942 (28.71%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 2,010 (4.14%)
Unpaid family workers: 79 (0.16%)
INCOME IN 1999Households: 39,254 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 8,166 (20.8%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 3,658 (9.32%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 6,083 (15.5%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 4,893 (12.46%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 5,670 (14.44%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 5,353 (13.64%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 2,188 (5.57%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 2,101 (5.35%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 500 (1.27%)
$200,000 or more: 642 (1.64%)
Median household income: $28,118
With earnings: 33,374 (85.02%)
--Mean earnings: $39,770
With Social Security income: 6,724 (17.13%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,478
With Supplemental Security Income: 1,510 (3.85%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,198
With public assistance income: 1,063 (2.71%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,691
With retirement income: 4,160 (10.6%)
--Mean retirement income: $20,741
Families: 19,540 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 2,035 (10.41%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,204 (6.16%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 2,509 (12.84%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 2,585 (13.23%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 3,198 (16.37%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 3,646 (18.66%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,731 (8.86%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,677 (8.58%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 409 (2.09%)
$200,000 or more: 546 (2.79%)
Median family income: $41,407
Per capita income: $17,103
Median earnings (dollars)Male full-time, year-round workers: $30,359
Female full-time, year-round workers: $23,039
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999Families: 2,925 (14.97%)
--With related children under 18 years: 2,231 (11.42%)
----With related children under 5 years: 1,186 (6.07%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 1,942 (9.94%)
--With related children under 18 years: 1,718 (8.79%)
----With related children under 5 years: 828 (4.24%)
Individuals: 26,260 (134.39%)
--18 years and over: 21,859 (111.87%)
----65 years and over: 1,015 (5.19%)
--Related children under 18 years: 4,348 (22.25%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 2,870 (14.69%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 17,145 (87.74%)
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