Blairsville, GA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1308480, place: Blairsville city, Georgia)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 593 (100%)
In labor force: 164 (27.66%)
--Civilian labor force: 164 (27.66%)
----Employed: 163 (27.49%)
----Unemployed: 1 (0.17%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 0.6%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 429 (72.34%)
Females 16 years and over: 200 (33.73%)
In labor force: 78 (13.15%)
--Civilian labor force: 78 (13.15%)
----Employed: 78 (13.15%)
Own children under 6 years: 41 (6.91%)
All parents in family in labor force: 24 (4.05%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 156 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 123 (78.85%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 19 (12.18%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 10 (6.41%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 4 (2.56%)
Mean travel time to work: 20.7 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 163 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 30 (18.4%)
Service occupations: 42 (25.77%)
Sales and office occupations: 45 (27.61%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 5 (3.07%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 19 (11.66%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 22 (13.5%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 4 (2.45%)
Construction: 15 (9.2%)
Manufacturing: 16 (9.82%)
Wholesale trade.: 5 (3.07%)
Retail trade: 29 (17.79%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 5 (3.07%)
Information: 3 (1.84%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 15 (9.2%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 7 (4.29%)
Educational, health and social services: 22 (13.5%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 25 (15.34%)
Other services (except public administration): 13 (7.98%)
Public administration: 4 (2.45%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 123 (75.46%)
Government workers: 14 (8.59%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 26 (15.95%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 237 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 81 (34.18%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 47 (19.83%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 40 (16.88%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 19 (8.02%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 19 (8.02%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 20 (8.44%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 6 (2.53%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 3 (1.27%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 2 (0.84%)
Median household income: $14,120

With earnings: 128 (54.01%)
--Mean earnings: $27,784
With Social Security income: 106 (44.73%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,160
With Supplemental Security Income: 43 (18.14%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,593
With public assistance income: 12 (5.06%)
--Mean public assistance income: $983
With retirement income: 38 (16.03%)
--Mean retirement income: $12,427

Families: 95 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 16 (16.84%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 15 (15.79%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 18 (18.95%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 7 (7.37%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 12 (12.63%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 16 (16.84%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 6 (6.32%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 3 (3.16%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 2 (2.11%)
Median family income: $24,712

Per capita income: $13,865

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $21,953
Female full-time, year-round workers: $28,125

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 16 (16.84%)
--With related children under 18 years: 16 (16.84%)
----With related children under 5 years: 10 (10.53%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 12 (12.63%)
--With related children under 18 years: 12 (12.63%)
----With related children under 5 years: 8 (8.42%)
Individuals: 115 (121.05%)
--18 years and over: 86 (90.53%)
----65 years and over: 27 (28.42%)
--Related children under 18 years: 29 (30.53%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 14 (14.74%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 70 (73.68%)

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