Boston, GA

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General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1309460, place: Boston city, Georgia)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,012 (100%)
In labor force: 529 (52.27%)
--Civilian labor force: 529 (52.27%)
----Employed: 457 (45.16%)
----Unemployed: 72 (7.11%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 13.6%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 483 (47.73%)
Females 16 years and over: 588 (58.1%)
In labor force: 289 (28.56%)
--Civilian labor force: 289 (28.56%)
----Employed: 250 (24.7%)
Own children under 6 years: 85 (8.4%)
All parents in family in labor force: 68 (6.72%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 444 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 331 (74.55%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 79 (17.79%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 6 (1.35%)
Walked: 5 (1.13%)
Other means: 12 (2.7%)
Worked at home: 11 (2.48%)
Mean travel time to work: 26 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 457 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 106 (23.19%)
Service occupations: 106 (23.19%)
Sales and office occupations: 113 (24.73%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 5 (1.09%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 33 (7.22%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 94 (20.57%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 2 (0.44%)
Construction: 19 (4.16%)
Manufacturing: 84 (18.38%)
Wholesale trade.: 23 (5.03%)
Retail trade: 43 (9.41%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 16 (3.5%)
Information: 0 (0%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 12 (2.63%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 24 (5.25%)
Educational, health and social services: 134 (29.32%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 56 (12.25%)
Other services (except public administration): 10 (2.19%)
Public administration: 34 (7.44%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 324 (70.9%)
Government workers: 114 (24.95%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 19 (4.16%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 554 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 156 (28.16%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 69 (12.45%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 116 (20.94%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 84 (15.16%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 74 (13.36%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 37 (6.68%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 14 (2.53%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 2 (0.36%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 2 (0.36%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $19,312

With earnings: 345 (62.27%)
--Mean earnings: $26,405
With Social Security income: 192 (34.66%)
--Mean Social Security income: $7,862
With Supplemental Security Income: 79 (14.26%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,909
With public assistance income: 61 (11.01%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,857
With retirement income: 102 (18.41%)
--Mean retirement income: $8,955

Families: 363 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 80 (22.04%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 39 (10.74%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 72 (19.83%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 61 (16.8%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 65 (17.91%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 30 (8.26%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 14 (3.86%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 0 (0%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 2 (0.55%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $23,920

Per capita income: $9,622

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $20,605
Female full-time, year-round workers: $17,135

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 108 (29.75%)
--With related children under 18 years: 91 (25.07%)
----With related children under 5 years: 36 (9.92%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 79 (21.76%)
--With related children under 18 years: 73 (20.11%)
----With related children under 5 years: 30 (8.26%)
Individuals: 460 (126.72%)
--18 years and over: 269 (74.1%)
----65 years and over: 55 (15.15%)
--Related children under 18 years: 189 (52.07%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 145 (39.94%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 101 (27.82%)

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