Bowdon, GA

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General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1309544, place: Bowdon city, Georgia)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,521 (100%)
In labor force: 932 (61.28%)
--Civilian labor force: 932 (61.28%)
----Employed: 863 (56.74%)
----Unemployed: 69 (4.54%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 7.4%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 589 (38.72%)
Females 16 years and over: 860 (56.54%)
In labor force: 488 (32.08%)
--Civilian labor force: 488 (32.08%)
----Employed: 446 (29.32%)
Own children under 6 years: 158 (10.39%)
All parents in family in labor force: 92 (6.05%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 830 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 638 (76.87%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 149 (17.95%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 10 (1.2%)
Walked: 11 (1.33%)
Other means: 5 (0.6%)
Worked at home: 17 (2.05%)
Mean travel time to work: 25.4 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 863 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 182 (21.09%)
Service occupations: 144 (16.69%)
Sales and office occupations: 199 (23.06%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 7 (0.81%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 89 (10.31%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 242 (28.04%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 8 (0.93%)
Construction: 51 (5.91%)
Manufacturing: 241 (27.93%)
Wholesale trade.: 26 (3.01%)
Retail trade: 117 (13.56%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 41 (4.75%)
Information: 16 (1.85%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 30 (3.48%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 42 (4.87%)
Educational, health and social services: 155 (17.96%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 35 (4.06%)
Other services (except public administration): 51 (5.91%)
Public administration: 50 (5.79%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 652 (75.55%)
Government workers: 161 (18.66%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 50 (5.79%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 793 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 140 (17.65%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 87 (10.97%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 135 (17.02%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 114 (14.38%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 120 (15.13%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 99 (12.48%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 61 (7.69%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 24 (3.03%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 7 (0.88%)
$200,000 or more: 6 (0.76%)
Median household income: $27,875

With earnings: 594 (74.91%)
--Mean earnings: $39,571
With Social Security income: 248 (31.27%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,670
With Supplemental Security Income: 59 (7.44%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,323
With public assistance income: 28 (3.53%)
--Mean public assistance income: $875
With retirement income: 114 (14.38%)
--Mean retirement income: $10,464

Families: 524 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 53 (10.11%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 41 (7.82%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 86 (16.41%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 78 (14.89%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 96 (18.32%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 82 (15.65%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 55 (10.5%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 23 (4.39%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 7 (1.34%)
$200,000 or more: 3 (0.57%)
Median family income: $35,400

Per capita income: $14,968

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $29,125
Female full-time, year-round workers: $19,643

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 79 (15.08%)
--With related children under 18 years: 61 (11.64%)
----With related children under 5 years: 37 (7.06%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 51 (9.73%)
--With related children under 18 years: 46 (8.78%)
----With related children under 5 years: 29 (5.53%)
Individuals: 348 (66.41%)
--18 years and over: 223 (42.56%)
----65 years and over: 42 (8.02%)
--Related children under 18 years: 117 (22.33%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 78 (14.89%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 100 (19.08%)

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