General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1312400, place: Cairo city, Georgia)EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over: 6,820 (100%)
In labor force: 3,786 (55.51%)
--Civilian labor force: 3,773 (55.32%)
----Employed: 3,343 (49.02%)
----Unemployed: 430 (6.3%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 11.4%
--Armed Forces: 13 (0.19%)
Not in labor force: 3,034 (44.49%)
Females 16 years and over: 3,829 (56.14%)
In labor force: 1,899 (27.84%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,899 (27.84%)
----Employed: 1,653 (24.24%)
Own children under 6 years: 770 (11.29%)
All parents in family in labor force: 471 (6.91%)
COMMUTING TO WORKWorkers 16 years and over: 3,296 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 2,406 (73%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 625 (18.96%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 12 (0.36%)
Walked: 74 (2.25%)
Other means: 81 (2.46%)
Worked at home: 98 (2.97%)
Mean travel time to work: 20.1 minutes
OCCUPATIONEmployed civilian population 16 years and over: 3,343 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 878 (26.26%)
Service occupations: 628 (18.79%)
Sales and office occupations: 672 (20.1%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 160 (4.79%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 237 (7.09%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 768 (22.97%)
INDUSTRYAgriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 156 (4.67%)
Construction: 192 (5.74%)
Manufacturing: 603 (18.04%)
Wholesale trade.: 181 (5.41%)
Retail trade: 333 (9.96%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 123 (3.68%)
Information: 60 (1.79%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 131 (3.92%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 153 (4.58%)
Educational, health and social services: 698 (20.88%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 287 (8.59%)
Other services (except public administration): 138 (4.13%)
Public administration: 288 (8.62%)
CLASS OF WORKERPrivate wage and salary workers: 2,303 (68.89%)
Government workers: 745 (22.29%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 286 (8.56%)
Unpaid family workers: 9 (0.27%)
INCOME IN 1999Households: 3,432 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 891 (25.96%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 362 (10.55%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 607 (17.69%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 384 (11.19%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 492 (14.34%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 290 (8.45%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 250 (7.28%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 105 (3.06%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 17 (0.5%)
$200,000 or more: 34 (0.99%)
Median household income: $23,054
With earnings: 2,390 (69.64%)
--Mean earnings: $38,015
With Social Security income: 1,309 (38.14%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,171
With Supplemental Security Income: 329 (9.59%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,956
With public assistance income: 187 (5.45%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,915
With retirement income: 475 (13.84%)
--Mean retirement income: $11,305
Families: 2,412 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 408 (16.92%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 256 (10.61%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 365 (15.13%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 359 (14.88%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 392 (16.25%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 285 (11.82%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 223 (9.25%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 80 (3.32%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 17 (0.7%)
$200,000 or more: 27 (1.12%)
Median family income: $30,352
Per capita income: $13,759
Median earnings (dollars)Male full-time, year-round workers: $29,063
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,542
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999Families: 588 (24.38%)
--With related children under 18 years: 494 (20.48%)
----With related children under 5 years: 187 (7.75%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 368 (15.26%)
--With related children under 18 years: 340 (14.1%)
----With related children under 5 years: 130 (5.39%)
Individuals: 2,765 (114.64%)
--18 years and over: 1,608 (66.67%)
----65 years and over: 311 (12.89%)
--Related children under 18 years: 1,125 (46.64%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 866 (35.9%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 640 (26.53%)
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