Calhoun, GA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1312456, place: Calhoun city, Georgia)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 8,217 (100%)
In labor force: 5,269 (64.12%)
--Civilian labor force: 5,266 (64.09%)
----Employed: 5,046 (61.41%)
----Unemployed: 220 (2.68%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.2%
--Armed Forces: 3 (0.04%)
Not in labor force: 2,948 (35.88%)
Females 16 years and over: 4,228 (51.45%)
In labor force: 2,415 (29.39%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,415 (29.39%)
----Employed: 2,290 (27.87%)
Own children under 6 years: 786 (9.57%)
All parents in family in labor force: 467 (5.68%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 4,974 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 3,664 (73.66%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,013 (20.37%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 70 (1.41%)
Walked: 100 (2.01%)
Other means: 83 (1.67%)
Worked at home: 44 (0.88%)
Mean travel time to work: 18.2 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 5,046 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 1,295 (25.66%)
Service occupations: 507 (10.05%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,238 (24.53%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 53 (1.05%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 374 (7.41%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,579 (31.29%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 59 (1.17%)
Construction: 313 (6.2%)
Manufacturing: 1,910 (37.85%)
Wholesale trade.: 91 (1.8%)
Retail trade: 667 (13.22%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 153 (3.03%)
Information: 83 (1.64%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 183 (3.63%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 257 (5.09%)
Educational, health and social services: 665 (13.18%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 334 (6.62%)
Other services (except public administration): 187 (3.71%)
Public administration: 144 (2.85%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 4,222 (83.67%)
Government workers: 535 (10.6%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 266 (5.27%)
Unpaid family workers: 23 (0.46%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 3,967 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 564 (14.22%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 308 (7.76%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 564 (14.22%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 600 (15.12%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 645 (16.26%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 655 (16.51%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 305 (7.69%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 188 (4.74%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 50 (1.26%)
$200,000 or more: 88 (2.22%)
Median household income: $33,618

With earnings: 3,085 (77.77%)
--Mean earnings: $52,111
With Social Security income: 1,064 (26.82%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,616
With Supplemental Security Income: 202 (5.09%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,007
With public assistance income: 96 (2.42%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,230
With retirement income: 566 (14.27%)
--Mean retirement income: $15,881

Families: 2,673 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 166 (6.21%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 135 (5.05%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 396 (14.81%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 398 (14.89%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 477 (17.85%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 535 (20.01%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 278 (10.4%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 191 (7.15%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 27 (1.01%)
$200,000 or more: 70 (2.62%)
Median family income: $42,310

Per capita income: $19,887

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $27,616
Female full-time, year-round workers: $25,018

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 334 (12.5%)
--With related children under 18 years: 292 (10.92%)
----With related children under 5 years: 144 (5.39%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 138 (5.16%)
--With related children under 18 years: 138 (5.16%)
----With related children under 5 years: 25 (0.94%)
Individuals: 1,690 (63.22%)
--18 years and over: 1,193 (44.63%)
----65 years and over: 245 (9.17%)
--Related children under 18 years: 497 (18.59%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 318 (11.9%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 651 (24.35%)

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