Darien, GA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1321716, place: Darien city, Georgia)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,250 (100%)
In labor force: 755 (60.4%)
--Civilian labor force: 751 (60.08%)
----Employed: 730 (58.4%)
----Unemployed: 21 (1.68%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 2.8%
--Armed Forces: 4 (0.32%)
Not in labor force: 495 (39.6%)
Females 16 years and over: 678 (54.24%)
In labor force: 349 (27.92%)
--Civilian labor force: 348 (27.84%)
----Employed: 335 (26.8%)
Own children under 6 years: 146 (11.68%)
All parents in family in labor force: 84 (6.72%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 721 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 574 (79.61%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 98 (13.59%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 14 (1.94%)
Other means: 9 (1.25%)
Worked at home: 26 (3.61%)
Mean travel time to work: 26 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 730 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 126 (17.26%)
Service occupations: 190 (26.03%)
Sales and office occupations: 184 (25.21%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 17 (2.33%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 85 (11.64%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 128 (17.53%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 20 (2.74%)
Construction: 68 (9.32%)
Manufacturing: 67 (9.18%)
Wholesale trade.: 19 (2.6%)
Retail trade: 102 (13.97%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 24 (3.29%)
Information: 18 (2.47%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 33 (4.52%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 44 (6.03%)
Educational, health and social services: 121 (16.58%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 118 (16.16%)
Other services (except public administration): 43 (5.89%)
Public administration: 53 (7.26%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 556 (76.16%)
Government workers: 130 (17.81%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 44 (6.03%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 682 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 124 (18.18%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 98 (14.37%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 128 (18.77%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 102 (14.96%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 114 (16.72%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 71 (10.41%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 30 (4.4%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 11 (1.61%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 2 (0.29%)
$200,000 or more: 2 (0.29%)
Median household income: $24,135

With earnings: 498 (73.02%)
--Mean earnings: $32,591
With Social Security income: 220 (32.26%)
--Mean Social Security income: $8,314
With Supplemental Security Income: 83 (12.17%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,780
With public assistance income: 40 (5.87%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,504
With retirement income: 114 (16.72%)
--Mean retirement income: $10,592

Families: 450 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 52 (11.56%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 69 (15.33%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 73 (16.22%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 67 (14.89%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 88 (19.56%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 56 (12.44%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 30 (6.67%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 11 (2.44%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 2 (0.44%)
$200,000 or more: 2 (0.44%)
Median family income: $28,750

Per capita income: $11,938

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $26,198
Female full-time, year-round workers: $16,897

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 96 (21.33%)
--With related children under 18 years: 68 (15.11%)
----With related children under 5 years: 23 (5.11%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 58 (12.89%)
--With related children under 18 years: 45 (10%)
----With related children under 5 years: 15 (3.33%)
Individuals: 425 (94.44%)
--18 years and over: 268 (59.56%)
----65 years and over: 53 (11.78%)
--Related children under 18 years: 154 (34.22%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 123 (27.33%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 118 (26.22%)

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