Folkston, GA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1330424, place: Folkston city, Georgia)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,652 (100%)
In labor force: 792 (47.94%)
--Civilian labor force: 786 (47.58%)
----Employed: 704 (42.62%)
----Unemployed: 82 (4.96%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 10.4%
--Armed Forces: 6 (0.36%)
Not in labor force: 860 (52.06%)
Females 16 years and over: 897 (54.3%)
In labor force: 354 (21.43%)
--Civilian labor force: 354 (21.43%)
----Employed: 318 (19.25%)
Own children under 6 years: 204 (12.35%)
All parents in family in labor force: 109 (6.6%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 688 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 472 (68.6%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 129 (18.75%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 24 (3.49%)
Other means: 14 (2.03%)
Worked at home: 49 (7.12%)
Mean travel time to work: 28.8 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 704 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 109 (15.48%)
Service occupations: 167 (23.72%)
Sales and office occupations: 142 (20.17%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 34 (4.83%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 76 (10.8%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 176 (25%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 40 (5.68%)
Construction: 83 (11.79%)
Manufacturing: 96 (13.64%)
Wholesale trade.: 15 (2.13%)
Retail trade: 71 (10.09%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 41 (5.82%)
Information: 4 (0.57%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 20 (2.84%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 16 (2.27%)
Educational, health and social services: 123 (17.47%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 93 (13.21%)
Other services (except public administration): 24 (3.41%)
Public administration: 78 (11.08%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 463 (65.77%)
Government workers: 193 (27.41%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 46 (6.53%)
Unpaid family workers: 2 (0.28%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 859 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 226 (26.31%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 88 (10.24%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 152 (17.69%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 82 (9.55%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 114 (13.27%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 104 (12.11%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 64 (7.45%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 14 (1.63%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 9 (1.05%)
$200,000 or more: 6 (0.7%)
Median household income: $21,840

With earnings: 590 (68.68%)
--Mean earnings: $35,576
With Social Security income: 284 (33.06%)
--Mean Social Security income: $8,768
With Supplemental Security Income: 68 (7.92%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,909
With public assistance income: 46 (5.36%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,366
With retirement income: 134 (15.6%)
--Mean retirement income: $21,274

Families: 579 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 105 (18.13%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 50 (8.64%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 98 (16.93%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 54 (9.33%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 90 (15.54%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 97 (16.75%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 56 (9.67%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 14 (2.42%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 15 (2.59%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $32,375

Per capita income: $13,653

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $26,302
Female full-time, year-round workers: $19,816

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 151 (26.08%)
--With related children under 18 years: 128 (22.11%)
----With related children under 5 years: 67 (11.57%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 103 (17.79%)
--With related children under 18 years: 97 (16.75%)
----With related children under 5 years: 36 (6.22%)
Individuals: 612 (105.7%)
--18 years and over: 364 (62.87%)
----65 years and over: 59 (10.19%)
--Related children under 18 years: 247 (42.66%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 175 (30.22%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 129 (22.28%)

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