Garden City, GA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1332048, place: Garden City city, Georgia)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 8,760 (100%)
In labor force: 5,007 (57.16%)
--Civilian labor force: 4,952 (56.53%)
----Employed: 4,722 (53.9%)
----Unemployed: 230 (2.63%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.6%
--Armed Forces: 55 (0.63%)
Not in labor force: 3,753 (42.84%)
Females 16 years and over: 3,970 (45.32%)
In labor force: 2,284 (26.07%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,278 (26%)
----Employed: 2,099 (23.96%)
Own children under 6 years: 960 (10.96%)
All parents in family in labor force: 604 (6.89%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 4,708 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 3,283 (69.73%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 933 (19.82%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 232 (4.93%)
Walked: 153 (3.25%)
Other means: 99 (2.1%)
Worked at home: 8 (0.17%)
Mean travel time to work: 21.1 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 4,722 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 806 (17.07%)
Service occupations: 862 (18.25%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,246 (26.39%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 21 (0.44%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 773 (16.37%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,014 (21.47%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 15 (0.32%)
Construction: 496 (10.5%)
Manufacturing: 814 (17.24%)
Wholesale trade.: 174 (3.68%)
Retail trade: 633 (13.41%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 346 (7.33%)
Information: 50 (1.06%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 199 (4.21%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 320 (6.78%)
Educational, health and social services: 541 (11.46%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 534 (11.31%)
Other services (except public administration): 317 (6.71%)
Public administration: 283 (5.99%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 3,830 (81.11%)
Government workers: 662 (14.02%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 230 (4.87%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 3,929 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 469 (11.94%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 336 (8.55%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 724 (18.43%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 710 (18.07%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 656 (16.7%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 685 (17.43%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 205 (5.22%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 121 (3.08%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 8 (0.2%)
$200,000 or more: 15 (0.38%)
Median household income: $29,718

With earnings: 3,195 (81.32%)
--Mean earnings: $36,985
With Social Security income: 1,065 (27.11%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,870
With Supplemental Security Income: 166 (4.22%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,194
With public assistance income: 110 (2.8%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,136
With retirement income: 696 (17.71%)
--Mean retirement income: $11,732

Families: 2,729 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 320 (11.73%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 171 (6.27%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 518 (18.98%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 442 (16.2%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 490 (17.96%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 486 (17.81%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 186 (6.82%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 93 (3.41%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 8 (0.29%)
$200,000 or more: 15 (0.55%)
Median family income: $31,664

Per capita income: $14,139

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $28,333
Female full-time, year-round workers: $21,245

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 472 (17.3%)
--With related children under 18 years: 399 (14.62%)
----With related children under 5 years: 199 (7.29%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 205 (7.51%)
--With related children under 18 years: 199 (7.29%)
----With related children under 5 years: 115 (4.21%)
Individuals: 1,843 (67.53%)
--18 years and over: 1,127 (41.3%)
----65 years and over: 122 (4.47%)
--Related children under 18 years: 716 (26.24%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 510 (18.69%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 366 (13.41%)

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