Lagrange, GA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1344340, place: LaGrange city, Georgia)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 19,593 (100%)
In labor force: 12,008 (61.29%)
--Civilian labor force: 11,984 (61.16%)
----Employed: 11,341 (57.88%)
----Unemployed: 643 (3.28%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5.4%
--Armed Forces: 24 (0.12%)
Not in labor force: 7,585 (38.71%)
Females 16 years and over: 10,984 (56.06%)
In labor force: 6,005 (30.65%)
--Civilian labor force: 6,005 (30.65%)
----Employed: 5,734 (29.27%)
Own children under 6 years: 2,280 (11.64%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,660 (8.47%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 11,181 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 8,296 (74.2%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 2,059 (18.42%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 380 (3.4%)
Walked: 185 (1.65%)
Other means: 163 (1.46%)
Worked at home: 98 (0.88%)
Mean travel time to work: 17.6 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 11,341 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 3,132 (27.62%)
Service occupations: 1,662 (14.65%)
Sales and office occupations: 2,609 (23.01%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 954 (8.41%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 2,984 (26.31%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 32 (0.28%)
Construction: 631 (5.56%)
Manufacturing: 3,301 (29.11%)
Wholesale trade.: 335 (2.95%)
Retail trade: 1,404 (12.38%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 302 (2.66%)
Information: 209 (1.84%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 319 (2.81%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 647 (5.7%)
Educational, health and social services: 2,390 (21.07%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 994 (8.76%)
Other services (except public administration): 457 (4.03%)
Public administration: 320 (2.82%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 9,282 (81.84%)
Government workers: 1,566 (13.81%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 446 (3.93%)
Unpaid family workers: 47 (0.41%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 10,069 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,728 (17.16%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 868 (8.62%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,827 (18.14%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,293 (12.84%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,519 (15.09%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,381 (13.72%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 604 (6%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 575 (5.71%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 129 (1.28%)
$200,000 or more: 145 (1.44%)
Median household income: $29,719

With earnings: 7,808 (77.54%)
--Mean earnings: $43,588
With Social Security income: 2,893 (28.73%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,037
With Supplemental Security Income: 675 (6.7%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,318
With public assistance income: 521 (5.17%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,418
With retirement income: 1,331 (13.22%)
--Mean retirement income: $13,465

Families: 6,606 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 763 (11.55%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 516 (7.81%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,008 (15.26%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 867 (13.12%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,121 (16.97%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,079 (16.33%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 482 (7.3%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 526 (7.96%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 122 (1.85%)
$200,000 or more: 122 (1.85%)
Median family income: $36,438

Per capita income: $16,640

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $29,082
Female full-time, year-round workers: $21,790

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 1,205 (18.24%)
--With related children under 18 years: 994 (15.05%)
----With related children under 5 years: 481 (7.28%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 891 (13.49%)
--With related children under 18 years: 811 (12.28%)
----With related children under 5 years: 377 (5.71%)
Individuals: 5,443 (82.39%)
--18 years and over: 3,144 (47.59%)
----65 years and over: 612 (9.26%)
--Related children under 18 years: 2,278 (34.48%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 1,619 (24.51%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 1,246 (18.86%)

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