Lithonia, GA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1346860, place: Lithonia city, Georgia)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,519 (100%)
In labor force: 847 (55.76%)
--Civilian labor force: 847 (55.76%)
----Employed: 771 (50.76%)
----Unemployed: 76 (5%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 9%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 672 (44.24%)
Females 16 years and over: 958 (63.07%)
In labor force: 504 (33.18%)
--Civilian labor force: 504 (33.18%)
----Employed: 463 (30.48%)
Own children under 6 years: 233 (15.34%)
All parents in family in labor force: 156 (10.27%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 741 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 449 (60.59%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 170 (22.94%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 75 (10.12%)
Walked: 28 (3.78%)
Other means: 6 (0.81%)
Worked at home: 13 (1.75%)
Mean travel time to work: 39.2 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 771 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 159 (20.62%)
Service occupations: 158 (20.49%)
Sales and office occupations: 233 (30.22%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 63 (8.17%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 158 (20.49%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 0 (0%)
Construction: 39 (5.06%)
Manufacturing: 101 (13.1%)
Wholesale trade.: 41 (5.32%)
Retail trade: 85 (11.02%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 42 (5.45%)
Information: 34 (4.41%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 53 (6.87%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 87 (11.28%)
Educational, health and social services: 144 (18.68%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 58 (7.52%)
Other services (except public administration): 41 (5.32%)
Public administration: 46 (5.97%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 610 (79.12%)
Government workers: 126 (16.34%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 35 (4.54%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 794 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 167 (21.03%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 90 (11.34%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 165 (20.78%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 117 (14.74%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 125 (15.74%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 79 (9.95%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 35 (4.41%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 10 (1.26%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 5 (0.63%)
$200,000 or more: 1 (0.13%)
Median household income: $23,397

With earnings: 592 (74.56%)
--Mean earnings: $32,144
With Social Security income: 211 (26.57%)
--Mean Social Security income: $8,005
With Supplemental Security Income: 74 (9.32%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,422
With public assistance income: 62 (7.81%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,276
With retirement income: 78 (9.82%)
--Mean retirement income: $10,513

Families: 563 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 86 (15.28%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 67 (11.9%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 131 (23.27%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 82 (14.56%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 98 (17.41%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 57 (10.12%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 28 (4.97%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 8 (1.42%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 5 (0.89%)
$200,000 or more: 1 (0.18%)
Median family income: $24,792

Per capita income: $10,605

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $27,500
Female full-time, year-round workers: $23,788

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 127 (22.56%)
--With related children under 18 years: 101 (17.94%)
----With related children under 5 years: 69 (12.26%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 98 (17.41%)
--With related children under 18 years: 84 (14.92%)
----With related children under 5 years: 52 (9.24%)
Individuals: 570 (101.24%)
--18 years and over: 313 (55.6%)
----65 years and over: 59 (10.48%)
--Related children under 18 years: 250 (44.4%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 163 (28.95%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 124 (22.02%)

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