Port Wentworth, GA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1362328, place: Port Wentworth city, Georgia)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 2,611 (100%)
In labor force: 1,612 (61.74%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,599 (61.24%)
----Employed: 1,556 (59.59%)
----Unemployed: 43 (1.65%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 2.7%
--Armed Forces: 13 (0.5%)
Not in labor force: 999 (38.26%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,340 (51.32%)
In labor force: 705 (27%)
--Civilian labor force: 699 (26.77%)
----Employed: 667 (25.55%)
Own children under 6 years: 154 (5.9%)
All parents in family in labor force: 81 (3.1%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,535 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,329 (86.58%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 161 (10.49%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 7 (0.46%)
Walked: 8 (0.52%)
Other means: 14 (0.91%)
Worked at home: 16 (1.04%)
Mean travel time to work: 19.9 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,556 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 363 (23.33%)
Service occupations: 233 (14.97%)
Sales and office occupations: 417 (26.8%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 18 (1.16%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 222 (14.27%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 303 (19.47%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 7 (0.45%)
Construction: 118 (7.58%)
Manufacturing: 357 (22.94%)
Wholesale trade.: 20 (1.29%)
Retail trade: 218 (14.01%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 171 (10.99%)
Information: 18 (1.16%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 59 (3.79%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 134 (8.61%)
Educational, health and social services: 238 (15.3%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 52 (3.34%)
Other services (except public administration): 61 (3.92%)
Public administration: 103 (6.62%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,322 (84.96%)
Government workers: 173 (11.12%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 54 (3.47%)
Unpaid family workers: 7 (0.45%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,286 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 89 (6.92%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 56 (4.35%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 231 (17.96%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 142 (11.04%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 267 (20.76%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 264 (20.53%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 168 (13.06%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 53 (4.12%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 7 (0.54%)
$200,000 or more: 9 (0.7%)
Median household income: $42,241

With earnings: 1,011 (78.62%)
--Mean earnings: $50,727
With Social Security income: 429 (33.36%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,860
With Supplemental Security Income: 42 (3.27%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,209
With public assistance income: 22 (1.71%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,205
With retirement income: 296 (23.02%)
--Mean retirement income: $13,269

Families: 899 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 38 (4.23%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 58 (6.45%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 107 (11.9%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 96 (10.68%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 182 (20.24%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 209 (23.25%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 157 (17.46%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 36 (4%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 7 (0.78%)
$200,000 or more: 9 (1%)
Median family income: $48,425

Per capita income: $19,919

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $37,299
Female full-time, year-round workers: $23,244

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 90 (10.01%)
--With related children under 18 years: 72 (8.01%)
----With related children under 5 years: 23 (2.56%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 57 (6.34%)
--With related children under 18 years: 50 (5.56%)
----With related children under 5 years: 23 (2.56%)
Individuals: 335 (37.26%)
--18 years and over: 201 (22.36%)
----65 years and over: 35 (3.89%)
--Related children under 18 years: 131 (14.57%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 100 (11.12%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 58 (6.45%)

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