Porterdale, GA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1362244, place: Porterdale town, Georgia)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 924 (100%)
In labor force: 441 (47.73%)
--Civilian labor force: 441 (47.73%)
----Employed: 414 (44.81%)
----Unemployed: 27 (2.92%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 6.1%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 483 (52.27%)
Females 16 years and over: 497 (53.79%)
In labor force: 206 (22.29%)
--Civilian labor force: 206 (22.29%)
----Employed: 185 (20.02%)
Own children under 6 years: 144 (15.58%)
All parents in family in labor force: 56 (6.06%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 405 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 287 (70.86%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 95 (23.46%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 9 (2.22%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 14 (3.46%)
Mean travel time to work: 27.4 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 414 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 34 (8.21%)
Service occupations: 48 (11.59%)
Sales and office occupations: 100 (24.15%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 116 (28.02%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 116 (28.02%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 0 (0%)
Construction: 86 (20.77%)
Manufacturing: 118 (28.5%)
Wholesale trade.: 12 (2.9%)
Retail trade: 61 (14.73%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 25 (6.04%)
Information: 6 (1.45%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 7 (1.69%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 16 (3.86%)
Educational, health and social services: 25 (6.04%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 44 (10.63%)
Other services (except public administration): 3 (0.72%)
Public administration: 11 (2.66%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 360 (86.96%)
Government workers: 26 (6.28%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 28 (6.76%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 435 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 70 (16.09%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 48 (11.03%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 109 (25.06%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 57 (13.1%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 61 (14.02%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 77 (17.7%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 13 (2.99%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 0 (0%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $23,967

With earnings: 304 (69.89%)
--Mean earnings: $34,453
With Social Security income: 174 (40%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,244
With Supplemental Security Income: 42 (9.66%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,592
With public assistance income: 19 (4.37%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,542
With retirement income: 74 (17.01%)
--Mean retirement income: $6,582

Families: 321 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 47 (14.64%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 21 (6.54%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 81 (25.23%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 37 (11.53%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 66 (20.56%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 58 (18.07%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 11 (3.43%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 0 (0%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $30,398

Per capita income: $10,812

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $28,409
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,962

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 60 (18.69%)
--With related children under 18 years: 39 (12.15%)
----With related children under 5 years: 29 (9.03%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 7 (2.18%)
--With related children under 18 years: 5 (1.56%)
----With related children under 5 years: 2 (0.62%)
Individuals: 275 (85.67%)
--18 years and over: 186 (57.94%)
----65 years and over: 28 (8.72%)
--Related children under 18 years: 89 (27.73%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 45 (14.02%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 56 (17.45%)

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