Ray City, GA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1363728, place: Ray City city, Georgia)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 544 (100%)
In labor force: 312 (57.35%)
--Civilian labor force: 280 (51.47%)
----Employed: 265 (48.71%)
----Unemployed: 15 (2.76%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5.4%
--Armed Forces: 32 (5.88%)
Not in labor force: 232 (42.65%)
Females 16 years and over: 297 (54.6%)
In labor force: 151 (27.76%)
--Civilian labor force: 146 (26.84%)
----Employed: 140 (25.74%)
Own children under 6 years: 83 (15.26%)
All parents in family in labor force: 33 (6.07%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 295 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 251 (85.08%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 32 (10.85%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 0 (0%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 12 (4.07%)
Mean travel time to work: 22.9 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 265 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 63 (23.77%)
Service occupations: 32 (12.08%)
Sales and office occupations: 68 (25.66%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 1 (0.38%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 56 (21.13%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 45 (16.98%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 5 (1.89%)
Construction: 34 (12.83%)
Manufacturing: 35 (13.21%)
Wholesale trade.: 10 (3.77%)
Retail trade: 53 (20%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 11 (4.15%)
Information: 3 (1.13%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 15 (5.66%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 25 (9.43%)
Educational, health and social services: 48 (18.11%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 6 (2.26%)
Other services (except public administration): 12 (4.53%)
Public administration: 8 (3.02%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 211 (79.62%)
Government workers: 45 (16.98%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 9 (3.4%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 306 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 71 (23.2%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 32 (10.46%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 46 (15.03%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 50 (16.34%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 61 (19.93%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 32 (10.46%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 12 (3.92%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 0 (0%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 2 (0.65%)
Median household income: $25,769

With earnings: 227 (74.18%)
--Mean earnings: $35,338
With Social Security income: 73 (23.86%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,437
With Supplemental Security Income: 26 (8.5%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,996
With public assistance income: 16 (5.23%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,444
With retirement income: 37 (12.09%)
--Mean retirement income: $12,282

Families: 219 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 30 (13.7%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 15 (6.85%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 40 (18.26%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 35 (15.98%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 59 (26.94%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 26 (11.87%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 12 (5.48%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 0 (0%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 2 (0.91%)
Median family income: $32,614

Per capita income: $12,788

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $26,354
Female full-time, year-round workers: $17,054

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 55 (25.11%)
--With related children under 18 years: 35 (15.98%)
----With related children under 5 years: 19 (8.68%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 26 (11.87%)
--With related children under 18 years: 20 (9.13%)
----With related children under 5 years: 7 (3.2%)
Individuals: 222 (101.37%)
--18 years and over: 151 (68.95%)
----65 years and over: 24 (10.96%)
--Related children under 18 years: 71 (32.42%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 41 (18.72%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 48 (21.92%)

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