Soperton, GA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1371772, place: Soperton city, Georgia)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 2,082 (100%)
In labor force: 1,058 (50.82%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,058 (50.82%)
----Employed: 938 (45.05%)
----Unemployed: 120 (5.76%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 11.3%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 1,024 (49.18%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,184 (56.87%)
In labor force: 539 (25.89%)
--Civilian labor force: 539 (25.89%)
----Employed: 445 (21.37%)
Own children under 6 years: 281 (13.5%)
All parents in family in labor force: 206 (9.89%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 919 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 651 (70.84%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 219 (23.83%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 4 (0.44%)
Walked: 33 (3.59%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 12 (1.31%)
Mean travel time to work: 25.4 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 938 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 199 (21.22%)
Service occupations: 157 (16.74%)
Sales and office occupations: 183 (19.51%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 192 (20.47%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 207 (22.07%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 0 (0%)
Construction: 172 (18.34%)
Manufacturing: 189 (20.15%)
Wholesale trade.: 20 (2.13%)
Retail trade: 90 (9.59%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 22 (2.35%)
Information: 8 (0.85%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 29 (3.09%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 50 (5.33%)
Educational, health and social services: 213 (22.71%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 45 (4.8%)
Other services (except public administration): 46 (4.9%)
Public administration: 54 (5.76%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 675 (71.96%)
Government workers: 187 (19.94%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 70 (7.46%)
Unpaid family workers: 6 (0.64%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,145 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 348 (30.39%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 116 (10.13%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 201 (17.55%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 154 (13.45%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 198 (17.29%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 95 (8.3%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 14 (1.22%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 9 (0.79%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 4 (0.35%)
$200,000 or more: 6 (0.52%)
Median household income: $20,471

With earnings: 806 (70.39%)
--Mean earnings: $33,150
With Social Security income: 395 (34.5%)
--Mean Social Security income: $8,667
With Supplemental Security Income: 98 (8.56%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,654
With public assistance income: 107 (9.34%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,849
With retirement income: 170 (14.85%)
--Mean retirement income: $12,089

Families: 761 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 162 (21.29%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 74 (9.72%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 132 (17.35%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 121 (15.9%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 162 (21.29%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 81 (10.64%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 14 (1.84%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 9 (1.18%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 6 (0.79%)
Median family income: $26,042

Per capita income: $12,367

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $24,643
Female full-time, year-round workers: $18,646

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 223 (29.3%)
--With related children under 18 years: 162 (21.29%)
----With related children under 5 years: 87 (11.43%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 146 (19.19%)
--With related children under 18 years: 118 (15.51%)
----With related children under 5 years: 67 (8.8%)
Individuals: 868 (114.06%)
--18 years and over: 581 (76.35%)
----65 years and over: 140 (18.4%)
--Related children under 18 years: 281 (36.93%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 172 (22.6%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 224 (29.43%)

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