Tallapoosa, GA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1375300, place: Tallapoosa city, Georgia)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 2,175 (100%)
In labor force: 1,190 (54.71%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,182 (54.34%)
----Employed: 1,160 (53.33%)
----Unemployed: 22 (1.01%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 1.9%
--Armed Forces: 8 (0.37%)
Not in labor force: 985 (45.29%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,244 (57.2%)
In labor force: 635 (29.2%)
--Civilian labor force: 635 (29.2%)
----Employed: 621 (28.55%)
Own children under 6 years: 245 (11.26%)
All parents in family in labor force: 106 (4.87%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,147 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 876 (76.37%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 201 (17.52%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 7 (0.61%)
Other means: 16 (1.39%)
Worked at home: 47 (4.1%)
Mean travel time to work: 28.2 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,160 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 311 (26.81%)
Service occupations: 203 (17.5%)
Sales and office occupations: 244 (21.03%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 96 (8.28%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 306 (26.38%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 0 (0%)
Construction: 73 (6.29%)
Manufacturing: 244 (21.03%)
Wholesale trade.: 30 (2.59%)
Retail trade: 108 (9.31%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 49 (4.22%)
Information: 23 (1.98%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 32 (2.76%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 54 (4.66%)
Educational, health and social services: 315 (27.16%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 99 (8.53%)
Other services (except public administration): 61 (5.26%)
Public administration: 72 (6.21%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 774 (66.72%)
Government workers: 251 (21.64%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 135 (11.64%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,169 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 225 (19.25%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 120 (10.27%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 176 (15.06%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 129 (11.04%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 231 (19.76%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 166 (14.2%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 64 (5.47%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 41 (3.51%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 8 (0.68%)
$200,000 or more: 9 (0.77%)
Median household income: $29,937

With earnings: 745 (63.73%)
--Mean earnings: $43,549
With Social Security income: 514 (43.97%)
--Mean Social Security income: $8,570
With Supplemental Security Income: 76 (6.5%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,269
With public assistance income: 20 (1.71%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,125
With retirement income: 269 (23.01%)
--Mean retirement income: $12,886

Families: 797 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 68 (8.53%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 46 (5.77%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 118 (14.81%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 130 (16.31%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 207 (25.97%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 136 (17.06%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 42 (5.27%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 41 (5.14%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 9 (1.13%)
Median family income: $37,401

Per capita income: $15,302

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $34,102
Female full-time, year-round workers: $21,130

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 102 (12.8%)
--With related children under 18 years: 60 (7.53%)
----With related children under 5 years: 27 (3.39%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 55 (6.9%)
--With related children under 18 years: 35 (4.39%)
----With related children under 5 years: 27 (3.39%)
Individuals: 548 (68.76%)
--18 years and over: 335 (42.03%)
----65 years and over: 141 (17.69%)
--Related children under 18 years: 186 (23.34%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 128 (16.06%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 205 (25.72%)

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