Thomasville, GA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1376224, place: Thomasville city, Georgia)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 13,855 (100%)
In labor force: 7,813 (56.39%)
--Civilian labor force: 7,794 (56.25%)
----Employed: 7,242 (52.27%)
----Unemployed: 552 (3.98%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 7.1%
--Armed Forces: 19 (0.14%)
Not in labor force: 6,042 (43.61%)
Females 16 years and over: 7,792 (56.24%)
In labor force: 4,040 (29.16%)
--Civilian labor force: 4,029 (29.08%)
----Employed: 3,707 (26.76%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,387 (10.01%)
All parents in family in labor force: 882 (6.37%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 7,200 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 5,650 (78.47%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,259 (17.49%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 39 (0.54%)
Walked: 87 (1.21%)
Other means: 68 (0.94%)
Worked at home: 97 (1.35%)
Mean travel time to work: 16.1 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 7,242 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 2,520 (34.8%)
Service occupations: 1,262 (17.43%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,688 (23.31%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 59 (0.81%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 498 (6.88%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,215 (16.78%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 108 (1.49%)
Construction: 271 (3.74%)
Manufacturing: 1,249 (17.25%)
Wholesale trade.: 217 (3%)
Retail trade: 819 (11.31%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 250 (3.45%)
Information: 90 (1.24%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 270 (3.73%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 387 (5.34%)
Educational, health and social services: 2,239 (30.92%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 651 (8.99%)
Other services (except public administration): 299 (4.13%)
Public administration: 392 (5.41%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 5,339 (73.72%)
Government workers: 1,481 (20.45%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 403 (5.56%)
Unpaid family workers: 19 (0.26%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 7,048 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,180 (16.74%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 723 (10.26%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,045 (14.83%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,041 (14.77%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,150 (16.32%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,088 (15.44%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 371 (5.26%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 293 (4.16%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 80 (1.14%)
$200,000 or more: 77 (1.09%)
Median household income: $29,926

With earnings: 5,129 (72.77%)
--Mean earnings: $41,460
With Social Security income: 2,259 (32.05%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,150
With Supplemental Security Income: 606 (8.6%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,746
With public assistance income: 275 (3.9%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,143
With retirement income: 1,183 (16.78%)
--Mean retirement income: $19,367

Families: 4,637 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 469 (10.11%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 319 (6.88%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 656 (14.15%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 744 (16.04%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 864 (18.63%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 899 (19.39%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 318 (6.86%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 235 (5.07%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 74 (1.6%)
$200,000 or more: 59 (1.27%)
Median family income: $37,606

Per capita income: $15,910

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $28,331
Female full-time, year-round workers: $21,514

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 699 (15.07%)
--With related children under 18 years: 554 (11.95%)
----With related children under 5 years: 289 (6.23%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 510 (11%)
--With related children under 18 years: 442 (9.53%)
----With related children under 5 years: 260 (5.61%)
Individuals: 3,314 (71.47%)
--18 years and over: 2,126 (45.85%)
----65 years and over: 589 (12.7%)
--Related children under 18 years: 1,188 (25.62%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 765 (16.5%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 991 (21.37%)

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