General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1378324, place: Union City city, Georgia)EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over: 8,805 (100%)
In labor force: 5,440 (61.78%)
--Civilian labor force: 5,422 (61.58%)
----Employed: 5,104 (57.97%)
----Unemployed: 318 (3.61%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5.9%
--Armed Forces: 18 (0.2%)
Not in labor force: 3,365 (38.22%)
Females 16 years and over: 5,049 (57.34%)
In labor force: 2,803 (31.83%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,803 (31.83%)
----Employed: 2,663 (30.24%)
Own children under 6 years: 903 (10.26%)
All parents in family in labor force: 678 (7.7%)
COMMUTING TO WORKWorkers 16 years and over: 4,940 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 3,453 (69.9%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 923 (18.68%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 312 (6.32%)
Walked: 142 (2.87%)
Other means: 13 (0.26%)
Worked at home: 97 (1.96%)
Mean travel time to work: 29.8 minutes
OCCUPATIONEmployed civilian population 16 years and over: 5,104 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 1,275 (24.98%)
Service occupations: 814 (15.95%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,672 (32.76%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 9 (0.18%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 546 (10.7%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 788 (15.44%)
INDUSTRYAgriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 10 (0.2%)
Construction: 287 (5.62%)
Manufacturing: 446 (8.74%)
Wholesale trade.: 190 (3.72%)
Retail trade: 523 (10.25%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 600 (11.76%)
Information: 239 (4.68%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 445 (8.72%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 409 (8.01%)
Educational, health and social services: 878 (17.2%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 429 (8.41%)
Other services (except public administration): 245 (4.8%)
Public administration: 403 (7.9%)
CLASS OF WORKERPrivate wage and salary workers: 3,968 (77.74%)
Government workers: 958 (18.77%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 178 (3.49%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)
INCOME IN 1999Households: 4,886 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 539 (11.03%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 409 (8.37%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 828 (16.95%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 636 (13.02%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,075 (22%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 922 (18.87%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 317 (6.49%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 137 (2.8%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 23 (0.47%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $35,322
With earnings: 3,707 (75.87%)
--Mean earnings: $42,065
With Social Security income: 1,251 (25.6%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,605
With Supplemental Security Income: 263 (5.38%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,728
With public assistance income: 139 (2.84%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,764
With retirement income: 697 (14.27%)
--Mean retirement income: $16,296
Families: 2,768 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 188 (6.79%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 114 (4.12%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 403 (14.56%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 455 (16.44%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 614 (22.18%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 653 (23.59%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 265 (9.57%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 68 (2.46%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 8 (0.29%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $39,697
Per capita income: $17,208
Median earnings (dollars)Male full-time, year-round workers: $30,421
Female full-time, year-round workers: $28,111
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999Families: 274 (9.9%)
--With related children under 18 years: 194 (7.01%)
----With related children under 5 years: 74 (2.67%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 193 (6.97%)
--With related children under 18 years: 157 (5.67%)
----With related children under 5 years: 51 (1.84%)
Individuals: 1,348 (48.7%)
--18 years and over: 915 (33.06%)
----65 years and over: 203 (7.33%)
--Related children under 18 years: 402 (14.52%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 311 (11.24%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 501 (18.1%)
Return to Union City,GA. 
