Whitesburg, KY

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2182776, place: Whitesburg city, Kentucky)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,392 (100%)
In labor force: 601 (43.18%)
--Civilian labor force: 592 (42.53%)
----Employed: 560 (40.23%)
----Unemployed: 32 (2.3%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5.4%
--Armed Forces: 9 (0.65%)
Not in labor force: 791 (56.82%)
Females 16 years and over: 764 (54.89%)
In labor force: 259 (18.61%)
--Civilian labor force: 255 (18.32%)
----Employed: 245 (17.6%)
Own children under 6 years: 90 (6.47%)
All parents in family in labor force: 39 (2.8%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 566 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 486 (85.87%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 33 (5.83%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 7 (1.24%)
Walked: 24 (4.24%)
Other means: 8 (1.41%)
Worked at home: 8 (1.41%)
Mean travel time to work: 15.7 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 560 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 225 (40.18%)
Service occupations: 67 (11.96%)
Sales and office occupations: 133 (23.75%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 73 (13.04%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 62 (11.07%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 52 (9.29%)
Construction: 43 (7.68%)
Manufacturing: 15 (2.68%)
Wholesale trade.: 14 (2.5%)
Retail trade: 99 (17.68%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 24 (4.29%)
Information: 16 (2.86%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 17 (3.04%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 31 (5.54%)
Educational, health and social services: 171 (30.54%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 21 (3.75%)
Other services (except public administration): 25 (4.46%)
Public administration: 32 (5.71%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 434 (77.5%)
Government workers: 89 (15.89%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 34 (6.07%)
Unpaid family workers: 3 (0.54%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 613 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 109 (17.78%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 80 (13.05%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 83 (13.54%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 80 (13.05%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 71 (11.58%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 119 (19.41%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 21 (3.43%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 23 (3.75%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 14 (2.28%)
$200,000 or more: 13 (2.12%)
Median household income: $28,750

With earnings: 407 (66.39%)
--Mean earnings: $54,707
With Social Security income: 209 (34.09%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,211
With Supplemental Security Income: 80 (13.05%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,889
With public assistance income: 78 (12.72%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,030
With retirement income: 96 (15.66%)
--Mean retirement income: $13,548

Families: 428 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 47 (10.98%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 59 (13.79%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 53 (12.38%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 51 (11.92%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 58 (13.55%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 109 (25.47%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 15 (3.5%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 17 (3.97%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 14 (3.27%)
$200,000 or more: 5 (1.17%)
Median family income: $35,714

Per capita income: $20,202

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $31,339
Female full-time, year-round workers: $25,478

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 94 (21.96%)
--With related children under 18 years: 64 (14.95%)
----With related children under 5 years: 27 (6.31%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 55 (12.85%)
--With related children under 18 years: 36 (8.41%)
----With related children under 5 years: 8 (1.87%)
Individuals: 346 (80.84%)
--18 years and over: 249 (58.18%)
----65 years and over: 33 (7.71%)
--Related children under 18 years: 97 (22.66%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 75 (17.52%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 69 (16.12%)

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