General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3704640, place: Belhaven town, North Carolina)EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over: 1,477 (100%)
In labor force: 666 (45.09%)
--Civilian labor force: 666 (45.09%)
----Employed: 599 (40.56%)
----Unemployed: 67 (4.54%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 10.1%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 811 (54.91%)
Females 16 years and over: 846 (57.28%)
In labor force: 324 (21.94%)
--Civilian labor force: 324 (21.94%)
----Employed: 291 (19.7%)
Own children under 6 years: 161 (10.9%)
All parents in family in labor force: 99 (6.7%)
COMMUTING TO WORKWorkers 16 years and over: 585 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 345 (58.97%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 181 (30.94%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 7 (1.2%)
Walked: 35 (5.98%)
Other means: 5 (0.85%)
Worked at home: 12 (2.05%)
Mean travel time to work: 24.4 minutes
OCCUPATIONEmployed civilian population 16 years and over: 599 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 91 (15.19%)
Service occupations: 118 (19.7%)
Sales and office occupations: 122 (20.37%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 28 (4.67%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 106 (17.7%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 134 (22.37%)
INDUSTRYAgriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 44 (7.35%)
Construction: 80 (13.36%)
Manufacturing: 74 (12.35%)
Wholesale trade.: 18 (3.01%)
Retail trade: 76 (12.69%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 13 (2.17%)
Information: 5 (0.83%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 4 (0.67%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 34 (5.68%)
Educational, health and social services: 145 (24.21%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 29 (4.84%)
Other services (except public administration): 34 (5.68%)
Public administration: 43 (7.18%)
CLASS OF WORKERPrivate wage and salary workers: 422 (70.45%)
Government workers: 120 (20.03%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 57 (9.52%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)
INCOME IN 1999Households: 799 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 252 (31.54%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 110 (13.77%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 134 (16.77%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 104 (13.02%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 88 (11.01%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 67 (8.39%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 32 (4.01%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 7 (0.88%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 5 (0.63%)
Median household income: $16,674
With earnings: 510 (63.83%)
--Mean earnings: $31,413
With Social Security income: 281 (35.17%)
--Mean Social Security income: $8,503
With Supplemental Security Income: 86 (10.76%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,460
With public assistance income: 45 (5.63%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,766
With retirement income: 119 (14.89%)
--Mean retirement income: $13,253
Families: 503 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 118 (23.46%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 60 (11.93%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 81 (16.1%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 77 (15.31%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 77 (15.31%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 50 (9.94%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 32 (6.36%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 3 (0.6%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 5 (0.99%)
Median family income: $23,958
Per capita income: $11,086
Median earnings (dollars)Male full-time, year-round workers: $23,839
Female full-time, year-round workers: $16,741
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999Families: 161 (32.01%)
--With related children under 18 years: 107 (21.27%)
----With related children under 5 years: 43 (8.55%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 86 (17.1%)
--With related children under 18 years: 71 (14.12%)
----With related children under 5 years: 32 (6.36%)
Individuals: 688 (136.78%)
--18 years and over: 474 (94.23%)
----65 years and over: 130 (25.84%)
--Related children under 18 years: 214 (42.54%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 172 (34.19%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 160 (31.81%)
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