General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3707080, place: Boone town, North Carolina)EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over: 12,802 (100%)
In labor force: 7,387 (57.7%)
--Civilian labor force: 7,380 (57.65%)
----Employed: 5,978 (46.7%)
----Unemployed: 1,402 (10.95%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 19%
--Armed Forces: 7 (0.05%)
Not in labor force: 5,415 (42.3%)
Females 16 years and over: 6,671 (52.11%)
In labor force: 3,987 (31.14%)
--Civilian labor force: 3,987 (31.14%)
----Employed: 3,039 (23.74%)
Own children under 6 years: 208 (1.62%)
All parents in family in labor force: 120 (0.94%)
COMMUTING TO WORKWorkers 16 years and over: 5,862 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 3,559 (60.71%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 868 (14.81%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 140 (2.39%)
Walked: 1,064 (18.15%)
Other means: 92 (1.57%)
Worked at home: 139 (2.37%)
Mean travel time to work: 12.6 minutes
OCCUPATIONEmployed civilian population 16 years and over: 5,978 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 1,935 (32.37%)
Service occupations: 1,694 (28.34%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,883 (31.5%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 33 (0.55%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 224 (3.75%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 209 (3.5%)
INDUSTRYAgriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 9 (0.15%)
Construction: 147 (2.46%)
Manufacturing: 177 (2.96%)
Wholesale trade.: 18 (0.3%)
Retail trade: 833 (13.93%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 95 (1.59%)
Information: 142 (2.38%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 333 (5.57%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 392 (6.56%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,971 (32.97%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 1,543 (25.81%)
Other services (except public administration): 245 (4.1%)
Public administration: 73 (1.22%)
CLASS OF WORKERPrivate wage and salary workers: 3,961 (66.26%)
Government workers: 1,782 (29.81%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 199 (3.33%)
Unpaid family workers: 36 (0.6%)
INCOME IN 1999Households: 4,444 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,232 (27.72%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 585 (13.16%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 704 (15.84%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 602 (13.55%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 451 (10.15%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 488 (10.98%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 234 (5.27%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 97 (2.18%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 11 (0.25%)
$200,000 or more: 40 (0.9%)
Median household income: $20,541
With earnings: 3,572 (80.38%)
--Mean earnings: $28,214
With Social Security income: 714 (16.07%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,732
With Supplemental Security Income: 106 (2.39%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,977
With public assistance income: 59 (1.33%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,460
With retirement income: 509 (11.45%)
--Mean retirement income: $25,629
Families: 1,270 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 102 (8.03%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 66 (5.2%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 115 (9.06%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 144 (11.34%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 212 (16.69%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 323 (25.43%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 190 (14.96%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 74 (5.83%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 11 (0.87%)
$200,000 or more: 33 (2.6%)
Median family income: $49,762
Per capita income: $12,256
Median earnings (dollars)Male full-time, year-round workers: $28,060
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,000
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999Families: 117 (9.21%)
--With related children under 18 years: 31 (2.44%)
----With related children under 5 years: 23 (1.81%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 49 (3.86%)
--With related children under 18 years: 19 (1.5%)
----With related children under 5 years: 11 (0.87%)
Individuals: 3,199 (251.89%)
--18 years and over: 3,141 (247.32%)
----65 years and over: 86 (6.77%)
--Related children under 18 years: 46 (3.62%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 21 (1.65%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 2,943 (231.73%)
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