Canton, NC

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3710240, place: Canton town, North Carolina)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 3,194 (100%)
In labor force: 1,757 (55.01%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,757 (55.01%)
----Employed: 1,695 (53.07%)
----Unemployed: 62 (1.94%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 3.5%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 1,437 (44.99%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,801 (56.39%)
In labor force: 837 (26.21%)
--Civilian labor force: 837 (26.21%)
----Employed: 804 (25.17%)
Own children under 6 years: 290 (9.08%)
All parents in family in labor force: 145 (4.54%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,644 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,366 (83.09%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 188 (11.44%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 10 (0.61%)
Walked: 56 (3.41%)
Other means: 5 (0.3%)
Worked at home: 19 (1.16%)
Mean travel time to work: 20.7 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,695 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 370 (21.83%)
Service occupations: 269 (15.87%)
Sales and office occupations: 444 (26.19%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 12 (0.71%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 223 (13.16%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 377 (22.24%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 12 (0.71%)
Construction: 163 (9.62%)
Manufacturing: 380 (22.42%)
Wholesale trade.: 53 (3.13%)
Retail trade: 209 (12.33%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 75 (4.42%)
Information: 13 (0.77%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 55 (3.24%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 141 (8.32%)
Educational, health and social services: 307 (18.11%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 107 (6.31%)
Other services (except public administration): 102 (6.02%)
Public administration: 78 (4.6%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,296 (76.46%)
Government workers: 264 (15.58%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 128 (7.55%)
Unpaid family workers: 7 (0.41%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,786 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 282 (15.79%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 181 (10.13%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 305 (17.08%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 262 (14.67%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 311 (17.41%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 287 (16.07%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 79 (4.42%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 37 (2.07%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 28 (1.57%)
$200,000 or more: 14 (0.78%)
Median household income: $28,775

With earnings: 1,162 (65.06%)
--Mean earnings: $37,887
With Social Security income: 774 (43.34%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,147
With Supplemental Security Income: 94 (5.26%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,399
With public assistance income: 78 (4.37%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,863
With retirement income: 488 (27.32%)
--Mean retirement income: $17,463

Families: 1,068 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 68 (6.37%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 31 (2.9%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 172 (16.1%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 203 (19.01%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 235 (22%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 238 (22.28%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 79 (7.4%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 18 (1.69%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 10 (0.94%)
$200,000 or more: 14 (1.31%)
Median family income: $38,191

Per capita income: $17,995

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $28,792
Female full-time, year-round workers: $22,143

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 101 (9.46%)
--With related children under 18 years: 70 (6.55%)
----With related children under 5 years: 51 (4.78%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 47 (4.4%)
--With related children under 18 years: 42 (3.93%)
----With related children under 5 years: 36 (3.37%)
Individuals: 507 (47.47%)
--18 years and over: 318 (29.78%)
----65 years and over: 50 (4.68%)
--Related children under 18 years: 189 (17.7%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 103 (9.64%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 154 (14.42%)

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