Drexel, NC

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3717860, place: Drexel town, North Carolina)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,511 (100%)
In labor force: 906 (59.96%)
--Civilian labor force: 906 (59.96%)
----Employed: 874 (57.84%)
----Unemployed: 32 (2.12%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 3.5%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 605 (40.04%)
Females 16 years and over: 886 (58.64%)
In labor force: 484 (32.03%)
--Civilian labor force: 484 (32.03%)
----Employed: 466 (30.84%)
Own children under 6 years: 143 (9.46%)
All parents in family in labor force: 108 (7.15%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 864 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 751 (86.92%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 84 (9.72%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 7 (0.81%)
Walked: 0 (0%)
Other means: 6 (0.69%)
Worked at home: 16 (1.85%)
Mean travel time to work: 18.4 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 874 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 262 (29.98%)
Service occupations: 117 (13.39%)
Sales and office occupations: 180 (20.59%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 76 (8.7%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 239 (27.35%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 3 (0.34%)
Construction: 21 (2.4%)
Manufacturing: 294 (33.64%)
Wholesale trade.: 15 (1.72%)
Retail trade: 85 (9.73%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 12 (1.37%)
Information: 2 (0.23%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 20 (2.29%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 37 (4.23%)
Educational, health and social services: 223 (25.51%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 57 (6.52%)
Other services (except public administration): 45 (5.15%)
Public administration: 60 (6.86%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 665 (76.09%)
Government workers: 181 (20.71%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 28 (3.2%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 758 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 95 (12.53%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 52 (6.86%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 125 (16.49%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 106 (13.98%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 152 (20.05%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 138 (18.21%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 49 (6.46%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 25 (3.3%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 9 (1.19%)
$200,000 or more: 7 (0.92%)
Median household income: $35,086

With earnings: 571 (75.33%)
--Mean earnings: $43,585
With Social Security income: 237 (31.27%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,242
With Supplemental Security Income: 28 (3.69%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,057
With public assistance income: 18 (2.37%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,989
With retirement income: 147 (19.39%)
--Mean retirement income: $17,082

Families: 511 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 20 (3.91%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 25 (4.89%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 81 (15.85%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 72 (14.09%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 125 (24.46%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 103 (20.16%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 48 (9.39%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 23 (4.5%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 9 (1.76%)
$200,000 or more: 5 (0.98%)
Median family income: $41,917

Per capita income: $18,463

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $28,500
Female full-time, year-round workers: $22,827

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 25 (4.89%)
--With related children under 18 years: 15 (2.94%)
----With related children under 5 years: 8 (1.57%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 12 (2.35%)
--With related children under 18 years: 12 (2.35%)
----With related children under 5 years: 7 (1.37%)
Individuals: 132 (25.83%)
--18 years and over: 107 (20.94%)
----65 years and over: 45 (8.81%)
--Related children under 18 years: 25 (4.89%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 17 (3.33%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 62 (12.13%)

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