Fairmont, NC

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3722360, place: Fairmont town, North Carolina)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 2,037 (100%)
In labor force: 927 (45.51%)
--Civilian labor force: 927 (45.51%)
----Employed: 794 (38.98%)
----Unemployed: 133 (6.53%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 14.3%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 1,110 (54.49%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,233 (60.53%)
In labor force: 533 (26.17%)
--Civilian labor force: 533 (26.17%)
----Employed: 430 (21.11%)
Own children under 6 years: 150 (7.36%)
All parents in family in labor force: 75 (3.68%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 779 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 609 (78.18%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 107 (13.74%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 7 (0.9%)
Walked: 34 (4.36%)
Other means: 22 (2.82%)
Worked at home: 0 (0%)
Mean travel time to work: 25.8 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 794 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 187 (23.55%)
Service occupations: 125 (15.74%)
Sales and office occupations: 205 (25.82%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 79 (9.95%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 198 (24.94%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 9 (1.13%)
Construction: 67 (8.44%)
Manufacturing: 166 (20.91%)
Wholesale trade.: 16 (2.02%)
Retail trade: 74 (9.32%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 20 (2.52%)
Information: 6 (0.76%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 49 (6.17%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 20 (2.52%)
Educational, health and social services: 231 (29.09%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 34 (4.28%)
Other services (except public administration): 54 (6.8%)
Public administration: 48 (6.05%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 561 (70.65%)
Government workers: 176 (22.17%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 49 (6.17%)
Unpaid family workers: 8 (1.01%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,084 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 404 (37.27%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 95 (8.76%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 159 (14.67%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 99 (9.13%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 122 (11.25%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 108 (9.96%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 40 (3.69%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 57 (5.26%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $17,194

With earnings: 581 (53.6%)
--Mean earnings: $33,816
With Social Security income: 393 (36.25%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,169
With Supplemental Security Income: 167 (15.41%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,455
With public assistance income: 88 (8.12%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,340
With retirement income: 159 (14.67%)
--Mean retirement income: $14,888

Families: 672 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 187 (27.83%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 36 (5.36%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 89 (13.24%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 58 (8.63%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 105 (15.63%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 100 (14.88%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 40 (5.95%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 57 (8.48%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $28,409

Per capita income: $12,006

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $28,597
Female full-time, year-round workers: $17,716

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 204 (30.36%)
--With related children under 18 years: 163 (24.26%)
----With related children under 5 years: 75 (11.16%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 178 (26.49%)
--With related children under 18 years: 152 (22.62%)
----With related children under 5 years: 67 (9.97%)
Individuals: 825 (122.77%)
--18 years and over: 576 (85.71%)
----65 years and over: 147 (21.88%)
--Related children under 18 years: 249 (37.05%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 135 (20.09%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 244 (36.31%)

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