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Fairplains, NC

North Carolina

Latitude: 36.191067     Longitude: -81.153929
Population 2,051 (2000)
Elevation of Fairplains, North Carolina: 1340 feet



General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3722380, place: Fairplains CDP, North Carolina)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,749 (100%)
In labor force: 1,050 (60.03%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,044 (59.69%)
----Employed: 980 (56.03%)
----Unemployed: 64 (3.66%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 6.1%
--Armed Forces: 6 (0.34%)
Not in labor force: 699 (39.97%)
Females 16 years and over: 917 (52.43%)
In labor force: 568 (32.48%)
--Civilian labor force: 568 (32.48%)
----Employed: 536 (30.65%)
Own children under 6 years: 107 (6.12%)
All parents in family in labor force: 65 (3.72%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 955 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 766 (80.21%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 151 (15.81%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 20 (2.09%)
Other means: 11 (1.15%)
Worked at home: 7 (0.73%)
Mean travel time to work: 21.9 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 980 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 191 (19.49%)
Service occupations: 125 (12.76%)
Sales and office occupations: 223 (22.76%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 2 (0.2%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 114 (11.63%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 325 (33.16%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 42 (4.29%)
Construction: 79 (8.06%)
Manufacturing: 315 (32.14%)
Wholesale trade.: 30 (3.06%)
Retail trade: 123 (12.55%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 14 (1.43%)
Information: 14 (1.43%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 33 (3.37%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 31 (3.16%)
Educational, health and social services: 122 (12.45%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 80 (8.16%)
Other services (except public administration): 62 (6.33%)
Public administration: 35 (3.57%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 758 (77.35%)
Government workers: 150 (15.31%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 72 (7.35%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 959 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 133 (13.87%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 112 (11.68%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 170 (17.73%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 188 (19.6%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 183 (19.08%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 136 (14.18%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 19 (1.98%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 0 (0%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 10 (1.04%)
$200,000 or more: 8 (0.83%)
Median household income: $28,562

With earnings: 766 (79.87%)
--Mean earnings: $34,845
With Social Security income: 304 (31.7%)
--Mean Social Security income: $8,483
With Supplemental Security Income: 27 (2.82%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,704
With public assistance income: 6 (0.63%)
--Mean public assistance income: $850
With retirement income: 83 (8.65%)
--Mean retirement income: $7,931

Families: 636 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 40 (6.29%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 55 (8.65%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 122 (19.18%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 132 (20.75%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 148 (23.27%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 102 (16.04%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 19 (2.99%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 0 (0%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 10 (1.57%)
$200,000 or more: 8 (1.26%)
Median family income: $31,466

Per capita income: $14,972

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $26,103
Female full-time, year-round workers: $21,295

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 86 (13.52%)
--With related children under 18 years: 51 (8.02%)
----With related children under 5 years: 31 (4.87%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 10 (1.57%)
--With related children under 18 years: 10 (1.57%)
----With related children under 5 years: 10 (1.57%)
Individuals: 388 (61.01%)
--18 years and over: 299 (47.01%)
----65 years and over: 88 (13.84%)
--Related children under 18 years: 89 (13.99%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 54 (8.49%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 118 (18.55%)

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