Gaston, NC

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3725560, place: Gaston town, North Carolina)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 788 (100%)
In labor force: 455 (57.74%)
--Civilian labor force: 455 (57.74%)
----Employed: 417 (52.92%)
----Unemployed: 38 (4.82%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 8.4%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 333 (42.26%)
Females 16 years and over: 431 (54.7%)
In labor force: 232 (29.44%)
--Civilian labor force: 232 (29.44%)
----Employed: 211 (26.78%)
Own children under 6 years: 91 (11.55%)
All parents in family in labor force: 34 (4.31%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 414 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 357 (86.23%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 38 (9.18%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 3 (0.72%)
Walked: 10 (2.42%)
Other means: 1 (0.24%)
Worked at home: 5 (1.21%)
Mean travel time to work: 23.7 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 417 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 94 (22.54%)
Service occupations: 74 (17.75%)
Sales and office occupations: 100 (23.98%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 9 (2.16%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 56 (13.43%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 84 (20.14%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 12 (2.88%)
Construction: 67 (16.07%)
Manufacturing: 81 (19.42%)
Wholesale trade.: 10 (2.4%)
Retail trade: 56 (13.43%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 7 (1.68%)
Information: 5 (1.2%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 8 (1.92%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 14 (3.36%)
Educational, health and social services: 64 (15.35%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 35 (8.39%)
Other services (except public administration): 27 (6.47%)
Public administration: 31 (7.43%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 317 (76.02%)
Government workers: 63 (15.11%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 37 (8.87%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 436 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 91 (20.87%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 49 (11.24%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 86 (19.72%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 64 (14.68%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 72 (16.51%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 51 (11.7%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 9 (2.06%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 13 (2.98%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 1 (0.23%)
Median household income: $23,824

With earnings: 302 (69.27%)
--Mean earnings: $34,764
With Social Security income: 129 (29.59%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,412
With Supplemental Security Income: 34 (7.8%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,133
With public assistance income: 23 (5.28%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,600
With retirement income: 77 (17.66%)
--Mean retirement income: $6,245

Families: 286 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 45 (15.73%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 18 (6.29%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 50 (17.48%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 50 (17.48%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 53 (18.53%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 48 (16.78%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 8 (2.8%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 13 (4.55%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 1 (0.35%)
Median family income: $29,375

Per capita income: $14,247

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $27,500
Female full-time, year-round workers: $18,819

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 52 (18.18%)
--With related children under 18 years: 37 (12.94%)
----With related children under 5 years: 15 (5.24%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 44 (15.38%)
--With related children under 18 years: 35 (12.24%)
----With related children under 5 years: 15 (5.24%)
Individuals: 209 (73.08%)
--18 years and over: 127 (44.41%)
----65 years and over: 29 (10.14%)
--Related children under 18 years: 77 (26.92%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 54 (18.88%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 53 (18.53%)

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