Goldsboro, NC

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3726880, place: Goldsboro city, North Carolina)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 30,109 (100%)
In labor force: 16,771 (55.7%)
--Civilian labor force: 14,210 (47.2%)
----Employed: 12,829 (42.61%)
----Unemployed: 1,381 (4.59%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 9.7%
--Armed Forces: 2,561 (8.51%)
Not in labor force: 13,338 (44.3%)
Females 16 years and over: 15,427 (51.24%)
In labor force: 7,796 (25.89%)
--Civilian labor force: 7,393 (24.55%)
----Employed: 6,624 (22%)
Own children under 6 years: 2,911 (9.67%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,512 (5.02%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 15,022 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 11,739 (78.15%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 2,193 (14.6%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 89 (0.59%)
Walked: 504 (3.36%)
Other means: 315 (2.1%)
Worked at home: 182 (1.21%)
Mean travel time to work: 17 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 12,829 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 3,977 (31%)
Service occupations: 2,551 (19.88%)
Sales and office occupations: 3,173 (24.73%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 39 (0.3%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 813 (6.34%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 2,276 (17.74%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 101 (0.79%)
Construction: 463 (3.61%)
Manufacturing: 1,912 (14.9%)
Wholesale trade.: 394 (3.07%)
Retail trade: 1,775 (13.84%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 507 (3.95%)
Information: 183 (1.43%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 425 (3.31%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 561 (4.37%)
Educational, health and social services: 3,602 (28.08%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 1,237 (9.64%)
Other services (except public administration): 544 (4.24%)
Public administration: 1,125 (8.77%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 8,599 (67.03%)
Government workers: 3,539 (27.59%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 651 (5.07%)
Unpaid family workers: 40 (0.31%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 14,566 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 2,306 (15.83%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,301 (8.93%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 2,569 (17.64%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 2,369 (16.26%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 2,470 (16.96%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,809 (12.42%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,005 (6.9%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 437 (3%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 87 (0.6%)
$200,000 or more: 213 (1.46%)
Median household income: $29,456

With earnings: 10,811 (74.22%)
--Mean earnings: $39,950
With Social Security income: 4,280 (29.38%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,020
With Supplemental Security Income: 1,142 (7.84%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,102
With public assistance income: 601 (4.13%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,813
With retirement income: 2,937 (20.16%)
--Mean retirement income: $19,857

Families: 9,433 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 926 (9.82%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 670 (7.1%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,499 (15.89%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,641 (17.4%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,761 (18.67%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,494 (15.84%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 888 (9.41%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 341 (3.61%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 62 (0.66%)
$200,000 or more: 151 (1.6%)
Median family income: $34,844

Per capita income: $16,614

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $26,223
Female full-time, year-round workers: $21,850

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 1,450 (15.37%)
--With related children under 18 years: 1,189 (12.6%)
----With related children under 5 years: 651 (6.9%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 1,065 (11.29%)
--With related children under 18 years: 936 (9.92%)
----With related children under 5 years: 493 (5.23%)
Individuals: 6,793 (72.01%)
--18 years and over: 4,225 (44.79%)
----65 years and over: 831 (8.81%)
--Related children under 18 years: 2,514 (26.65%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 1,622 (17.19%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 2,041 (21.64%)

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