Granite Falls, NC

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3727420, place: Granite Falls town, North Carolina)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 3,598 (100%)
In labor force: 2,330 (64.76%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,328 (64.7%)
----Employed: 2,303 (64.01%)
----Unemployed: 25 (0.69%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 1.1%
--Armed Forces: 2 (0.06%)
Not in labor force: 1,268 (35.24%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,880 (52.25%)
In labor force: 1,005 (27.93%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,005 (27.93%)
----Employed: 1,003 (27.88%)
Own children under 6 years: 340 (9.45%)
All parents in family in labor force: 247 (6.86%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 2,233 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,847 (82.71%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 358 (16.03%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 6 (0.27%)
Other means: 12 (0.54%)
Worked at home: 10 (0.45%)
Mean travel time to work: 23.2 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 2,303 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 544 (23.62%)
Service occupations: 210 (9.12%)
Sales and office occupations: 545 (23.66%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 4 (0.17%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 193 (8.38%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 807 (35.04%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 9 (0.39%)
Construction: 158 (6.86%)
Manufacturing: 868 (37.69%)
Wholesale trade.: 125 (5.43%)
Retail trade: 258 (11.2%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 111 (4.82%)
Information: 31 (1.35%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 49 (2.13%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 94 (4.08%)
Educational, health and social services: 369 (16.02%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 136 (5.91%)
Other services (except public administration): 55 (2.39%)
Public administration: 40 (1.74%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,966 (85.37%)
Government workers: 231 (10.03%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 106 (4.6%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,750 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 170 (9.71%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 112 (6.4%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 283 (16.17%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 232 (13.26%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 332 (18.97%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 359 (20.51%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 147 (8.4%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 96 (5.49%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 19 (1.09%)
Median household income: $38,596

With earnings: 1,420 (81.14%)
--Mean earnings: $47,608
With Social Security income: 535 (30.57%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,675
With Supplemental Security Income: 67 (3.83%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,594
With public assistance income: 51 (2.91%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,982
With retirement income: 211 (12.06%)
--Mean retirement income: $9,806

Families: 1,257 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 49 (3.9%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 34 (2.7%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 159 (12.65%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 181 (14.4%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 258 (20.53%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 347 (27.61%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 126 (10.02%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 84 (6.68%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 19 (1.51%)
Median family income: $47,064

Per capita income: $17,750

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $28,309
Female full-time, year-round workers: $21,374

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 72 (5.73%)
--With related children under 18 years: 66 (5.25%)
----With related children under 5 years: 19 (1.51%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 39 (3.1%)
--With related children under 18 years: 39 (3.1%)
----With related children under 5 years: 10 (0.8%)
Individuals: 361 (28.72%)
--18 years and over: 240 (19.09%)
----65 years and over: 61 (4.85%)
--Related children under 18 years: 110 (8.75%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 77 (6.13%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 133 (10.58%)

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