Henderson, NC

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3730660, place: Henderson city, North Carolina)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 12,278 (100%)
In labor force: 6,636 (54.05%)
--Civilian labor force: 6,636 (54.05%)
----Employed: 6,067 (49.41%)
----Unemployed: 569 (4.63%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 8.6%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 5,642 (45.95%)
Females 16 years and over: 6,994 (56.96%)
In labor force: 3,476 (28.31%)
--Civilian labor force: 3,476 (28.31%)
----Employed: 3,113 (25.35%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,383 (11.26%)
All parents in family in labor force: 803 (6.54%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 5,992 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 4,315 (72.01%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,377 (22.98%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 5 (0.08%)
Walked: 165 (2.75%)
Other means: 70 (1.17%)
Worked at home: 60 (1%)
Mean travel time to work: 20.2 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 6,067 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 1,489 (24.54%)
Service occupations: 1,071 (17.65%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,591 (26.22%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 43 (0.71%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 473 (7.8%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,400 (23.08%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 75 (1.24%)
Construction: 277 (4.57%)
Manufacturing: 1,580 (26.04%)
Wholesale trade.: 204 (3.36%)
Retail trade: 835 (13.76%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 128 (2.11%)
Information: 146 (2.41%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 223 (3.68%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 199 (3.28%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,376 (22.68%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 403 (6.64%)
Other services (except public administration): 234 (3.86%)
Public administration: 387 (6.38%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 4,583 (75.54%)
Government workers: 1,214 (20.01%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 245 (4.04%)
Unpaid family workers: 25 (0.41%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 6,369 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,465 (23%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 642 (10.08%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,212 (19.03%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 824 (12.94%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 846 (13.28%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 725 (11.38%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 285 (4.47%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 180 (2.83%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 81 (1.27%)
$200,000 or more: 109 (1.71%)
Median household income: $23,745

With earnings: 4,454 (69.93%)
--Mean earnings: $38,155
With Social Security income: 2,184 (34.29%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,366
With Supplemental Security Income: 639 (10.03%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,793
With public assistance income: 508 (7.98%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,982
With retirement income: 1,059 (16.63%)
--Mean retirement income: $10,248

Families: 4,177 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 750 (17.96%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 304 (7.28%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 755 (18.08%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 548 (13.12%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 561 (13.43%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 661 (15.82%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 266 (6.37%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 164 (3.93%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 89 (2.13%)
$200,000 or more: 79 (1.89%)
Median family income: $30,222

Per capita income: $15,130

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $26,804
Female full-time, year-round workers: $19,910

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 979 (23.44%)
--With related children under 18 years: 802 (19.2%)
----With related children under 5 years: 448 (10.73%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 705 (16.88%)
--With related children under 18 years: 631 (15.11%)
----With related children under 5 years: 355 (8.5%)
Individuals: 4,480 (107.25%)
--18 years and over: 2,698 (64.59%)
----65 years and over: 527 (12.62%)
--Related children under 18 years: 1,768 (42.33%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 1,154 (27.63%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 1,142 (27.34%)

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