General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3732640, place: Hope Mills town, North Carolina)EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over: 8,026 (100%)
In labor force: 5,850 (72.89%)
--Civilian labor force: 5,096 (63.49%)
----Employed: 4,856 (60.5%)
----Unemployed: 240 (2.99%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.7%
--Armed Forces: 754 (9.39%)
Not in labor force: 2,176 (27.11%)
Females 16 years and over: 4,184 (52.13%)
In labor force: 2,681 (33.4%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,561 (31.91%)
----Employed: 2,398 (29.88%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,149 (14.32%)
All parents in family in labor force: 678 (8.45%)
COMMUTING TO WORKWorkers 16 years and over: 5,464 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 4,588 (83.97%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 649 (11.88%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 34 (0.62%)
Walked: 31 (0.57%)
Other means: 65 (1.19%)
Worked at home: 97 (1.78%)
Mean travel time to work: 26 minutes
OCCUPATIONEmployed civilian population 16 years and over: 4,856 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 1,320 (27.18%)
Service occupations: 882 (18.16%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,399 (28.81%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 22 (0.45%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 446 (9.18%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 787 (16.21%)
INDUSTRYAgriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 31 (0.64%)
Construction: 290 (5.97%)
Manufacturing: 635 (13.08%)
Wholesale trade.: 163 (3.36%)
Retail trade: 833 (17.15%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 201 (4.14%)
Information: 56 (1.15%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 181 (3.73%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 245 (5.05%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,023 (21.07%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 436 (8.98%)
Other services (except public administration): 363 (7.48%)
Public administration: 399 (8.22%)
CLASS OF WORKERPrivate wage and salary workers: 3,513 (72.34%)
Government workers: 1,087 (22.38%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 256 (5.27%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)
INCOME IN 1999Households: 4,137 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 280 (6.77%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 270 (6.53%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 493 (11.92%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 603 (14.58%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,011 (24.44%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 989 (23.91%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 375 (9.06%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 72 (1.74%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 26 (0.63%)
$200,000 or more: 18 (0.44%)
Median household income: $40,697
With earnings: 3,534 (85.42%)
--Mean earnings: $43,439
With Social Security income: 719 (17.38%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,141
With Supplemental Security Income: 147 (3.55%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,411
With public assistance income: 111 (2.68%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,825
With retirement income: 700 (16.92%)
--Mean retirement income: $12,752
Families: 3,167 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 76 (2.4%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 184 (5.81%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 309 (9.76%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 476 (15.03%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 812 (25.64%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 871 (27.5%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 332 (10.48%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 68 (2.15%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 26 (0.82%)
$200,000 or more: 13 (0.41%)
Median family income: $44,866
Per capita income: $16,534
Median earnings (dollars)Male full-time, year-round workers: $34,120
Female full-time, year-round workers: $21,845
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999Families: 181 (5.72%)
--With related children under 18 years: 157 (4.96%)
----With related children under 5 years: 60 (1.89%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 146 (4.61%)
--With related children under 18 years: 142 (4.48%)
----With related children under 5 years: 60 (1.89%)
Individuals: 886 (27.98%)
--18 years and over: 571 (18.03%)
----65 years and over: 93 (2.94%)
--Related children under 18 years: 315 (9.95%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 225 (7.1%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 299 (9.44%)
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