Kinston, NC

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3735920, place: Kinston city, North Carolina)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 18,704 (100%)
In labor force: 9,886 (52.86%)
--Civilian labor force: 9,878 (52.81%)
----Employed: 8,662 (46.31%)
----Unemployed: 1,216 (6.5%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 12.3%
--Armed Forces: 8 (0.04%)
Not in labor force: 8,818 (47.14%)
Females 16 years and over: 10,725 (57.34%)
In labor force: 5,154 (27.56%)
--Civilian labor force: 5,154 (27.56%)
----Employed: 4,543 (24.29%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,683 (9%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,005 (5.37%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 8,538 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 6,551 (76.73%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,399 (16.39%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 130 (1.52%)
Walked: 228 (2.67%)
Other means: 93 (1.09%)
Worked at home: 137 (1.6%)
Mean travel time to work: 20.7 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 8,662 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 2,382 (27.5%)
Service occupations: 1,710 (19.74%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,781 (20.56%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 66 (0.76%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 805 (9.29%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,918 (22.14%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 113 (1.3%)
Construction: 454 (5.24%)
Manufacturing: 1,890 (21.82%)
Wholesale trade.: 260 (3%)
Retail trade: 802 (9.26%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 263 (3.04%)
Information: 123 (1.42%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 344 (3.97%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 408 (4.71%)
Educational, health and social services: 2,442 (28.19%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 576 (6.65%)
Other services (except public administration): 589 (6.8%)
Public administration: 398 (4.59%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 6,206 (71.65%)
Government workers: 1,798 (20.76%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 627 (7.24%)
Unpaid family workers: 31 (0.36%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 9,885 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 2,216 (22.42%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,001 (10.13%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,479 (14.96%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,300 (13.15%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,425 (14.42%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,253 (12.68%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 507 (5.13%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 389 (3.94%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 132 (1.34%)
$200,000 or more: 183 (1.85%)
Median household income: $26,630

With earnings: 6,801 (68.8%)
--Mean earnings: $41,152
With Social Security income: 3,560 (36.01%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,959
With Supplemental Security Income: 902 (9.12%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,831
With public assistance income: 587 (5.94%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,845
With retirement income: 2,044 (20.68%)
--Mean retirement income: $20,153

Families: 6,069 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 886 (14.6%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 429 (7.07%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 807 (13.3%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 856 (14.1%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 982 (16.18%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,022 (16.84%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 481 (7.93%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 356 (5.87%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 132 (2.17%)
$200,000 or more: 118 (1.94%)
Median family income: $35,867

Per capita income: $17,779

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $28,688
Female full-time, year-round workers: $21,442

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 1,193 (19.66%)
--With related children under 18 years: 914 (15.06%)
----With related children under 5 years: 416 (6.85%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 895 (14.75%)
--With related children under 18 years: 760 (12.52%)
----With related children under 5 years: 329 (5.42%)
Individuals: 5,270 (86.83%)
--18 years and over: 3,373 (55.58%)
----65 years and over: 816 (13.45%)
--Related children under 18 years: 1,836 (30.25%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 1,222 (20.14%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 1,644 (27.09%)

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