Lake Waccamaw, NC

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3736640, place: Lake Waccamaw town, North Carolina)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,106 (100%)
In labor force: 589 (53.25%)
--Civilian labor force: 589 (53.25%)
----Employed: 564 (50.99%)
----Unemployed: 25 (2.26%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.2%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 517 (46.75%)
Females 16 years and over: 591 (53.44%)
In labor force: 272 (24.59%)
--Civilian labor force: 272 (24.59%)
----Employed: 266 (24.05%)
Own children under 6 years: 92 (8.32%)
All parents in family in labor force: 59 (5.33%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 554 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 464 (83.75%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 61 (11.01%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 9 (1.62%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 20 (3.61%)
Mean travel time to work: 26.6 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 564 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 255 (45.21%)
Service occupations: 74 (13.12%)
Sales and office occupations: 126 (22.34%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 39 (6.91%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 70 (12.41%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 8 (1.42%)
Construction: 28 (4.96%)
Manufacturing: 76 (13.48%)
Wholesale trade.: 19 (3.37%)
Retail trade: 61 (10.82%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 7 (1.24%)
Information: 13 (2.3%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 27 (4.79%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 40 (7.09%)
Educational, health and social services: 188 (33.33%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 31 (5.5%)
Other services (except public administration): 19 (3.37%)
Public administration: 47 (8.33%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 364 (64.54%)
Government workers: 135 (23.94%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 63 (11.17%)
Unpaid family workers: 2 (0.35%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 512 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 51 (9.96%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 27 (5.27%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 55 (10.74%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 60 (11.72%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 75 (14.65%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 115 (22.46%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 73 (14.26%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 29 (5.66%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 14 (2.73%)
$200,000 or more: 13 (2.54%)
Median household income: $47,692

With earnings: 402 (78.52%)
--Mean earnings: $59,348
With Social Security income: 140 (27.34%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,731
With Supplemental Security Income: 15 (2.93%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,120
With public assistance income: 13 (2.54%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,269
With retirement income: 105 (20.51%)
--Mean retirement income: $30,547

Families: 354 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 14 (3.95%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 12 (3.39%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 25 (7.06%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 34 (9.6%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 57 (16.1%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 99 (27.97%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 68 (19.21%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 22 (6.21%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 14 (3.95%)
$200,000 or more: 9 (2.54%)
Median family income: $57,500

Per capita income: $23,502

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $36,597
Female full-time, year-round workers: $22,054

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 24 (6.78%)
--With related children under 18 years: 23 (6.5%)
----With related children under 5 years: 18 (5.08%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 19 (5.37%)
--With related children under 18 years: 18 (5.08%)
----With related children under 5 years: 15 (4.24%)
Individuals: 290 (81.92%)
--18 years and over: 253 (71.47%)
----65 years and over: 181 (51.13%)
--Related children under 18 years: 37 (10.45%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 18 (5.08%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 222 (62.71%)

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