Lenoir, NC

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3737760, place: Lenoir city, North Carolina)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 13,141 (100%)
In labor force: 8,174 (62.2%)
--Civilian labor force: 8,168 (62.16%)
----Employed: 7,608 (57.9%)
----Unemployed: 560 (4.26%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 6.9%
--Armed Forces: 6 (0.05%)
Not in labor force: 4,967 (37.8%)
Females 16 years and over: 6,922 (52.67%)
In labor force: 3,828 (29.13%)
--Civilian labor force: 3,828 (29.13%)
----Employed: 3,496 (26.6%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,297 (9.87%)
All parents in family in labor force: 832 (6.33%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 7,447 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 5,940 (79.76%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,123 (15.08%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 139 (1.87%)
Other means: 119 (1.6%)
Worked at home: 126 (1.69%)
Mean travel time to work: 17.4 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 7,608 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 1,838 (24.16%)
Service occupations: 767 (10.08%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,617 (21.25%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 25 (0.33%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 543 (7.14%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 2,818 (37.04%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 52 (0.68%)
Construction: 359 (4.72%)
Manufacturing: 3,143 (41.31%)
Wholesale trade.: 208 (2.73%)
Retail trade: 928 (12.2%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 301 (3.96%)
Information: 106 (1.39%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 202 (2.66%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 276 (3.63%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,094 (14.38%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 431 (5.67%)
Other services (except public administration): 364 (4.78%)
Public administration: 144 (1.89%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 6,444 (84.7%)
Government workers: 673 (8.85%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 484 (6.36%)
Unpaid family workers: 7 (0.09%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 6,886 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 965 (14.01%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 659 (9.57%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,311 (19.04%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 977 (14.19%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,102 (16%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,103 (16.02%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 382 (5.55%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 298 (4.33%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 37 (0.54%)
$200,000 or more: 52 (0.76%)
Median household income: $29,369

With earnings: 5,315 (77.19%)
--Mean earnings: $39,567
With Social Security income: 2,337 (33.94%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,294
With Supplemental Security Income: 244 (3.54%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,156
With public assistance income: 301 (4.37%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,936
With retirement income: 1,016 (14.75%)
--Mean retirement income: $13,278

Families: 4,554 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 331 (7.27%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 316 (6.94%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 735 (16.14%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 708 (15.55%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 818 (17.96%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 931 (20.44%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 362 (7.95%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 272 (5.97%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 37 (0.81%)
$200,000 or more: 44 (0.97%)
Median family income: $37,280

Per capita income: $16,697

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $26,122
Female full-time, year-round workers: $21,895

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 474 (10.41%)
--With related children under 18 years: 364 (7.99%)
----With related children under 5 years: 212 (4.66%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 284 (6.24%)
--With related children under 18 years: 250 (5.49%)
----With related children under 5 years: 143 (3.14%)
Individuals: 2,322 (50.99%)
--18 years and over: 1,542 (33.86%)
----65 years and over: 348 (7.64%)
--Related children under 18 years: 772 (16.95%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 464 (10.19%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 788 (17.3%)

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