Lexington, NC

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3738060, place: Lexington city, North Carolina)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 15,717 (100%)
In labor force: 9,104 (57.92%)
--Civilian labor force: 9,104 (57.92%)
----Employed: 8,387 (53.36%)
----Unemployed: 717 (4.56%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 7.9%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 6,613 (42.08%)
Females 16 years and over: 8,242 (52.44%)
In labor force: 4,427 (28.17%)
--Civilian labor force: 4,427 (28.17%)
----Employed: 3,999 (25.44%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,739 (11.06%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,109 (7.06%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 8,300 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 5,996 (72.24%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,877 (22.61%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 49 (0.59%)
Walked: 214 (2.58%)
Other means: 94 (1.13%)
Worked at home: 70 (0.84%)
Mean travel time to work: 18.6 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 8,387 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 1,685 (20.09%)
Service occupations: 1,357 (16.18%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,426 (17%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 762 (9.09%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 3,157 (37.64%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 38 (0.45%)
Construction: 477 (5.69%)
Manufacturing: 3,119 (37.19%)
Wholesale trade.: 201 (2.4%)
Retail trade: 835 (9.96%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 351 (4.19%)
Information: 132 (1.57%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 297 (3.54%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 428 (5.1%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,258 (15%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 660 (7.87%)
Other services (except public administration): 357 (4.26%)
Public administration: 234 (2.79%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 7,204 (85.89%)
Government workers: 855 (10.19%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 309 (3.68%)
Unpaid family workers: 19 (0.23%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 8,007 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,411 (17.62%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 786 (9.82%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,604 (20.03%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,169 (14.6%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,147 (14.32%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,011 (12.63%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 447 (5.58%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 287 (3.58%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 57 (0.71%)
$200,000 or more: 88 (1.1%)
Median household income: $26,226

With earnings: 5,912 (73.84%)
--Mean earnings: $39,583
With Social Security income: 2,433 (30.39%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,459
With Supplemental Security Income: 344 (4.3%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,144
With public assistance income: 438 (5.47%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,695
With retirement income: 1,232 (15.39%)
--Mean retirement income: $13,448

Families: 5,301 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 603 (11.38%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 400 (7.55%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,001 (18.88%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 803 (15.15%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 921 (17.37%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 791 (14.92%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 375 (7.07%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 271 (5.11%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 48 (0.91%)
$200,000 or more: 88 (1.66%)
Median family income: $32,339

Per capita income: $15,310

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $25,555
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,939

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 883 (16.66%)
--With related children under 18 years: 702 (13.24%)
----With related children under 5 years: 385 (7.26%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 550 (10.38%)
--With related children under 18 years: 493 (9.3%)
----With related children under 5 years: 269 (5.07%)
Individuals: 4,146 (78.21%)
--18 years and over: 2,534 (47.8%)
----65 years and over: 523 (9.87%)
--Related children under 18 years: 1,547 (29.18%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 978 (18.45%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 1,228 (23.17%)

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