Long View, NC

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3739280, place: Long View town, North Carolina)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 3,809 (100%)
In labor force: 2,511 (65.92%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,511 (65.92%)
----Employed: 2,427 (63.72%)
----Unemployed: 84 (2.21%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 3.3%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 1,298 (34.08%)
Females 16 years and over: 2,019 (53.01%)
In labor force: 1,227 (32.21%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,227 (32.21%)
----Employed: 1,207 (31.69%)
Own children under 6 years: 267 (7.01%)
All parents in family in labor force: 170 (4.46%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 2,370 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,933 (81.56%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 323 (13.63%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 18 (0.76%)
Walked: 30 (1.27%)
Other means: 34 (1.43%)
Worked at home: 32 (1.35%)
Mean travel time to work: 16.8 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 2,427 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 358 (14.75%)
Service occupations: 338 (13.93%)
Sales and office occupations: 548 (22.58%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 267 (11%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 916 (37.74%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 0 (0%)
Construction: 104 (4.29%)
Manufacturing: 908 (37.41%)
Wholesale trade.: 146 (6.02%)
Retail trade: 280 (11.54%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 132 (5.44%)
Information: 51 (2.1%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 39 (1.61%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 114 (4.7%)
Educational, health and social services: 277 (11.41%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 173 (7.13%)
Other services (except public administration): 154 (6.35%)
Public administration: 49 (2.02%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 2,099 (86.49%)
Government workers: 195 (8.03%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 117 (4.82%)
Unpaid family workers: 16 (0.66%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 2,000 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 246 (12.3%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 188 (9.4%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 290 (14.5%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 311 (15.55%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 447 (22.35%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 302 (15.1%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 142 (7.1%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 58 (2.9%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 4 (0.2%)
$200,000 or more: 12 (0.6%)
Median household income: $33,491

With earnings: 1,585 (79.25%)
--Mean earnings: $39,719
With Social Security income: 694 (34.7%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,163
With Supplemental Security Income: 142 (7.1%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,724
With public assistance income: 39 (1.95%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,345
With retirement income: 292 (14.6%)
--Mean retirement income: $11,629

Families: 1,310 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 77 (5.88%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 105 (8.02%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 133 (10.15%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 217 (16.56%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 342 (26.11%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 239 (18.24%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 148 (11.3%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 45 (3.44%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 4 (0.31%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $40,175

Per capita income: $16,801

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $28,333
Female full-time, year-round workers: $23,272

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 155 (11.83%)
--With related children under 18 years: 114 (8.7%)
----With related children under 5 years: 57 (4.35%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 89 (6.79%)
--With related children under 18 years: 84 (6.41%)
----With related children under 5 years: 51 (3.89%)
Individuals: 718 (54.81%)
--18 years and over: 457 (34.89%)
----65 years and over: 119 (9.08%)
--Related children under 18 years: 254 (19.39%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 191 (14.58%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 200 (15.27%)

Return to Long View,NC.