Mars Hill, NC

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3741620, place: Mars Hill town, North Carolina)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,600 (100%)
In labor force: 818 (51.13%)
--Civilian labor force: 818 (51.13%)
----Employed: 711 (44.44%)
----Unemployed: 107 (6.69%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 13.1%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 782 (48.88%)
Females 16 years and over: 854 (53.38%)
In labor force: 445 (27.81%)
--Civilian labor force: 445 (27.81%)
----Employed: 354 (22.13%)
Own children under 6 years: 112 (7%)
All parents in family in labor force: 81 (5.06%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 699 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 521 (74.54%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 79 (11.3%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 79 (11.3%)
Other means: 9 (1.29%)
Worked at home: 11 (1.57%)
Mean travel time to work: 24.1 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 711 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 239 (33.61%)
Service occupations: 105 (14.77%)
Sales and office occupations: 211 (29.68%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 46 (6.47%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 110 (15.47%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 0 (0%)
Construction: 38 (5.34%)
Manufacturing: 83 (11.67%)
Wholesale trade.: 7 (0.98%)
Retail trade: 106 (14.91%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 20 (2.81%)
Information: 26 (3.66%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 28 (3.94%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 35 (4.92%)
Educational, health and social services: 226 (31.79%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 71 (9.99%)
Other services (except public administration): 37 (5.2%)
Public administration: 34 (4.78%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 579 (81.43%)
Government workers: 102 (14.35%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 30 (4.22%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 544 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 91 (16.73%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 43 (7.9%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 84 (15.44%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 69 (12.68%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 84 (15.44%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 97 (17.83%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 41 (7.54%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 29 (5.33%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 1 (0.18%)
$200,000 or more: 5 (0.92%)
Median household income: $32,917

With earnings: 404 (74.26%)
--Mean earnings: $39,915
With Social Security income: 177 (32.54%)
--Mean Social Security income: $12,596
With Supplemental Security Income: 16 (2.94%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,219
With public assistance income: 13 (2.39%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,431
With retirement income: 131 (24.08%)
--Mean retirement income: $16,219

Families: 334 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 26 (7.78%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 21 (6.29%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 57 (17.07%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 33 (9.88%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 47 (14.07%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 81 (24.25%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 38 (11.38%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 28 (8.38%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 1 (0.3%)
$200,000 or more: 2 (0.6%)
Median family income: $45,000

Per capita income: $13,366

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $29,615
Female full-time, year-round workers: $23,625

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 37 (11.08%)
--With related children under 18 years: 24 (7.19%)
----With related children under 5 years: 13 (3.89%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 28 (8.38%)
--With related children under 18 years: 18 (5.39%)
----With related children under 5 years: 9 (2.69%)
Individuals: 206 (61.68%)
--18 years and over: 151 (45.21%)
----65 years and over: 32 (9.58%)
--Related children under 18 years: 55 (16.47%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 35 (10.48%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 96 (28.74%)

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