Monroe, NC

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3743920, place: Monroe city, North Carolina)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 19,852 (100%)
In labor force: 13,262 (66.8%)
--Civilian labor force: 13,254 (66.76%)
----Employed: 12,334 (62.13%)
----Unemployed: 920 (4.63%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 6.9%
--Armed Forces: 8 (0.04%)
Not in labor force: 6,590 (33.2%)
Females 16 years and over: 9,791 (49.32%)
In labor force: 5,829 (29.36%)
--Civilian labor force: 5,829 (29.36%)
----Employed: 5,435 (27.38%)
Own children under 6 years: 2,391 (12.04%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,134 (5.71%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 12,103 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 9,149 (75.59%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 2,432 (20.09%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 58 (0.48%)
Walked: 154 (1.27%)
Other means: 119 (0.98%)
Worked at home: 191 (1.58%)
Mean travel time to work: 25.2 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 12,334 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 3,177 (25.76%)
Service occupations: 1,672 (13.56%)
Sales and office occupations: 2,940 (23.84%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 60 (0.49%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 1,755 (14.23%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 2,730 (22.13%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 57 (0.46%)
Construction: 1,827 (14.81%)
Manufacturing: 2,562 (20.77%)
Wholesale trade.: 517 (4.19%)
Retail trade: 1,666 (13.51%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 327 (2.65%)
Information: 233 (1.89%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 742 (6.02%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 835 (6.77%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,710 (13.86%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 1,050 (8.51%)
Other services (except public administration): 472 (3.83%)
Public administration: 336 (2.72%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 10,569 (85.69%)
Government workers: 1,260 (10.22%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 496 (4.02%)
Unpaid family workers: 9 (0.07%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 8,960 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 875 (9.77%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 597 (6.66%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,109 (12.38%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,255 (14.01%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,624 (18.13%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,884 (21.03%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 874 (9.75%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 442 (4.93%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 165 (1.84%)
$200,000 or more: 135 (1.51%)
Median household income: $40,457

With earnings: 7,429 (82.91%)
--Mean earnings: $48,210
With Social Security income: 2,124 (23.71%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,187
With Supplemental Security Income: 348 (3.88%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,166
With public assistance income: 256 (2.86%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,128
With retirement income: 1,315 (14.68%)
--Mean retirement income: $17,385

Families: 6,411 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 401 (6.25%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 326 (5.09%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 680 (10.61%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 757 (11.81%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,299 (20.26%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,512 (23.58%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 845 (13.18%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 381 (5.94%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 100 (1.56%)
$200,000 or more: 110 (1.72%)
Median family income: $44,953

Per capita income: $17,970

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $30,265
Female full-time, year-round workers: $22,889

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 752 (11.73%)
--With related children under 18 years: 639 (9.97%)
----With related children under 5 years: 415 (6.47%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 413 (6.44%)
--With related children under 18 years: 379 (5.91%)
----With related children under 5 years: 253 (3.95%)
Individuals: 4,387 (68.43%)
--18 years and over: 2,463 (38.42%)
----65 years and over: 336 (5.24%)
--Related children under 18 years: 1,883 (29.37%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 1,179 (18.39%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 1,038 (16.19%)

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