Morganton, NC

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3744400, place: Morganton city, North Carolina)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 13,819 (100%)
In labor force: 7,952 (57.54%)
--Civilian labor force: 7,952 (57.54%)
----Employed: 7,669 (55.5%)
----Unemployed: 283 (2.05%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 3.6%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 5,867 (42.46%)
Females 16 years and over: 7,093 (51.33%)
In labor force: 3,525 (25.51%)
--Civilian labor force: 3,525 (25.51%)
----Employed: 3,414 (24.71%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,117 (8.08%)
All parents in family in labor force: 826 (5.98%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 7,508 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 6,033 (80.35%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,048 (13.96%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 43 (0.57%)
Walked: 150 (2%)
Other means: 95 (1.27%)
Worked at home: 139 (1.85%)
Mean travel time to work: 19.1 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 7,669 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 2,430 (31.69%)
Service occupations: 1,129 (14.72%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,601 (20.88%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 98 (1.28%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 490 (6.39%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,921 (25.05%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 164 (2.14%)
Construction: 206 (2.69%)
Manufacturing: 2,237 (29.17%)
Wholesale trade.: 166 (2.16%)
Retail trade: 801 (10.44%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 278 (3.62%)
Information: 143 (1.86%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 298 (3.89%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 425 (5.54%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,856 (24.2%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 529 (6.9%)
Other services (except public administration): 293 (3.82%)
Public administration: 273 (3.56%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 5,717 (74.55%)
Government workers: 1,588 (20.71%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 326 (4.25%)
Unpaid family workers: 38 (0.5%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 6,833 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 928 (13.58%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 514 (7.52%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 939 (13.74%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,064 (15.57%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,239 (18.13%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,091 (15.97%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 492 (7.2%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 300 (4.39%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 106 (1.55%)
$200,000 or more: 160 (2.34%)
Median household income: $34,678

With earnings: 5,140 (75.22%)
--Mean earnings: $46,265
With Social Security income: 2,066 (30.24%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,639
With Supplemental Security Income: 281 (4.11%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,015
With public assistance income: 205 (3%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,982
With retirement income: 1,124 (16.45%)
--Mean retirement income: $28,151

Families: 4,136 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 264 (6.38%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 225 (5.44%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 514 (12.43%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 595 (14.39%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 795 (19.22%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 877 (21.2%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 391 (9.45%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 266 (6.43%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 78 (1.89%)
$200,000 or more: 131 (3.17%)
Median family income: $42,687

Per capita income: $20,906

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $29,118
Female full-time, year-round workers: $24,723

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 402 (9.72%)
--With related children under 18 years: 329 (7.95%)
----With related children under 5 years: 161 (3.89%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 105 (2.54%)
--With related children under 18 years: 105 (2.54%)
----With related children under 5 years: 39 (0.94%)
Individuals: 2,119 (51.23%)
--18 years and over: 1,531 (37.02%)
----65 years and over: 323 (7.81%)
--Related children under 18 years: 571 (13.81%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 401 (9.7%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 880 (21.28%)

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