Newland, NC

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3746740, place: Newland town, North Carolina)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 579 (100%)
In labor force: 321 (55.44%)
--Civilian labor force: 319 (55.09%)
----Employed: 297 (51.3%)
----Unemployed: 22 (3.8%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 6.9%
--Armed Forces: 2 (0.35%)
Not in labor force: 258 (44.56%)
Females 16 years and over: 340 (58.72%)
In labor force: 162 (27.98%)
--Civilian labor force: 162 (27.98%)
----Employed: 148 (25.56%)
Own children under 6 years: 64 (11.05%)
All parents in family in labor force: 53 (9.15%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 289 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 208 (71.97%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 59 (20.42%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 9 (3.11%)
Other means: 2 (0.69%)
Worked at home: 11 (3.81%)
Mean travel time to work: 26.4 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 297 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 53 (17.85%)
Service occupations: 73 (24.58%)
Sales and office occupations: 71 (23.91%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 33 (11.11%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 67 (22.56%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 2 (0.67%)
Construction: 26 (8.75%)
Manufacturing: 43 (14.48%)
Wholesale trade.: 5 (1.68%)
Retail trade: 48 (16.16%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 20 (6.73%)
Information: 0 (0%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 13 (4.38%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 22 (7.41%)
Educational, health and social services: 37 (12.46%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 48 (16.16%)
Other services (except public administration): 14 (4.71%)
Public administration: 19 (6.4%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 226 (76.09%)
Government workers: 44 (14.81%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 27 (9.09%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 350 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 87 (24.86%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 34 (9.71%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 57 (16.29%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 57 (16.29%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 54 (15.43%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 33 (9.43%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 18 (5.14%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 0 (0%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 2 (0.57%)
$200,000 or more: 8 (2.29%)
Median household income: $24,375

With earnings: 235 (67.14%)
--Mean earnings: $33,412
With Social Security income: 142 (40.57%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,137
With Supplemental Security Income: 10 (2.86%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,840
With public assistance income: 31 (8.86%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,193
With retirement income: 74 (21.14%)
--Mean retirement income: $12,635

Families: 209 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 29 (13.88%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 17 (8.13%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 31 (14.83%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 32 (15.31%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 50 (23.92%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 28 (13.4%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 12 (5.74%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 0 (0%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 2 (0.96%)
$200,000 or more: 8 (3.83%)
Median family income: $33,875

Per capita income: $18,344

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $22,917
Female full-time, year-round workers: $24,500

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 34 (16.27%)
--With related children under 18 years: 20 (9.57%)
----With related children under 5 years: 9 (4.31%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 22 (10.53%)
--With related children under 18 years: 18 (8.61%)
----With related children under 5 years: 7 (3.35%)
Individuals: 154 (73.68%)
--18 years and over: 114 (54.55%)
----65 years and over: 37 (17.7%)
--Related children under 18 years: 34 (16.27%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 21 (10.05%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 66 (31.58%)

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