General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3749800, place: Oxford city, North Carolina)EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over: 6,340 (100%)
In labor force: 3,504 (55.27%)
--Civilian labor force: 3,493 (55.09%)
----Employed: 3,311 (52.22%)
----Unemployed: 182 (2.87%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5.2%
--Armed Forces: 11 (0.17%)
Not in labor force: 2,836 (44.73%)
Females 16 years and over: 3,585 (56.55%)
In labor force: 1,734 (27.35%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,734 (27.35%)
----Employed: 1,624 (25.62%)
Own children under 6 years: 635 (10.02%)
All parents in family in labor force: 341 (5.38%)
COMMUTING TO WORKWorkers 16 years and over: 3,255 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 2,466 (75.76%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 590 (18.13%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 59 (1.81%)
Other means: 69 (2.12%)
Worked at home: 71 (2.18%)
Mean travel time to work: 20.7 minutes
OCCUPATIONEmployed civilian population 16 years and over: 3,311 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 1,072 (32.38%)
Service occupations: 564 (17.03%)
Sales and office occupations: 583 (17.61%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 46 (1.39%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 307 (9.27%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 739 (22.32%)
INDUSTRYAgriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 59 (1.78%)
Construction: 168 (5.07%)
Manufacturing: 852 (25.73%)
Wholesale trade.: 85 (2.57%)
Retail trade: 250 (7.55%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 86 (2.6%)
Information: 56 (1.69%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 135 (4.08%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 139 (4.2%)
Educational, health and social services: 977 (29.51%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 162 (4.89%)
Other services (except public administration): 116 (3.5%)
Public administration: 226 (6.83%)
CLASS OF WORKERPrivate wage and salary workers: 2,247 (67.86%)
Government workers: 859 (25.94%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 200 (6.04%)
Unpaid family workers: 5 (0.15%)
INCOME IN 1999Households: 3,210 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 606 (18.88%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 231 (7.2%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 460 (14.33%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 409 (12.74%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 542 (16.88%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 497 (15.48%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 278 (8.66%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 132 (4.11%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 18 (0.56%)
$200,000 or more: 37 (1.15%)
Median household income: $30,707
With earnings: 2,362 (73.58%)
--Mean earnings: $42,783
With Social Security income: 1,087 (33.86%)
--Mean Social Security income: $8,991
With Supplemental Security Income: 258 (8.04%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,819
With public assistance income: 132 (4.11%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,442
With retirement income: 682 (21.25%)
--Mean retirement income: $13,412
Families: 2,119 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 270 (12.74%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 104 (4.91%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 318 (15.01%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 268 (12.65%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 337 (15.9%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 413 (19.49%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 237 (11.18%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 122 (5.76%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 18 (0.85%)
$200,000 or more: 32 (1.51%)
Median family income: $39,131
Per capita income: $16,696
Median earnings (dollars)Male full-time, year-round workers: $28,912
Female full-time, year-round workers: $23,703
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999Families: 361 (17.04%)
--With related children under 18 years: 310 (14.63%)
----With related children under 5 years: 147 (6.94%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 282 (13.31%)
--With related children under 18 years: 259 (12.22%)
----With related children under 5 years: 114 (5.38%)
Individuals: 1,641 (77.44%)
--18 years and over: 957 (45.16%)
----65 years and over: 250 (11.8%)
--Related children under 18 years: 666 (31.43%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 470 (22.18%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 379 (17.89%)
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