Plymouth, NC

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3753040, place: Plymouth town, North Carolina)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 3,087 (100%)
In labor force: 1,467 (47.52%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,467 (47.52%)
----Employed: 1,299 (42.08%)
----Unemployed: 168 (5.44%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 11.5%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 1,620 (52.48%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,741 (56.4%)
In labor force: 745 (24.13%)
--Civilian labor force: 745 (24.13%)
----Employed: 632 (20.47%)
Own children under 6 years: 375 (12.15%)
All parents in family in labor force: 229 (7.42%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,284 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 947 (73.75%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 248 (19.31%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 25 (1.95%)
Walked: 31 (2.41%)
Other means: 19 (1.48%)
Worked at home: 14 (1.09%)
Mean travel time to work: 23.6 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,299 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 323 (24.87%)
Service occupations: 243 (18.71%)
Sales and office occupations: 298 (22.94%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 22 (1.69%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 131 (10.08%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 282 (21.71%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 38 (2.93%)
Construction: 47 (3.62%)
Manufacturing: 335 (25.79%)
Wholesale trade.: 27 (2.08%)
Retail trade: 143 (11.01%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 56 (4.31%)
Information: 11 (0.85%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 26 (2%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 55 (4.23%)
Educational, health and social services: 274 (21.09%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 106 (8.16%)
Other services (except public administration): 80 (6.16%)
Public administration: 101 (7.78%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 898 (69.13%)
Government workers: 342 (26.33%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 54 (4.16%)
Unpaid family workers: 5 (0.38%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,601 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 555 (34.67%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 136 (8.49%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 254 (15.87%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 180 (11.24%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 142 (8.87%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 162 (10.12%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 85 (5.31%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 82 (5.12%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 5 (0.31%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $17,281

With earnings: 1,006 (62.84%)
--Mean earnings: $31,439
With Social Security income: 608 (37.98%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,132
With Supplemental Security Income: 191 (11.93%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,481
With public assistance income: 125 (7.81%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,348
With retirement income: 281 (17.55%)
--Mean retirement income: $18,990

Families: 1,104 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 274 (24.82%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 71 (6.43%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 189 (17.12%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 143 (12.95%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 114 (10.33%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 141 (12.77%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 85 (7.7%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 82 (7.43%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 5 (0.45%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $26,800

Per capita income: $12,067

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $26,352
Female full-time, year-round workers: $17,350

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 340 (30.8%)
--With related children under 18 years: 279 (25.27%)
----With related children under 5 years: 119 (10.78%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 249 (22.55%)
--With related children under 18 years: 212 (19.2%)
----With related children under 5 years: 98 (8.88%)
Individuals: 1,495 (135.42%)
--18 years and over: 882 (79.89%)
----65 years and over: 179 (16.21%)
--Related children under 18 years: 613 (55.53%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 431 (39.04%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 339 (30.71%)

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