Rocky Mount, NC

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3757500, place: Rocky Mount city, North Carolina)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 42,394 (100%)
In labor force: 25,682 (60.58%)
--Civilian labor force: 25,616 (60.42%)
----Employed: 23,229 (54.79%)
----Unemployed: 2,387 (5.63%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 9.3%
--Armed Forces: 66 (0.16%)
Not in labor force: 16,712 (39.42%)
Females 16 years and over: 23,703 (55.91%)
In labor force: 13,064 (30.82%)
--Civilian labor force: 13,045 (30.77%)
----Employed: 11,631 (27.44%)
Own children under 6 years: 4,387 (10.35%)
All parents in family in labor force: 2,681 (6.32%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 22,831 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 18,198 (79.71%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 3,385 (14.83%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 271 (1.19%)
Walked: 272 (1.19%)
Other means: 248 (1.09%)
Worked at home: 457 (2%)
Mean travel time to work: 19.4 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 23,229 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 7,038 (30.3%)
Service occupations: 3,535 (15.22%)
Sales and office occupations: 5,943 (25.58%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 109 (0.47%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 1,814 (7.81%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 4,790 (20.62%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 128 (0.55%)
Construction: 1,258 (5.42%)
Manufacturing: 4,916 (21.16%)
Wholesale trade.: 902 (3.88%)
Retail trade: 2,703 (11.64%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 965 (4.15%)
Information: 570 (2.45%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 1,403 (6.04%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 1,594 (6.86%)
Educational, health and social services: 4,645 (20%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 2,016 (8.68%)
Other services (except public administration): 1,053 (4.53%)
Public administration: 1,076 (4.63%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 18,319 (78.86%)
Government workers: 3,750 (16.14%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 1,098 (4.73%)
Unpaid family workers: 62 (0.27%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 21,610 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 3,404 (15.75%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,680 (7.77%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 3,321 (15.37%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 2,939 (13.6%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 3,410 (15.78%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 3,530 (16.34%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,604 (7.42%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,109 (5.13%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 269 (1.24%)
$200,000 or more: 344 (1.59%)
Median household income: $32,661

With earnings: 16,762 (77.57%)
--Mean earnings: $46,047
With Social Security income: 6,111 (28.28%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,398
With Supplemental Security Income: 1,535 (7.1%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,048
With public assistance income: 1,381 (6.39%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,155
With retirement income: 3,685 (17.05%)
--Mean retirement income: $16,421

Families: 14,929 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,580 (10.58%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 898 (6.02%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 2,026 (13.57%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 2,154 (14.43%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 2,309 (15.47%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 2,925 (19.59%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,482 (9.93%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,019 (6.83%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 240 (1.61%)
$200,000 or more: 296 (1.98%)
Median family income: $39,929

Per capita income: $17,804

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $31,455
Female full-time, year-round workers: $24,409

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 2,363 (15.83%)
--With related children under 18 years: 1,978 (13.25%)
----With related children under 5 years: 974 (6.52%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 1,626 (10.89%)
--With related children under 18 years: 1,448 (9.7%)
----With related children under 5 years: 670 (4.49%)
Individuals: 11,120 (74.49%)
--18 years and over: 6,645 (44.51%)
----65 years and over: 1,160 (7.77%)
--Related children under 18 years: 4,425 (29.64%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 3,091 (20.7%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 2,587 (17.33%)

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