General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3764180, place: Spring Lake town, North Carolina)EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over: 5,927 (100%)
In labor force: 3,808 (64.25%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,840 (47.92%)
----Employed: 2,581 (43.55%)
----Unemployed: 259 (4.37%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 9.1%
--Armed Forces: 968 (16.33%)
Not in labor force: 2,119 (35.75%)
Females 16 years and over: 3,080 (51.97%)
In labor force: 1,679 (28.33%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,502 (25.34%)
----Employed: 1,370 (23.11%)
Own children under 6 years: 942 (15.89%)
All parents in family in labor force: 468 (7.9%)
COMMUTING TO WORKWorkers 16 years and over: 3,467 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 2,325 (67.06%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 869 (25.06%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 29 (0.84%)
Walked: 133 (3.84%)
Other means: 36 (1.04%)
Worked at home: 75 (2.16%)
Mean travel time to work: 20.5 minutes
OCCUPATIONEmployed civilian population 16 years and over: 2,581 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 351 (13.6%)
Service occupations: 730 (28.28%)
Sales and office occupations: 648 (25.11%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 14 (0.54%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 387 (14.99%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 451 (17.47%)
INDUSTRYAgriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 4 (0.15%)
Construction: 311 (12.05%)
Manufacturing: 321 (12.44%)
Wholesale trade.: 58 (2.25%)
Retail trade: 281 (10.89%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 121 (4.69%)
Information: 51 (1.98%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 96 (3.72%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 146 (5.66%)
Educational, health and social services: 411 (15.92%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 445 (17.24%)
Other services (except public administration): 65 (2.52%)
Public administration: 271 (10.5%)
CLASS OF WORKERPrivate wage and salary workers: 1,893 (73.34%)
Government workers: 564 (21.85%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 124 (4.8%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)
INCOME IN 1999Households: 3,126 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 500 (15.99%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 311 (9.95%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 595 (19.03%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 531 (16.99%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 647 (20.7%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 377 (12.06%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 129 (4.13%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 28 (0.9%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 8 (0.26%)
Median household income: $27,322
With earnings: 2,694 (86.18%)
--Mean earnings: $31,135
With Social Security income: 487 (15.58%)
--Mean Social Security income: $7,781
With Supplemental Security Income: 149 (4.77%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,740
With public assistance income: 180 (5.76%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,376
With retirement income: 534 (17.08%)
--Mean retirement income: $13,698
Families: 2,170 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 350 (16.13%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 146 (6.73%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 475 (21.89%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 298 (13.73%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 460 (21.2%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 308 (14.19%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 97 (4.47%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 28 (1.29%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 8 (0.37%)
Median family income: $28,300
Per capita income: $12,683
Median earnings (dollars)Male full-time, year-round workers: $25,016
Female full-time, year-round workers: $17,979
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999Families: 490 (22.58%)
--With related children under 18 years: 428 (19.72%)
----With related children under 5 years: 241 (11.11%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 348 (16.04%)
--With related children under 18 years: 328 (15.12%)
----With related children under 5 years: 165 (7.6%)
Individuals: 1,934 (89.12%)
--18 years and over: 1,109 (51.11%)
----65 years and over: 49 (2.26%)
--Related children under 18 years: 804 (37.05%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 475 (21.89%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 417 (19.22%)
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