Welcome, NC

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3771760, place: Welcome CDP, North Carolina)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 2,821 (100%)
In labor force: 1,846 (65.44%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,832 (64.94%)
----Employed: 1,762 (62.46%)
----Unemployed: 70 (2.48%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 3.8%
--Armed Forces: 14 (0.5%)
Not in labor force: 975 (34.56%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,512 (53.6%)
In labor force: 885 (31.37%)
--Civilian labor force: 885 (31.37%)
----Employed: 844 (29.92%)
Own children under 6 years: 284 (10.07%)
All parents in family in labor force: 198 (7.02%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,732 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,467 (84.7%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 211 (12.18%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 8 (0.46%)
Walked: 9 (0.52%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 37 (2.14%)
Mean travel time to work: 21.4 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,762 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 480 (27.24%)
Service occupations: 185 (10.5%)
Sales and office occupations: 524 (29.74%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 207 (11.75%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 366 (20.77%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 6 (0.34%)
Construction: 95 (5.39%)
Manufacturing: 492 (27.92%)
Wholesale trade.: 63 (3.58%)
Retail trade: 218 (12.37%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 67 (3.8%)
Information: 75 (4.26%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 107 (6.07%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 44 (2.5%)
Educational, health and social services: 319 (18.1%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 135 (7.66%)
Other services (except public administration): 123 (6.98%)
Public administration: 18 (1.02%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,512 (85.81%)
Government workers: 158 (8.97%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 92 (5.22%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,443 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 61 (4.23%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 58 (4.02%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 267 (18.5%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 253 (17.53%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 189 (13.1%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 363 (25.16%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 148 (10.26%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 83 (5.75%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 21 (1.46%)
Median household income: $42,266

With earnings: 1,152 (79.83%)
--Mean earnings: $54,655
With Social Security income: 404 (28%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,979
With Supplemental Security Income: 19 (1.32%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $7,132
With public assistance income: 15 (1.04%)
--Mean public assistance income: $440
With retirement income: 350 (24.26%)
--Mean retirement income: $12,236

Families: 1,094 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 31 (2.83%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 11 (1.01%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 192 (17.55%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 159 (14.53%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 133 (12.16%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 323 (29.52%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 148 (13.53%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 76 (6.95%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 21 (1.92%)
Median family income: $51,810

Per capita income: $22,613

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $32,183
Female full-time, year-round workers: $26,495

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 42 (3.84%)
--With related children under 18 years: 21 (1.92%)
----With related children under 5 years: 21 (1.92%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 10 (0.91%)
--With related children under 18 years: 10 (0.91%)
----With related children under 5 years: 10 (0.91%)
Individuals: 171 (15.63%)
--18 years and over: 122 (11.15%)
----65 years and over: 45 (4.11%)
--Related children under 18 years: 49 (4.48%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 8 (0.73%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 52 (4.75%)

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