West Marion, NC

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3772600, place: West Marion CDP, North Carolina)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,270 (100%)
In labor force: 823 (64.8%)
--Civilian labor force: 819 (64.49%)
----Employed: 803 (63.23%)
----Unemployed: 16 (1.26%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 2%
--Armed Forces: 4 (0.31%)
Not in labor force: 447 (35.2%)
Females 16 years and over: 688 (54.17%)
In labor force: 396 (31.18%)
--Civilian labor force: 396 (31.18%)
----Employed: 396 (31.18%)
Own children under 6 years: 120 (9.45%)
All parents in family in labor force: 60 (4.72%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 784 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 530 (67.6%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 191 (24.36%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 26 (3.32%)
Other means: 17 (2.17%)
Worked at home: 20 (2.55%)
Mean travel time to work: 19.6 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 803 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 154 (19.18%)
Service occupations: 136 (16.94%)
Sales and office occupations: 166 (20.67%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 2 (0.25%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 80 (9.96%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 265 (33%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 2 (0.25%)
Construction: 61 (7.6%)
Manufacturing: 270 (33.62%)
Wholesale trade.: 25 (3.11%)
Retail trade: 114 (14.2%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 0 (0%)
Information: 9 (1.12%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 23 (2.86%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 28 (3.49%)
Educational, health and social services: 128 (15.94%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 67 (8.34%)
Other services (except public administration): 33 (4.11%)
Public administration: 43 (5.35%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 653 (81.32%)
Government workers: 117 (14.57%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 33 (4.11%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 704 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 106 (15.06%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 63 (8.95%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 154 (21.88%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 142 (20.17%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 80 (11.36%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 97 (13.78%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 28 (3.98%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 34 (4.83%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $26,151

With earnings: 514 (73.01%)
--Mean earnings: $35,405
With Social Security income: 223 (31.68%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,980
With Supplemental Security Income: 61 (8.66%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,902
With public assistance income: 51 (7.24%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,750
With retirement income: 152 (21.59%)
--Mean retirement income: $10,443

Families: 471 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 53 (11.25%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 32 (6.79%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 93 (19.75%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 87 (18.47%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 62 (13.16%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 84 (17.83%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 28 (5.94%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 32 (6.79%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $31,953

Per capita income: $15,087

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $22,263
Female full-time, year-round workers: $19,816

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 77 (16.35%)
--With related children under 18 years: 52 (11.04%)
----With related children under 5 years: 25 (5.31%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 44 (9.34%)
--With related children under 18 years: 34 (7.22%)
----With related children under 5 years: 23 (4.88%)
Individuals: 284 (60.3%)
--18 years and over: 168 (35.67%)
----65 years and over: 47 (9.98%)
--Related children under 18 years: 113 (23.99%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 74 (15.71%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 51 (10.83%)

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