General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:3773660, place: Whiteville city, North Carolina)EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over: 4,012 (100%)
In labor force: 2,095 (52.22%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,089 (52.07%)
----Employed: 1,918 (47.81%)
----Unemployed: 171 (4.26%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 8.2%
--Armed Forces: 6 (0.15%)
Not in labor force: 1,917 (47.78%)
Females 16 years and over: 2,305 (57.45%)
In labor force: 1,081 (26.94%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,079 (26.89%)
----Employed: 964 (24.03%)
Own children under 6 years: 371 (9.25%)
All parents in family in labor force: 195 (4.86%)
COMMUTING TO WORKWorkers 16 years and over: 1,887 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,510 (80.02%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 236 (12.51%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 20 (1.06%)
Walked: 56 (2.97%)
Other means: 26 (1.38%)
Worked at home: 39 (2.07%)
Mean travel time to work: 16.4 minutes
OCCUPATIONEmployed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,918 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 692 (36.08%)
Service occupations: 312 (16.27%)
Sales and office occupations: 500 (26.07%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 19 (0.99%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 143 (7.46%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 252 (13.14%)
INDUSTRYAgriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 35 (1.82%)
Construction: 125 (6.52%)
Manufacturing: 206 (10.74%)
Wholesale trade.: 47 (2.45%)
Retail trade: 258 (13.45%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 71 (3.7%)
Information: 33 (1.72%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 107 (5.58%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 97 (5.06%)
Educational, health and social services: 569 (29.67%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 156 (8.13%)
Other services (except public administration): 90 (4.69%)
Public administration: 124 (6.47%)
CLASS OF WORKERPrivate wage and salary workers: 1,401 (73.04%)
Government workers: 426 (22.21%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 86 (4.48%)
Unpaid family workers: 5 (0.26%)
INCOME IN 1999Households: 2,140 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 475 (22.2%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 217 (10.14%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 366 (17.1%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 272 (12.71%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 287 (13.41%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 233 (10.89%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 109 (5.09%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 95 (4.44%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 36 (1.68%)
$200,000 or more: 50 (2.34%)
Median household income: $25,455
With earnings: 1,434 (67.01%)
--Mean earnings: $46,831
With Social Security income: 734 (34.3%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,833
With Supplemental Security Income: 200 (9.35%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,521
With public assistance income: 156 (7.29%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,820
With retirement income: 404 (18.88%)
--Mean retirement income: $16,080
Families: 1,340 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 176 (13.13%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 120 (8.96%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 197 (14.7%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 192 (14.33%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 202 (15.07%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 188 (14.03%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 94 (7.01%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 92 (6.87%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 31 (2.31%)
$200,000 or more: 48 (3.58%)
Median family income: $34,128
Per capita income: $18,337
Median earnings (dollars)Male full-time, year-round workers: $35,074
Female full-time, year-round workers: $23,000
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999Families: 254 (18.96%)
--With related children under 18 years: 206 (15.37%)
----With related children under 5 years: 109 (8.13%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 189 (14.1%)
--With related children under 18 years: 157 (11.72%)
----With related children under 5 years: 96 (7.16%)
Individuals: 1,360 (101.49%)
--18 years and over: 893 (66.64%)
----65 years and over: 334 (24.93%)
--Related children under 18 years: 467 (34.85%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 301 (22.46%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 506 (37.76%)
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