Beaufort, SC

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4504690, place: Beaufort city, South Carolina)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 10,474 (100%)
In labor force: 7,087 (67.66%)
--Civilian labor force: 4,982 (47.57%)
----Employed: 4,672 (44.61%)
----Unemployed: 310 (2.96%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 6.2%
--Armed Forces: 2,105 (20.1%)
Not in labor force: 3,387 (32.34%)
Females 16 years and over: 4,771 (45.55%)
In labor force: 2,640 (25.21%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,499 (23.86%)
----Employed: 2,342 (22.36%)
Own children under 6 years: 834 (7.96%)
All parents in family in labor force: 484 (4.62%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 6,648 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 4,881 (73.42%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,138 (17.12%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 98 (1.47%)
Walked: 307 (4.62%)
Other means: 136 (2.05%)
Worked at home: 88 (1.32%)
Mean travel time to work: 17.5 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 4,672 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 1,763 (37.74%)
Service occupations: 700 (14.98%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,273 (27.25%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 8 (0.17%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 598 (12.8%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 330 (7.06%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 9 (0.19%)
Construction: 485 (10.38%)
Manufacturing: 221 (4.73%)
Wholesale trade.: 120 (2.57%)
Retail trade: 647 (13.85%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 123 (2.63%)
Information: 168 (3.6%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 300 (6.42%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 294 (6.29%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,171 (25.06%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 490 (10.49%)
Other services (except public administration): 199 (4.26%)
Public administration: 445 (9.52%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 2,917 (62.44%)
Government workers: 1,281 (27.42%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 457 (9.78%)
Unpaid family workers: 17 (0.36%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 4,597 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 477 (10.38%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 354 (7.7%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 732 (15.92%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 624 (13.57%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 891 (19.38%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 780 (16.97%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 262 (5.7%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 264 (5.74%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 121 (2.63%)
$200,000 or more: 92 (2%)
Median household income: $36,532

With earnings: 3,695 (80.38%)
--Mean earnings: $45,742
With Social Security income: 1,252 (27.24%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,539
With Supplemental Security Income: 116 (2.52%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $8,473
With public assistance income: 108 (2.35%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,570
With retirement income: 1,190 (25.89%)
--Mean retirement income: $17,356

Families: 3,027 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 253 (8.36%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 127 (4.2%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 424 (14.01%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 358 (11.83%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 614 (20.28%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 590 (19.49%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 255 (8.42%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 200 (6.61%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 138 (4.56%)
$200,000 or more: 68 (2.25%)
Median family income: $42,894

Per capita income: $20,501

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $22,465
Female full-time, year-round workers: $23,474

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 348 (11.5%)
--With related children under 18 years: 306 (10.11%)
----With related children under 5 years: 114 (3.77%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 213 (7.04%)
--With related children under 18 years: 205 (6.77%)
----With related children under 5 years: 64 (2.11%)
Individuals: 1,400 (46.25%)
--18 years and over: 861 (28.44%)
----65 years and over: 171 (5.65%)
--Related children under 18 years: 531 (17.54%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 388 (12.82%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 269 (8.89%)

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