Columbia, SC

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4516000, place: Columbia city, South Carolina)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 95,695 (100%)
In labor force: 61,718 (64.49%)
--Civilian labor force: 53,614 (56.03%)
----Employed: 48,133 (50.3%)
----Unemployed: 5,481 (5.73%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 10.2%
--Armed Forces: 8,104 (8.47%)
Not in labor force: 33,977 (35.51%)
Females 16 years and over: 49,414 (51.64%)
In labor force: 30,473 (31.84%)
--Civilian labor force: 27,684 (28.93%)
----Employed: 24,798 (25.91%)
Own children under 6 years: 6,901 (7.21%)
All parents in family in labor force: 4,252 (4.44%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 54,288 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 35,524 (65.44%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 6,117 (11.27%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 2,253 (4.15%)
Walked: 7,282 (13.41%)
Other means: 1,663 (3.06%)
Worked at home: 1,449 (2.67%)
Mean travel time to work: 18.1 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 48,133 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 19,733 (41%)
Service occupations: 8,526 (17.71%)
Sales and office occupations: 12,664 (26.31%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 136 (0.28%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 2,820 (5.86%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 4,254 (8.84%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 203 (0.42%)
Construction: 2,006 (4.17%)
Manufacturing: 2,854 (5.93%)
Wholesale trade.: 1,154 (2.4%)
Retail trade: 4,828 (10.03%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 1,484 (3.08%)
Information: 1,398 (2.9%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 3,816 (7.93%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 4,975 (10.34%)
Educational, health and social services: 13,307 (27.65%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 5,161 (10.72%)
Other services (except public administration): 2,367 (4.92%)
Public administration: 4,580 (9.52%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 32,410 (67.33%)
Government workers: 13,490 (28.03%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 2,116 (4.4%)
Unpaid family workers: 117 (0.24%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 41,960 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 7,012 (16.71%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 3,525 (8.4%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 6,666 (15.89%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 5,976 (14.24%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 6,409 (15.27%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 5,721 (13.63%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 2,647 (6.31%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 2,128 (5.07%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 760 (1.81%)
$200,000 or more: 1,116 (2.66%)
Median household income: $31,141

With earnings: 33,720 (80.36%)
--Mean earnings: $47,143
With Social Security income: 9,491 (22.62%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,473
With Supplemental Security Income: 2,041 (4.86%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,547
With public assistance income: 1,339 (3.19%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,174
With retirement income: 6,267 (14.94%)
--Mean retirement income: $19,096

Families: 22,167 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 2,607 (11.76%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,385 (6.25%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 3,101 (13.99%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 2,895 (13.06%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 3,335 (15.04%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 3,641 (16.43%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,932 (8.72%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,718 (7.75%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 597 (2.69%)
$200,000 or more: 956 (4.31%)
Median family income: $39,589

Per capita income: $18,853

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $30,925
Female full-time, year-round workers: $24,679

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 3,759 (16.96%)
--With related children under 18 years: 2,983 (13.46%)
----With related children under 5 years: 1,419 (6.4%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 2,690 (12.14%)
--With related children under 18 years: 2,355 (10.62%)
----With related children under 5 years: 1,131 (5.1%)
Individuals: 20,778 (93.73%)
--18 years and over: 14,197 (64.05%)
----65 years and over: 1,909 (8.61%)
--Related children under 18 years: 6,430 (29.01%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 4,455 (20.1%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 8,497 (38.33%)

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