Cowpens, SC

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4517260, place: Cowpens town, South Carolina)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,713 (100%)
In labor force: 957 (55.87%)
--Civilian labor force: 957 (55.87%)
----Employed: 881 (51.43%)
----Unemployed: 76 (4.44%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 7.9%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 756 (44.13%)
Females 16 years and over: 959 (55.98%)
In labor force: 497 (29.01%)
--Civilian labor force: 497 (29.01%)
----Employed: 451 (26.33%)
Own children under 6 years: 165 (9.63%)
All parents in family in labor force: 104 (6.07%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 846 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 706 (83.45%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 119 (14.07%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 10 (1.18%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 11 (1.3%)
Mean travel time to work: 20.9 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 881 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 188 (21.34%)
Service occupations: 120 (13.62%)
Sales and office occupations: 215 (24.4%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 113 (12.83%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 245 (27.81%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 0 (0%)
Construction: 90 (10.22%)
Manufacturing: 315 (35.75%)
Wholesale trade.: 31 (3.52%)
Retail trade: 95 (10.78%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 10 (1.14%)
Information: 14 (1.59%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 37 (4.2%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 29 (3.29%)
Educational, health and social services: 162 (18.39%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 44 (4.99%)
Other services (except public administration): 28 (3.18%)
Public administration: 26 (2.95%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 759 (86.15%)
Government workers: 99 (11.24%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 23 (2.61%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 892 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 176 (19.73%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 109 (12.22%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 113 (12.67%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 105 (11.77%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 176 (19.73%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 113 (12.67%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 50 (5.61%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 34 (3.81%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 8 (0.9%)
$200,000 or more: 8 (0.9%)
Median household income: $30,815

With earnings: 600 (67.26%)
--Mean earnings: $42,848
With Social Security income: 346 (38.79%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,261
With Supplemental Security Income: 53 (5.94%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $3,912
With public assistance income: 30 (3.36%)
--Mean public assistance income: $8,378
With retirement income: 150 (16.82%)
--Mean retirement income: $11,797

Families: 635 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 72 (11.34%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 45 (7.09%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 70 (11.02%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 85 (13.39%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 162 (25.51%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 101 (15.91%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 50 (7.87%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 34 (5.35%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 8 (1.26%)
$200,000 or more: 8 (1.26%)
Median family income: $39,387

Per capita income: $14,847

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $35,978
Female full-time, year-round workers: $22,778

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 99 (15.59%)
--With related children under 18 years: 70 (11.02%)
----With related children under 5 years: 32 (5.04%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 58 (9.13%)
--With related children under 18 years: 53 (8.35%)
----With related children under 5 years: 24 (3.78%)
Individuals: 402 (63.31%)
--18 years and over: 275 (43.31%)
----65 years and over: 61 (9.61%)
--Related children under 18 years: 121 (19.06%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 74 (11.65%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 136 (21.42%)

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