East Gaffney, SC

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4522075, place: East Gaffney CDP, South Carolina)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 2,630 (100%)
In labor force: 1,559 (59.28%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,559 (59.28%)
----Employed: 1,416 (53.84%)
----Unemployed: 143 (5.44%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 9.2%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 1,071 (40.72%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,385 (52.66%)
In labor force: 764 (29.05%)
--Civilian labor force: 764 (29.05%)
----Employed: 686 (26.08%)
Own children under 6 years: 298 (11.33%)
All parents in family in labor force: 190 (7.22%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,389 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,031 (74.23%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 253 (18.21%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 24 (1.73%)
Walked: 0 (0%)
Other means: 72 (5.18%)
Worked at home: 9 (0.65%)
Mean travel time to work: 18.9 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,416 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 91 (6.43%)
Service occupations: 250 (17.66%)
Sales and office occupations: 263 (18.57%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 10 (0.71%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 197 (13.91%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 605 (42.73%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 0 (0%)
Construction: 134 (9.46%)
Manufacturing: 589 (41.6%)
Wholesale trade.: 70 (4.94%)
Retail trade: 111 (7.84%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 64 (4.52%)
Information: 0 (0%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 34 (2.4%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 53 (3.74%)
Educational, health and social services: 126 (8.9%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 143 (10.1%)
Other services (except public administration): 79 (5.58%)
Public administration: 13 (0.92%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,335 (94.28%)
Government workers: 57 (4.03%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 24 (1.69%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,399 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 269 (19.23%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 102 (7.29%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 341 (24.37%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 199 (14.22%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 223 (15.94%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 229 (16.37%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 26 (1.86%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 0 (0%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 10 (0.71%)
Median household income: $24,527

With earnings: 1,007 (71.98%)
--Mean earnings: $31,709
With Social Security income: 476 (34.02%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,413
With Supplemental Security Income: 76 (5.43%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,876
With public assistance income: 34 (2.43%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,139
With retirement income: 216 (15.44%)
--Mean retirement income: $7,976

Families: 942 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 95 (10.08%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 53 (5.63%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 205 (21.76%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 177 (18.79%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 166 (17.62%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 210 (22.29%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 26 (2.76%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 0 (0%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 10 (1.06%)
Median family income: $32,167

Per capita income: $12,902

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $26,156
Female full-time, year-round workers: $21,009

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 151 (16.03%)
--With related children under 18 years: 81 (8.6%)
----With related children under 5 years: 57 (6.05%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 69 (7.32%)
--With related children under 18 years: 51 (5.41%)
----With related children under 5 years: 35 (3.72%)
Individuals: 762 (80.89%)
--18 years and over: 516 (54.78%)
----65 years and over: 60 (6.37%)
--Related children under 18 years: 234 (24.84%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 159 (16.88%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 241 (25.58%)

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