Edgefield, SC

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4522795, place: Edgefield town, South Carolina)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 3,946 (100%)
In labor force: 1,057 (26.79%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,057 (26.79%)
----Employed: 962 (24.38%)
----Unemployed: 95 (2.41%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 9%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 2,889 (73.21%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,257 (31.86%)
In labor force: 605 (15.33%)
--Civilian labor force: 605 (15.33%)
----Employed: 539 (13.66%)
Own children under 6 years: 171 (4.33%)
All parents in family in labor force: 92 (2.33%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 931 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 701 (75.3%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 168 (18.05%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 22 (2.36%)
Walked: 20 (2.15%)
Other means: 10 (1.07%)
Worked at home: 10 (1.07%)
Mean travel time to work: 24.9 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 962 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 259 (26.92%)
Service occupations: 186 (19.33%)
Sales and office occupations: 151 (15.7%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 9 (0.94%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 87 (9.04%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 270 (28.07%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 14 (1.46%)
Construction: 38 (3.95%)
Manufacturing: 224 (23.28%)
Wholesale trade.: 10 (1.04%)
Retail trade: 94 (9.77%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 88 (9.15%)
Information: 13 (1.35%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 23 (2.39%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 61 (6.34%)
Educational, health and social services: 210 (21.83%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 74 (7.69%)
Other services (except public administration): 44 (4.57%)
Public administration: 69 (7.17%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 686 (71.31%)
Government workers: 215 (22.35%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 61 (6.34%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,151 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 261 (22.68%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 110 (9.56%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 205 (17.81%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 194 (16.85%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 162 (14.07%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 140 (12.16%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 42 (3.65%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 32 (2.78%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 5 (0.43%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $24,977

With earnings: 705 (61.25%)
--Mean earnings: $34,799
With Social Security income: 453 (39.36%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,135
With Supplemental Security Income: 121 (10.51%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,238
With public assistance income: 56 (4.87%)
--Mean public assistance income: $903
With retirement income: 242 (21.03%)
--Mean retirement income: $11,392

Families: 723 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 101 (13.97%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 55 (7.61%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 142 (19.64%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 107 (14.8%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 116 (16.04%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 128 (17.7%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 37 (5.12%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 32 (4.43%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 5 (0.69%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $30,721

Per capita income: $8,125

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $25,478
Female full-time, year-round workers: $23,462

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 150 (20.75%)
--With related children under 18 years: 102 (14.11%)
----With related children under 5 years: 52 (7.19%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 80 (11.07%)
--With related children under 18 years: 61 (8.44%)
----With related children under 5 years: 33 (4.56%)
Individuals: 644 (89.07%)
--18 years and over: 434 (60.03%)
----65 years and over: 135 (18.67%)
--Related children under 18 years: 207 (28.63%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 137 (18.95%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 161 (22.27%)

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