Fairfax, SC

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4524370, place: Fairfax town, South Carolina)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 2,621 (100%)
In labor force: 700 (26.71%)
--Civilian labor force: 700 (26.71%)
----Employed: 604 (23.04%)
----Unemployed: 96 (3.66%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 13.7%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 1,921 (73.29%)
Females 16 years and over: 875 (33.38%)
In labor force: 373 (14.23%)
--Civilian labor force: 373 (14.23%)
----Employed: 313 (11.94%)
Own children under 6 years: 177 (6.75%)
All parents in family in labor force: 113 (4.31%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 596 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 381 (63.93%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 161 (27.01%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 28 (4.7%)
Walked: 17 (2.85%)
Other means: 6 (1.01%)
Worked at home: 3 (0.5%)
Mean travel time to work: 26.2 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 604 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 106 (17.55%)
Service occupations: 97 (16.06%)
Sales and office occupations: 142 (23.51%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 5 (0.83%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 67 (11.09%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 187 (30.96%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 12 (1.99%)
Construction: 38 (6.29%)
Manufacturing: 215 (35.6%)
Wholesale trade.: 4 (0.66%)
Retail trade: 61 (10.1%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 13 (2.15%)
Information: 0 (0%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 14 (2.32%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 16 (2.65%)
Educational, health and social services: 117 (19.37%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 40 (6.62%)
Other services (except public administration): 41 (6.79%)
Public administration: 33 (5.46%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 436 (72.19%)
Government workers: 130 (21.52%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 32 (5.3%)
Unpaid family workers: 6 (0.99%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 857 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 318 (37.11%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 73 (8.52%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 142 (16.57%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 109 (12.72%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 85 (9.92%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 69 (8.05%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 27 (3.15%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 18 (2.1%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 4 (0.47%)
$200,000 or more: 12 (1.4%)
Median household income: $17,083

With earnings: 485 (56.59%)
--Mean earnings: $32,841
With Social Security income: 288 (33.61%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,604
With Supplemental Security Income: 101 (11.79%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,666
With public assistance income: 72 (8.4%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,068
With retirement income: 132 (15.4%)
--Mean retirement income: $62,960

Families: 541 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 107 (19.78%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 25 (4.62%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 117 (21.63%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 102 (18.85%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 70 (12.94%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 63 (11.65%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 27 (4.99%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 14 (2.59%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 4 (0.74%)
$200,000 or more: 12 (2.22%)
Median family income: $26,097

Per capita income: $8,940

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $26,759
Female full-time, year-round workers: $19,471

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 143 (26.43%)
--With related children under 18 years: 115 (21.26%)
----With related children under 5 years: 69 (12.75%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 112 (20.7%)
--With related children under 18 years: 97 (17.93%)
----With related children under 5 years: 57 (10.54%)
Individuals: 772 (142.7%)
--18 years and over: 468 (86.51%)
----65 years and over: 79 (14.6%)
--Related children under 18 years: 304 (56.19%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 204 (37.71%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 210 (38.82%)

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