Florence, SC

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4525810, place: Florence city, South Carolina)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 23,587 (100%)
In labor force: 14,334 (60.77%)
--Civilian labor force: 14,279 (60.54%)
----Employed: 13,273 (56.27%)
----Unemployed: 1,006 (4.27%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 7%
--Armed Forces: 55 (0.23%)
Not in labor force: 9,253 (39.23%)
Females 16 years and over: 13,300 (56.39%)
In labor force: 7,371 (31.25%)
--Civilian labor force: 7,360 (31.2%)
----Employed: 6,807 (28.86%)
Own children under 6 years: 2,161 (9.16%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,313 (5.57%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 13,066 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 10,543 (80.69%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,561 (11.95%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 315 (2.41%)
Walked: 238 (1.82%)
Other means: 220 (1.68%)
Worked at home: 189 (1.45%)
Mean travel time to work: 19.8 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 13,273 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 4,965 (37.41%)
Service occupations: 2,115 (15.93%)
Sales and office occupations: 3,337 (25.14%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 15 (0.11%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 1,061 (7.99%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,780 (13.41%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 30 (0.23%)
Construction: 722 (5.44%)
Manufacturing: 1,897 (14.29%)
Wholesale trade.: 535 (4.03%)
Retail trade: 1,315 (9.91%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 501 (3.77%)
Information: 229 (1.73%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 1,155 (8.7%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 775 (5.84%)
Educational, health and social services: 3,548 (26.73%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 1,145 (8.63%)
Other services (except public administration): 770 (5.8%)
Public administration: 651 (4.9%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 10,151 (76.48%)
Government workers: 2,421 (18.24%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 682 (5.14%)
Unpaid family workers: 19 (0.14%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 12,031 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,740 (14.46%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 846 (7.03%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,946 (16.17%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,409 (11.71%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 2,009 (16.7%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,880 (15.63%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,011 (8.4%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 684 (5.69%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 221 (1.84%)
$200,000 or more: 285 (2.37%)
Median household income: $35,388

With earnings: 9,296 (77.27%)
--Mean earnings: $49,928
With Social Security income: 3,359 (27.92%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,099
With Supplemental Security Income: 854 (7.1%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,767
With public assistance income: 442 (3.67%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,411
With retirement income: 2,009 (16.7%)
--Mean retirement income: $17,279

Families: 8,016 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 817 (10.19%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 502 (6.26%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,164 (14.52%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 792 (9.88%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,263 (15.76%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,541 (19.22%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 922 (11.5%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 566 (7.06%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 199 (2.48%)
$200,000 or more: 250 (3.12%)
Median family income: $42,250

Per capita income: $20,336

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $35,633
Female full-time, year-round workers: $23,589

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 1,227 (15.31%)
--With related children under 18 years: 917 (11.44%)
----With related children under 5 years: 423 (5.28%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 897 (11.19%)
--With related children under 18 years: 743 (9.27%)
----With related children under 5 years: 342 (4.27%)
Individuals: 5,699 (71.1%)
--18 years and over: 3,562 (44.44%)
----65 years and over: 650 (8.11%)
--Related children under 18 years: 2,102 (26.22%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 1,521 (18.97%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 1,555 (19.4%)

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