Gaffney, SC

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4528060, place: Gaffney city, South Carolina)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 10,330 (100%)
In labor force: 5,998 (58.06%)
--Civilian labor force: 5,998 (58.06%)
----Employed: 5,569 (53.91%)
----Unemployed: 429 (4.15%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 7.2%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 4,332 (41.94%)
Females 16 years and over: 5,714 (55.31%)
In labor force: 2,915 (28.22%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,915 (28.22%)
----Employed: 2,677 (25.91%)
Own children under 6 years: 893 (8.64%)
All parents in family in labor force: 575 (5.57%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 5,392 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 3,918 (72.66%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,022 (18.95%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 74 (1.37%)
Walked: 109 (2.02%)
Other means: 208 (3.86%)
Worked at home: 61 (1.13%)
Mean travel time to work: 18.8 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 5,569 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 1,137 (20.42%)
Service occupations: 869 (15.6%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,291 (23.18%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 462 (8.3%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,810 (32.5%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 13 (0.23%)
Construction: 309 (5.55%)
Manufacturing: 1,961 (35.21%)
Wholesale trade.: 241 (4.33%)
Retail trade: 772 (13.86%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 199 (3.57%)
Information: 99 (1.78%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 220 (3.95%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 221 (3.97%)
Educational, health and social services: 828 (14.87%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 388 (6.97%)
Other services (except public administration): 154 (2.77%)
Public administration: 164 (2.94%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 4,638 (83.28%)
Government workers: 636 (11.42%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 275 (4.94%)
Unpaid family workers: 20 (0.36%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 5,341 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 904 (16.93%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 457 (8.56%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 982 (18.39%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 672 (12.58%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 851 (15.93%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 792 (14.83%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 325 (6.09%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 220 (4.12%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 56 (1.05%)
$200,000 or more: 82 (1.54%)
Median household income: $29,480

With earnings: 4,007 (75.02%)
--Mean earnings: $41,169
With Social Security income: 1,697 (31.77%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,498
With Supplemental Security Income: 286 (5.35%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,258
With public assistance income: 181 (3.39%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,046
With retirement income: 823 (15.41%)
--Mean retirement income: $11,965

Families: 3,313 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 303 (9.15%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 183 (5.52%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 540 (16.3%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 460 (13.88%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 609 (18.38%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 651 (19.65%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 280 (8.45%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 172 (5.19%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 56 (1.69%)
$200,000 or more: 59 (1.78%)
Median family income: $38,449

Per capita income: $17,755

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $30,145
Female full-time, year-round workers: $22,167

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 441 (13.31%)
--With related children under 18 years: 298 (8.99%)
----With related children under 5 years: 129 (3.89%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 299 (9.03%)
--With related children under 18 years: 247 (7.46%)
----With related children under 5 years: 108 (3.26%)
Individuals: 1,996 (60.25%)
--18 years and over: 1,424 (42.98%)
----65 years and over: 347 (10.47%)
--Related children under 18 years: 572 (17.27%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 439 (13.25%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 631 (19.05%)

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