Gaston, SC

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4528780, place: Gaston town, South Carolina)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 972 (100%)
In labor force: 630 (64.81%)
--Civilian labor force: 626 (64.4%)
----Employed: 603 (62.04%)
----Unemployed: 23 (2.37%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 3.7%
--Armed Forces: 4 (0.41%)
Not in labor force: 342 (35.19%)
Females 16 years and over: 494 (50.82%)
In labor force: 289 (29.73%)
--Civilian labor force: 289 (29.73%)
----Employed: 267 (27.47%)
Own children under 6 years: 139 (14.3%)
All parents in family in labor force: 82 (8.44%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 587 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 449 (76.49%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 107 (18.23%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 2 (0.34%)
Walked: 11 (1.87%)
Other means: 9 (1.53%)
Worked at home: 9 (1.53%)
Mean travel time to work: 29.5 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 603 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 116 (19.24%)
Service occupations: 71 (11.77%)
Sales and office occupations: 157 (26.04%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 166 (27.53%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 93 (15.42%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 3 (0.5%)
Construction: 137 (22.72%)
Manufacturing: 71 (11.77%)
Wholesale trade.: 19 (3.15%)
Retail trade: 79 (13.1%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 37 (6.14%)
Information: 10 (1.66%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 29 (4.81%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 36 (5.97%)
Educational, health and social services: 85 (14.1%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 28 (4.64%)
Other services (except public administration): 38 (6.3%)
Public administration: 31 (5.14%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 466 (77.28%)
Government workers: 83 (13.76%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 54 (8.96%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 489 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 55 (11.25%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 38 (7.77%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 99 (20.25%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 76 (15.54%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 104 (21.27%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 86 (17.59%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 23 (4.7%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 4 (0.82%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 4 (0.82%)
Median household income: $31,411

With earnings: 396 (80.98%)
--Mean earnings: $38,853
With Social Security income: 111 (22.7%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,483
With Supplemental Security Income: 19 (3.89%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $8,574
With public assistance income: 18 (3.68%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,633
With retirement income: 60 (12.27%)
--Mean retirement income: $10,457

Families: 380 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 42 (11.05%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 30 (7.89%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 70 (18.42%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 53 (13.95%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 88 (23.16%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 67 (17.63%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 22 (5.79%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 4 (1.05%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 4 (1.05%)
Median family income: $32,917

Per capita income: $13,546

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $27,857
Female full-time, year-round workers: $21,680

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 65 (17.11%)
--With related children under 18 years: 43 (11.32%)
----With related children under 5 years: 24 (6.32%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 24 (6.32%)
--With related children under 18 years: 24 (6.32%)
----With related children under 5 years: 17 (4.47%)
Individuals: 235 (61.84%)
--18 years and over: 138 (36.32%)
----65 years and over: 12 (3.16%)
--Related children under 18 years: 92 (24.21%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 61 (16.05%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 36 (9.47%)

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