Lakewood, SC

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4539772, place: Lakewood CDP, South Carolina)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,931 (100%)
In labor force: 1,239 (64.16%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,227 (63.54%)
----Employed: 1,157 (59.92%)
----Unemployed: 70 (3.63%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5.7%
--Armed Forces: 12 (0.62%)
Not in labor force: 692 (35.84%)
Females 16 years and over: 995 (51.53%)
In labor force: 557 (28.85%)
--Civilian labor force: 557 (28.85%)
----Employed: 519 (26.88%)
Own children under 6 years: 234 (12.12%)
All parents in family in labor force: 157 (8.13%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,141 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 981 (85.98%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 123 (10.78%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 5 (0.44%)
Walked: 0 (0%)
Other means: 25 (2.19%)
Worked at home: 7 (0.61%)
Mean travel time to work: 23.9 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,157 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 248 (21.43%)
Service occupations: 145 (12.53%)
Sales and office occupations: 251 (21.69%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 8 (0.69%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 185 (15.99%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 320 (27.66%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 15 (1.3%)
Construction: 138 (11.93%)
Manufacturing: 359 (31.03%)
Wholesale trade.: 22 (1.9%)
Retail trade: 135 (11.67%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 61 (5.27%)
Information: 18 (1.56%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 28 (2.42%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 11 (0.95%)
Educational, health and social services: 141 (12.19%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 64 (5.53%)
Other services (except public administration): 71 (6.14%)
Public administration: 94 (8.12%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 936 (80.9%)
Government workers: 167 (14.43%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 48 (4.15%)
Unpaid family workers: 6 (0.52%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 962 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 103 (10.71%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 98 (10.19%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 161 (16.74%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 114 (11.85%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 180 (18.71%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 175 (18.19%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 74 (7.69%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 48 (4.99%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 9 (0.94%)
Median household income: $35,417

With earnings: 764 (79.42%)
--Mean earnings: $44,944
With Social Security income: 256 (26.61%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,641
With Supplemental Security Income: 39 (4.05%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,661
With public assistance income: 38 (3.95%)
--Mean public assistance income: $624
With retirement income: 172 (17.88%)
--Mean retirement income: $10,118

Families: 728 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 58 (7.97%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 43 (5.91%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 125 (17.17%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 90 (12.36%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 137 (18.82%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 158 (21.7%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 66 (9.07%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 42 (5.77%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 9 (1.24%)
Median family income: $39,868

Per capita income: $15,736

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $28,438
Female full-time, year-round workers: $19,375

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 84 (11.54%)
--With related children under 18 years: 37 (5.08%)
----With related children under 5 years: 14 (1.92%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 49 (6.73%)
--With related children under 18 years: 26 (3.57%)
----With related children under 5 years: 8 (1.1%)
Individuals: 313 (42.99%)
--18 years and over: 208 (28.57%)
----65 years and over: 40 (5.49%)
--Related children under 18 years: 105 (14.42%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 72 (9.89%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 44 (6.04%)

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