Mount Pleasant, SC

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4548535, place: Mount Pleasant town, South Carolina)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 36,578 (100%)
In labor force: 25,580 (69.93%)
--Civilian labor force: 25,261 (69.06%)
----Employed: 24,704 (67.54%)
----Unemployed: 557 (1.52%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 2.2%
--Armed Forces: 319 (0.87%)
Not in labor force: 10,998 (30.07%)
Females 16 years and over: 19,474 (53.24%)
In labor force: 11,919 (32.59%)
--Civilian labor force: 11,885 (32.49%)
----Employed: 11,599 (31.71%)
Own children under 6 years: 4,264 (11.66%)
All parents in family in labor force: 2,178 (5.95%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 24,685 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 21,136 (85.62%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,871 (7.58%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 88 (0.36%)
Walked: 217 (0.88%)
Other means: 322 (1.3%)
Worked at home: 1,051 (4.26%)
Mean travel time to work: 22.9 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 24,704 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 12,575 (50.9%)
Service occupations: 2,913 (11.79%)
Sales and office occupations: 6,398 (25.9%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 72 (0.29%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 1,375 (5.57%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,371 (5.55%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 81 (0.33%)
Construction: 1,565 (6.34%)
Manufacturing: 1,816 (7.35%)
Wholesale trade.: 855 (3.46%)
Retail trade: 2,773 (11.22%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 1,160 (4.7%)
Information: 529 (2.14%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 2,015 (8.16%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 2,858 (11.57%)
Educational, health and social services: 6,417 (25.98%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 2,504 (10.14%)
Other services (except public administration): 1,030 (4.17%)
Public administration: 1,101 (4.46%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 17,806 (72.08%)
Government workers: 4,879 (19.75%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 1,944 (7.87%)
Unpaid family workers: 75 (0.3%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 18,911 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 770 (4.07%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 441 (2.33%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,413 (7.47%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,967 (10.4%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 2,513 (13.29%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 4,854 (25.67%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 2,824 (14.93%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 2,438 (12.89%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 790 (4.18%)
$200,000 or more: 901 (4.76%)
Median household income: $61,054

With earnings: 16,261 (85.99%)
--Mean earnings: $75,206
With Social Security income: 3,440 (18.19%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,390
With Supplemental Security Income: 369 (1.95%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,335
With public assistance income: 154 (0.81%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,764
With retirement income: 3,229 (17.07%)
--Mean retirement income: $22,961

Families: 12,898 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 304 (2.36%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 131 (1.02%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 583 (4.52%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 980 (7.6%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,297 (10.06%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 3,571 (27.69%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 2,384 (18.48%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 2,064 (16%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 735 (5.7%)
$200,000 or more: 849 (6.58%)
Median family income: $71,165

Per capita income: $30,823

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $50,673
Female full-time, year-round workers: $31,640

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 410 (3.18%)
--With related children under 18 years: 284 (2.2%)
----With related children under 5 years: 108 (0.84%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 153 (1.19%)
--With related children under 18 years: 147 (1.14%)
----With related children under 5 years: 75 (0.58%)
Individuals: 2,335 (18.1%)
--18 years and over: 1,688 (13.09%)
----65 years and over: 277 (2.15%)
--Related children under 18 years: 626 (4.85%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 442 (3.43%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 1,032 (8%)

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