Pelion, SC

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4555420, place: Pelion town, South Carolina)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 467 (100%)
In labor force: 341 (73.02%)
--Civilian labor force: 341 (73.02%)
----Employed: 255 (54.6%)
----Unemployed: 86 (18.42%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 25.2%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 126 (26.98%)
Females 16 years and over: 240 (51.39%)
In labor force: 159 (34.05%)
--Civilian labor force: 159 (34.05%)
----Employed: 116 (24.84%)
Own children under 6 years: 53 (11.35%)
All parents in family in labor force: 27 (5.78%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 252 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 229 (90.87%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 10 (3.97%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 6 (2.38%)
Other means: 7 (2.78%)
Worked at home: 0 (0%)
Mean travel time to work: 30.7 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 255 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 55 (21.57%)
Service occupations: 17 (6.67%)
Sales and office occupations: 104 (40.78%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 2 (0.78%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 33 (12.94%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 44 (17.25%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 0 (0%)
Construction: 25 (9.8%)
Manufacturing: 30 (11.76%)
Wholesale trade.: 26 (10.2%)
Retail trade: 51 (20%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 26 (10.2%)
Information: 9 (3.53%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 14 (5.49%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 15 (5.88%)
Educational, health and social services: 24 (9.41%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 9 (3.53%)
Other services (except public administration): 11 (4.31%)
Public administration: 15 (5.88%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 194 (76.08%)
Government workers: 35 (13.73%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 26 (10.2%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 190 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 17 (8.95%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 9 (4.74%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 15 (7.89%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 35 (18.42%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 43 (22.63%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 40 (21.05%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 26 (13.68%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 3 (1.58%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 2 (1.05%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $42,222

With earnings: 158 (83.16%)
--Mean earnings: $47,069
With Social Security income: 42 (22.11%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,399
With Supplemental Security Income: 13 (6.84%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $9,200
With public assistance income: 5 (2.63%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,160
With retirement income: 30 (15.79%)
--Mean retirement income: $9,714

Families: 148 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 6 (4.05%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 2 (1.35%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 10 (6.76%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 24 (16.22%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 37 (25%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 38 (25.68%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 26 (17.57%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 3 (2.03%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 2 (1.35%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $47,917

Per capita income: $14,838

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $31,696
Female full-time, year-round workers: $25,769

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 9 (6.08%)
--With related children under 18 years: 9 (6.08%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 5 (3.38%)
--With related children under 18 years: 5 (3.38%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Individuals: 74 (50%)
--18 years and over: 61 (41.22%)
----65 years and over: 17 (11.49%)
--Related children under 18 years: 13 (8.78%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 13 (8.78%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 44 (29.73%)

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