Summerton, SC

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4570225, place: Summerton town, South Carolina)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 895 (100%)
In labor force: 441 (49.27%)
--Civilian labor force: 441 (49.27%)
----Employed: 426 (47.6%)
----Unemployed: 15 (1.68%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 3.4%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 454 (50.73%)
Females 16 years and over: 498 (55.64%)
In labor force: 214 (23.91%)
--Civilian labor force: 214 (23.91%)
----Employed: 208 (23.24%)
Own children under 6 years: 92 (10.28%)
All parents in family in labor force: 55 (6.15%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 417 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 321 (76.98%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 67 (16.07%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 4 (0.96%)
Walked: 10 (2.4%)
Other means: 10 (2.4%)
Worked at home: 5 (1.2%)
Mean travel time to work: 25 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 426 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 107 (25.12%)
Service occupations: 63 (14.79%)
Sales and office occupations: 120 (28.17%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 9 (2.11%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 43 (10.09%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 84 (19.72%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 16 (3.76%)
Construction: 27 (6.34%)
Manufacturing: 85 (19.95%)
Wholesale trade.: 5 (1.17%)
Retail trade: 69 (16.2%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 21 (4.93%)
Information: 9 (2.11%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 16 (3.76%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 29 (6.81%)
Educational, health and social services: 63 (14.79%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 31 (7.28%)
Other services (except public administration): 30 (7.04%)
Public administration: 25 (5.87%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 337 (79.11%)
Government workers: 67 (15.73%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 18 (4.23%)
Unpaid family workers: 4 (0.94%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 480 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 140 (29.17%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 60 (12.5%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 54 (11.25%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 70 (14.58%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 52 (10.83%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 65 (13.54%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 30 (6.25%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 8 (1.67%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 1 (0.21%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $21,563

With earnings: 294 (61.25%)
--Mean earnings: $35,452
With Social Security income: 194 (40.42%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,427
With Supplemental Security Income: 58 (12.08%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,890
With public assistance income: 14 (2.92%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,814
With retirement income: 64 (13.33%)
--Mean retirement income: $12,300

Families: 272 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 32 (11.76%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 31 (11.4%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 24 (8.82%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 54 (19.85%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 32 (11.76%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 60 (22.06%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 30 (11.03%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 8 (2.94%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 1 (0.37%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $34,038

Per capita income: $13,284

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $34,500
Female full-time, year-round workers: $18,906

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 50 (18.38%)
--With related children under 18 years: 39 (14.34%)
----With related children under 5 years: 25 (9.19%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 36 (13.24%)
--With related children under 18 years: 26 (9.56%)
----With related children under 5 years: 18 (6.62%)
Individuals: 285 (104.78%)
--18 years and over: 215 (79.04%)
----65 years and over: 49 (18.01%)
--Related children under 18 years: 70 (25.74%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 38 (13.97%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 121 (44.49%)

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