Swansea, SC

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4570675, place: Swansea town, South Carolina)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 402 (100%)
In labor force: 267 (66.42%)
--Civilian labor force: 267 (66.42%)
----Employed: 253 (62.94%)
----Unemployed: 14 (3.48%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5.2%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 135 (33.58%)
Females 16 years and over: 234 (58.21%)
In labor force: 150 (37.31%)
--Civilian labor force: 150 (37.31%)
----Employed: 145 (36.07%)
Own children under 6 years: 49 (12.19%)
All parents in family in labor force: 40 (9.95%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 251 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 216 (86.06%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 18 (7.17%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 3 (1.2%)
Walked: 6 (2.39%)
Other means: 3 (1.2%)
Worked at home: 5 (1.99%)
Mean travel time to work: 26.6 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 253 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 74 (29.25%)
Service occupations: 42 (16.6%)
Sales and office occupations: 85 (33.6%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 12 (4.74%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 40 (15.81%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 0 (0%)
Construction: 9 (3.56%)
Manufacturing: 28 (11.07%)
Wholesale trade.: 5 (1.98%)
Retail trade: 37 (14.62%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 21 (8.3%)
Information: 8 (3.16%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 13 (5.14%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 14 (5.53%)
Educational, health and social services: 79 (31.23%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 8 (3.16%)
Other services (except public administration): 18 (7.11%)
Public administration: 13 (5.14%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 178 (70.36%)
Government workers: 61 (24.11%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 14 (5.53%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 217 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 29 (13.36%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 22 (10.14%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 45 (20.74%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 18 (8.29%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 35 (16.13%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 40 (18.43%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 19 (8.76%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 9 (4.15%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $32,708

With earnings: 163 (75.12%)
--Mean earnings: $40,717
With Social Security income: 76 (35.02%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,004
With Supplemental Security Income: 18 (8.29%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $7,183
With public assistance income: 13 (5.99%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,223
With retirement income: 39 (17.97%)
--Mean retirement income: $13,776

Families: 157 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 10 (6.37%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 19 (12.1%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 20 (12.74%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 16 (10.19%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 33 (21.02%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 33 (21.02%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 17 (10.83%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 9 (5.73%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $39,306

Per capita income: $16,007

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $33,000
Female full-time, year-round workers: $24,583

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 23 (14.65%)
--With related children under 18 years: 16 (10.19%)
----With related children under 5 years: 7 (4.46%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 20 (12.74%)
--With related children under 18 years: 16 (10.19%)
----With related children under 5 years: 7 (4.46%)
Individuals: 76 (48.41%)
--18 years and over: 48 (30.57%)
----65 years and over: 10 (6.37%)
--Related children under 18 years: 28 (17.83%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 14 (8.92%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 17 (10.83%)

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