Welcome, SC

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4575535, place: Welcome CDP, South Carolina)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 4,991 (100%)
In labor force: 3,035 (60.81%)
--Civilian labor force: 3,035 (60.81%)
----Employed: 2,759 (55.28%)
----Unemployed: 276 (5.53%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 9.1%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 1,956 (39.19%)
Females 16 years and over: 2,650 (53.1%)
In labor force: 1,404 (28.13%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,404 (28.13%)
----Employed: 1,270 (25.45%)
Own children under 6 years: 433 (8.68%)
All parents in family in labor force: 298 (5.97%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 2,701 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 2,170 (80.34%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 386 (14.29%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 33 (1.22%)
Other means: 41 (1.52%)
Worked at home: 71 (2.63%)
Mean travel time to work: 20.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 2,759 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 490 (17.76%)
Service occupations: 393 (14.24%)
Sales and office occupations: 811 (29.39%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 455 (16.49%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 610 (22.11%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 26 (0.94%)
Construction: 354 (12.83%)
Manufacturing: 591 (21.42%)
Wholesale trade.: 58 (2.1%)
Retail trade: 404 (14.64%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 173 (6.27%)
Information: 77 (2.79%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 94 (3.41%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 260 (9.42%)
Educational, health and social services: 340 (12.32%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 144 (5.22%)
Other services (except public administration): 155 (5.62%)
Public administration: 83 (3.01%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 2,378 (86.19%)
Government workers: 231 (8.37%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 150 (5.44%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 2,587 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 318 (12.29%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 222 (8.58%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 443 (17.12%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 466 (18.01%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 405 (15.66%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 453 (17.51%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 133 (5.14%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 110 (4.25%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 20 (0.77%)
$200,000 or more: 17 (0.66%)
Median household income: $31,851

With earnings: 1,981 (76.58%)
--Mean earnings: $41,814
With Social Security income: 838 (32.39%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,874
With Supplemental Security Income: 114 (4.41%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,228
With public assistance income: 83 (3.21%)
--Mean public assistance income: $4,690
With retirement income: 427 (16.51%)
--Mean retirement income: $27,234

Families: 1,724 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 117 (6.79%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 84 (4.87%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 316 (18.33%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 267 (15.49%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 301 (17.46%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 365 (21.17%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 133 (7.71%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 110 (6.38%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 14 (0.81%)
$200,000 or more: 17 (0.99%)
Median family income: $39,531

Per capita income: $17,451

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $31,086
Female full-time, year-round workers: $22,368

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 136 (7.89%)
--With related children under 18 years: 79 (4.58%)
----With related children under 5 years: 40 (2.32%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 51 (2.96%)
--With related children under 18 years: 42 (2.44%)
----With related children under 5 years: 32 (1.86%)
Individuals: 673 (39.04%)
--18 years and over: 524 (30.39%)
----65 years and over: 118 (6.84%)
--Related children under 18 years: 116 (6.73%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 69 (4%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 321 (18.62%)

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