Williamston, SC

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4577875, place: Williamston town, South Carolina)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 3,103 (100%)
In labor force: 1,653 (53.27%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,645 (53.01%)
----Employed: 1,545 (49.79%)
----Unemployed: 100 (3.22%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 6.1%
--Armed Forces: 8 (0.26%)
Not in labor force: 1,450 (46.73%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,629 (52.5%)
In labor force: 704 (22.69%)
--Civilian labor force: 704 (22.69%)
----Employed: 645 (20.79%)
Own children under 6 years: 311 (10.02%)
All parents in family in labor force: 191 (6.16%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,525 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,340 (87.87%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 62 (4.07%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 57 (3.74%)
Other means: 49 (3.21%)
Worked at home: 17 (1.11%)
Mean travel time to work: 24.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,545 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 359 (23.24%)
Service occupations: 231 (14.95%)
Sales and office occupations: 329 (21.29%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 7 (0.45%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 176 (11.39%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 443 (28.67%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 7 (0.45%)
Construction: 91 (5.89%)
Manufacturing: 446 (28.87%)
Wholesale trade.: 60 (3.88%)
Retail trade: 154 (9.97%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 69 (4.47%)
Information: 54 (3.5%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 35 (2.27%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 83 (5.37%)
Educational, health and social services: 381 (24.66%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 51 (3.3%)
Other services (except public administration): 54 (3.5%)
Public administration: 60 (3.88%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,224 (79.22%)
Government workers: 263 (17.02%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 58 (3.75%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,637 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 261 (15.94%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 184 (11.24%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 227 (13.87%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 234 (14.29%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 435 (26.57%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 211 (12.89%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 46 (2.81%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 32 (1.95%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 7 (0.43%)
Median household income: $31,458

With earnings: 1,114 (68.05%)
--Mean earnings: $34,847
With Social Security income: 609 (37.2%)
--Mean Social Security income: $12,489
With Supplemental Security Income: 100 (6.11%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,251
With public assistance income: 67 (4.09%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,709
With retirement income: 372 (22.72%)
--Mean retirement income: $14,842

Families: 1,116 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 60 (5.38%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 70 (6.27%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 201 (18.01%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 179 (16.04%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 337 (30.2%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 184 (16.49%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 53 (4.75%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 25 (2.24%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 7 (0.63%)
Median family income: $37,679

Per capita income: $14,085

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $30,585
Female full-time, year-round workers: $21,771

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 105 (9.41%)
--With related children under 18 years: 57 (5.11%)
----With related children under 5 years: 24 (2.15%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 63 (5.65%)
--With related children under 18 years: 43 (3.85%)
----With related children under 5 years: 18 (1.61%)
Individuals: 475 (42.56%)
--18 years and over: 387 (34.68%)
----65 years and over: 100 (8.96%)
--Related children under 18 years: 88 (7.89%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 62 (5.56%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 203 (18.19%)

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