Athens, TN

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4702320, place: Athens city, Tennessee)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 10,333 (100%)
In labor force: 5,952 (57.6%)
--Civilian labor force: 5,937 (57.46%)
----Employed: 5,505 (53.28%)
----Unemployed: 432 (4.18%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 7.3%
--Armed Forces: 15 (0.15%)
Not in labor force: 4,381 (42.4%)
Females 16 years and over: 5,769 (55.83%)
In labor force: 2,826 (27.35%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,819 (27.28%)
----Employed: 2,521 (24.4%)
Own children under 6 years: 927 (8.97%)
All parents in family in labor force: 539 (5.22%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 5,421 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 4,536 (83.67%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 658 (12.14%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 10 (0.18%)
Walked: 111 (2.05%)
Other means: 35 (0.65%)
Worked at home: 71 (1.31%)
Mean travel time to work: 16.9 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 5,505 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 1,541 (27.99%)
Service occupations: 838 (15.22%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,146 (20.82%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 9 (0.16%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 435 (7.9%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,536 (27.9%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 29 (0.53%)
Construction: 236 (4.29%)
Manufacturing: 1,667 (30.28%)
Wholesale trade.: 107 (1.94%)
Retail trade: 598 (10.86%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 230 (4.18%)
Information: 70 (1.27%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 327 (5.94%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 218 (3.96%)
Educational, health and social services: 887 (16.11%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 634 (11.52%)
Other services (except public administration): 363 (6.59%)
Public administration: 139 (2.52%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 4,528 (82.25%)
Government workers: 639 (11.61%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 332 (6.03%)
Unpaid family workers: 6 (0.11%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 5,442 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,063 (19.53%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 496 (9.11%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 879 (16.15%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 671 (12.33%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 916 (16.83%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 766 (14.08%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 346 (6.36%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 192 (3.53%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 31 (0.57%)
$200,000 or more: 82 (1.51%)
Median household income: $29,277

With earnings: 3,914 (71.92%)
--Mean earnings: $43,372
With Social Security income: 1,765 (32.43%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,065
With Supplemental Security Income: 334 (6.14%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,140
With public assistance income: 225 (4.13%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,358
With retirement income: 839 (15.42%)
--Mean retirement income: $14,525

Families: 3,530 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 402 (11.39%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 226 (6.4%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 439 (12.44%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 466 (13.2%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 741 (20.99%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 667 (18.9%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 305 (8.64%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 178 (5.04%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 31 (0.88%)
$200,000 or more: 75 (2.12%)
Median family income: $39,562

Per capita income: $16,877

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $32,170
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,917

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 515 (14.59%)
--With related children under 18 years: 362 (10.25%)
----With related children under 5 years: 169 (4.79%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 273 (7.73%)
--With related children under 18 years: 227 (6.43%)
----With related children under 5 years: 103 (2.92%)
Individuals: 2,308 (65.38%)
--18 years and over: 1,605 (45.47%)
----65 years and over: 437 (12.38%)
--Related children under 18 years: 684 (19.38%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 444 (12.58%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 723 (20.48%)

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