Big Sandy, TN

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4705860, place: Big Sandy town, Tennessee)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 447 (100%)
In labor force: 222 (49.66%)
--Civilian labor force: 222 (49.66%)
----Employed: 204 (45.64%)
----Unemployed: 18 (4.03%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 8.1%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 225 (50.34%)
Females 16 years and over: 245 (54.81%)
In labor force: 96 (21.48%)
--Civilian labor force: 96 (21.48%)
----Employed: 85 (19.02%)
Own children under 6 years: 28 (6.26%)
All parents in family in labor force: 7 (1.57%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 194 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 163 (84.02%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 19 (9.79%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 7 (3.61%)
Other means: 3 (1.55%)
Worked at home: 2 (1.03%)
Mean travel time to work: 28.1 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 204 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 45 (22.06%)
Service occupations: 35 (17.16%)
Sales and office occupations: 21 (10.29%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 6 (2.94%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 17 (8.33%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 80 (39.22%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 18 (8.82%)
Construction: 9 (4.41%)
Manufacturing: 64 (31.37%)
Wholesale trade.: 6 (2.94%)
Retail trade: 18 (8.82%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 24 (11.76%)
Information: 0 (0%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 6 (2.94%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 9 (4.41%)
Educational, health and social services: 24 (11.76%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 19 (9.31%)
Other services (except public administration): 2 (0.98%)
Public administration: 5 (2.45%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 152 (74.51%)
Government workers: 22 (10.78%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 30 (14.71%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 265 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 50 (18.87%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 43 (16.23%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 57 (21.51%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 45 (16.98%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 38 (14.34%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 20 (7.55%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 6 (2.26%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 6 (2.26%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $22,917

With earnings: 176 (66.42%)
--Mean earnings: $26,401
With Social Security income: 111 (41.89%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,356
With Supplemental Security Income: 12 (4.53%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,292
With public assistance income: 16 (6.04%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,094
With retirement income: 47 (17.74%)
--Mean retirement income: $12,987

Families: 159 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 18 (11.32%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 16 (10.06%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 39 (24.53%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 30 (18.87%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 33 (20.75%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 14 (8.81%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 3 (1.89%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 6 (3.77%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $26,354

Per capita income: $13,688

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $23,125
Female full-time, year-round workers: $17,596

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 22 (13.84%)
--With related children under 18 years: 14 (8.81%)
----With related children under 5 years: 4 (2.52%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 13 (8.18%)
--With related children under 18 years: 10 (6.29%)
----With related children under 5 years: 3 (1.89%)
Individuals: 111 (69.81%)
--18 years and over: 75 (47.17%)
----65 years and over: 16 (10.06%)
--Related children under 18 years: 36 (22.64%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 25 (15.72%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 38 (23.9%)

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