General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4740180, place: La Follette city, Tennessee)EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over: 6,429 (100%)
In labor force: 2,621 (40.77%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,621 (40.77%)
----Employed: 2,361 (36.72%)
----Unemployed: 260 (4.04%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 9.9%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 3,808 (59.23%)
Females 16 years and over: 3,570 (55.53%)
In labor force: 1,088 (16.92%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,088 (16.92%)
----Employed: 991 (15.41%)
Own children under 6 years: 584 (9.08%)
All parents in family in labor force: 231 (3.59%)
COMMUTING TO WORKWorkers 16 years and over: 2,289 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,801 (78.68%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 380 (16.6%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 17 (0.74%)
Other means: 64 (2.8%)
Worked at home: 27 (1.18%)
Mean travel time to work: 27 minutes
OCCUPATIONEmployed civilian population 16 years and over: 2,361 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 512 (21.69%)
Service occupations: 475 (20.12%)
Sales and office occupations: 476 (20.16%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 344 (14.57%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 554 (23.46%)
INDUSTRYAgriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 32 (1.36%)
Construction: 233 (9.87%)
Manufacturing: 415 (17.58%)
Wholesale trade.: 43 (1.82%)
Retail trade: 351 (14.87%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 129 (5.46%)
Information: 21 (0.89%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 101 (4.28%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 133 (5.63%)
Educational, health and social services: 439 (18.59%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 220 (9.32%)
Other services (except public administration): 103 (4.36%)
Public administration: 141 (5.97%)
CLASS OF WORKERPrivate wage and salary workers: 1,824 (77.26%)
Government workers: 364 (15.42%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 168 (7.12%)
Unpaid family workers: 5 (0.21%)
INCOME IN 1999Households: 3,414 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,002 (29.35%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 436 (12.77%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 642 (18.8%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 441 (12.92%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 405 (11.86%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 270 (7.91%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 99 (2.9%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 70 (2.05%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 14 (0.41%)
$200,000 or more: 35 (1.03%)
Median household income: $18,370
With earnings: 1,873 (54.86%)
--Mean earnings: $35,652
With Social Security income: 1,494 (43.76%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,385
With Supplemental Security Income: 536 (15.7%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,246
With public assistance income: 263 (7.7%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,172
With retirement income: 573 (16.78%)
--Mean retirement income: $20,370
Families: 2,180 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 451 (20.69%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 240 (11.01%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 425 (19.5%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 344 (15.78%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 295 (13.53%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 243 (11.15%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 83 (3.81%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 50 (2.29%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 14 (0.64%)
$200,000 or more: 35 (1.61%)
Median family income: $24,235
Per capita income: $13,355
Median earnings (dollars)Male full-time, year-round workers: $25,541
Female full-time, year-round workers: $18,835
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999Families: 616 (28.26%)
--With related children under 18 years: 432 (19.82%)
----With related children under 5 years: 237 (10.87%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 287 (13.17%)
--With related children under 18 years: 221 (10.14%)
----With related children under 5 years: 114 (5.23%)
Individuals: 2,563 (117.57%)
--18 years and over: 1,709 (78.39%)
----65 years and over: 321 (14.72%)
--Related children under 18 years: 842 (38.62%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 522 (23.94%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 622 (28.53%)
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