Morristown, TN

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4750280, place: Morristown city, Tennessee)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 20,297 (100%)
In labor force: 11,706 (57.67%)
--Civilian labor force: 11,679 (57.54%)
----Employed: 11,099 (54.68%)
----Unemployed: 580 (2.86%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5%
--Armed Forces: 27 (0.13%)
Not in labor force: 8,591 (42.33%)
Females 16 years and over: 10,690 (52.67%)
In labor force: 5,111 (25.18%)
--Civilian labor force: 5,105 (25.15%)
----Employed: 4,831 (23.8%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,893 (9.33%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,151 (5.67%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 10,962 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 8,698 (79.35%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,985 (18.11%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 37 (0.34%)
Walked: 108 (0.99%)
Other means: 62 (0.57%)
Worked at home: 72 (0.66%)
Mean travel time to work: 18.5 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 11,099 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 2,272 (20.47%)
Service occupations: 1,627 (14.66%)
Sales and office occupations: 2,242 (20.2%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 97 (0.87%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 908 (8.18%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 3,953 (35.62%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 140 (1.26%)
Construction: 620 (5.59%)
Manufacturing: 4,071 (36.68%)
Wholesale trade.: 403 (3.63%)
Retail trade: 1,243 (11.2%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 430 (3.87%)
Information: 140 (1.26%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 464 (4.18%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 502 (4.52%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,481 (13.34%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 872 (7.86%)
Other services (except public administration): 481 (4.33%)
Public administration: 252 (2.27%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 9,504 (85.63%)
Government workers: 937 (8.44%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 627 (5.65%)
Unpaid family workers: 31 (0.28%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 10,357 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,847 (17.83%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 987 (9.53%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,877 (18.12%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,876 (18.11%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,445 (13.95%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,366 (13.19%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 440 (4.25%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 311 (3%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 52 (0.5%)
$200,000 or more: 156 (1.51%)
Median household income: $27,005

With earnings: 7,539 (72.79%)
--Mean earnings: $39,640
With Social Security income: 3,433 (33.15%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,797
With Supplemental Security Income: 904 (8.73%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,188
With public assistance income: 564 (5.45%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,541
With retirement income: 1,647 (15.9%)
--Mean retirement income: $11,901

Families: 6,689 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 653 (9.76%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 502 (7.5%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,145 (17.12%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,273 (19.03%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,071 (16.01%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,168 (17.46%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 394 (5.89%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 300 (4.48%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 44 (0.66%)
$200,000 or more: 139 (2.08%)
Median family income: $33,391

Per capita income: $15,894

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $26,724
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,515

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 974 (14.56%)
--With related children under 18 years: 726 (10.85%)
----With related children under 5 years: 306 (4.57%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 557 (8.33%)
--With related children under 18 years: 464 (6.94%)
----With related children under 5 years: 193 (2.89%)
Individuals: 4,725 (70.64%)
--18 years and over: 3,270 (48.89%)
----65 years and over: 637 (9.52%)
--Related children under 18 years: 1,374 (20.54%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 881 (13.17%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 1,705 (25.49%)

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