Mount Carmel, TN

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4750580, place: Mount Carmel town, Tennessee)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 3,990 (100%)
In labor force: 2,451 (61.43%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,451 (61.43%)
----Employed: 2,355 (59.02%)
----Unemployed: 96 (2.41%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 3.9%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 1,539 (38.57%)
Females 16 years and over: 2,028 (50.83%)
In labor force: 1,075 (26.94%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,075 (26.94%)
----Employed: 1,046 (26.22%)
Own children under 6 years: 438 (10.98%)
All parents in family in labor force: 211 (5.29%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 2,312 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 2,107 (91.13%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 170 (7.35%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 17 (0.74%)
Walked: 0 (0%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 18 (0.78%)
Mean travel time to work: 22.5 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 2,355 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 604 (25.65%)
Service occupations: 335 (14.23%)
Sales and office occupations: 582 (24.71%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 17 (0.72%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 197 (8.37%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 620 (26.33%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 17 (0.72%)
Construction: 100 (4.25%)
Manufacturing: 616 (26.16%)
Wholesale trade.: 56 (2.38%)
Retail trade: 286 (12.14%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 169 (7.18%)
Information: 59 (2.51%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 152 (6.45%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 122 (5.18%)
Educational, health and social services: 429 (18.22%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 121 (5.14%)
Other services (except public administration): 144 (6.11%)
Public administration: 84 (3.57%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,984 (84.25%)
Government workers: 259 (11%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 112 (4.76%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 2,018 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 192 (9.51%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 137 (6.79%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 341 (16.9%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 284 (14.07%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 384 (19.03%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 459 (22.75%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 171 (8.47%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 42 (2.08%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 8 (0.4%)
Median household income: $36,599

With earnings: 1,605 (79.53%)
--Mean earnings: $43,921
With Social Security income: 592 (29.34%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,039
With Supplemental Security Income: 82 (4.06%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,319
With public assistance income: 79 (3.91%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,689
With retirement income: 326 (16.15%)
--Mean retirement income: $12,016

Families: 1,604 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 71 (4.43%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 65 (4.05%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 234 (14.59%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 207 (12.91%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 368 (22.94%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 438 (27.31%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 171 (10.66%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 42 (2.62%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 8 (0.5%)
Median family income: $43,604

Per capita income: $16,702

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $34,844
Female full-time, year-round workers: $24,340

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 88 (5.49%)
--With related children under 18 years: 74 (4.61%)
----With related children under 5 years: 42 (2.62%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 30 (1.87%)
--With related children under 18 years: 30 (1.87%)
----With related children under 5 years: 20 (1.25%)
Individuals: 476 (29.68%)
--18 years and over: 289 (18.02%)
----65 years and over: 101 (6.3%)
--Related children under 18 years: 187 (11.66%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 117 (7.29%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 149 (9.29%)

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