Newport, TN

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4753000, place: Newport city, Tennessee)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 5,861 (100%)
In labor force: 2,884 (49.21%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,884 (49.21%)
----Employed: 2,457 (41.92%)
----Unemployed: 427 (7.29%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 14.8%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 2,977 (50.79%)
Females 16 years and over: 3,264 (55.69%)
In labor force: 1,374 (23.44%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,374 (23.44%)
----Employed: 1,200 (20.47%)
Own children under 6 years: 571 (9.74%)
All parents in family in labor force: 292 (4.98%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 2,440 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,970 (80.74%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 381 (15.61%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 50 (2.05%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 39 (1.6%)
Mean travel time to work: 21 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 2,457 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 500 (20.35%)
Service occupations: 455 (18.52%)
Sales and office occupations: 627 (25.52%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 13 (0.53%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 227 (9.24%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 635 (25.84%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 33 (1.34%)
Construction: 113 (4.6%)
Manufacturing: 698 (28.41%)
Wholesale trade.: 70 (2.85%)
Retail trade: 344 (14%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 101 (4.11%)
Information: 21 (0.85%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 96 (3.91%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 39 (1.59%)
Educational, health and social services: 303 (12.33%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 441 (17.95%)
Other services (except public administration): 104 (4.23%)
Public administration: 94 (3.83%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 2,026 (82.46%)
Government workers: 328 (13.35%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 103 (4.19%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 3,286 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 907 (27.6%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 357 (10.86%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 566 (17.22%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 551 (16.77%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 334 (10.16%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 357 (10.86%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 121 (3.68%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 78 (2.37%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 15 (0.46%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $20,539

With earnings: 2,075 (63.15%)
--Mean earnings: $30,885
With Social Security income: 1,129 (34.36%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,523
With Supplemental Security Income: 415 (12.63%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,248
With public assistance income: 255 (7.76%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,482
With retirement income: 642 (19.54%)
--Mean retirement income: $11,649

Families: 1,970 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 300 (15.23%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 207 (10.51%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 372 (18.88%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 333 (16.9%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 245 (12.44%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 337 (17.11%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 88 (4.47%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 78 (3.96%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 10 (0.51%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $26,791

Per capita income: $12,870

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $25,692
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,165

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 475 (24.11%)
--With related children under 18 years: 384 (19.49%)
----With related children under 5 years: 178 (9.04%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 245 (12.44%)
--With related children under 18 years: 214 (10.86%)
----With related children under 5 years: 93 (4.72%)
Individuals: 2,077 (105.43%)
--18 years and over: 1,401 (71.12%)
----65 years and over: 217 (11.02%)
--Related children under 18 years: 676 (34.31%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 428 (21.73%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 631 (32.03%)

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