General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4760280, place: Portland city, Tennessee)EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over: 6,328 (100%)
In labor force: 4,337 (68.54%)
--Civilian labor force: 4,327 (68.38%)
----Employed: 4,212 (66.56%)
----Unemployed: 115 (1.82%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 2.7%
--Armed Forces: 10 (0.16%)
Not in labor force: 1,991 (31.46%)
Females 16 years and over: 3,306 (52.24%)
In labor force: 2,000 (31.61%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,000 (31.61%)
----Employed: 1,940 (30.66%)
Own children under 6 years: 953 (15.06%)
All parents in family in labor force: 490 (7.74%)
COMMUTING TO WORKWorkers 16 years and over: 4,151 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 3,436 (82.78%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 514 (12.38%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 12 (0.29%)
Walked: 108 (2.6%)
Other means: 38 (0.92%)
Worked at home: 43 (1.04%)
Mean travel time to work: 23.3 minutes
OCCUPATIONEmployed civilian population 16 years and over: 4,212 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 830 (19.71%)
Service occupations: 437 (10.38%)
Sales and office occupations: 990 (23.5%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 14 (0.33%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 588 (13.96%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,353 (32.12%)
INDUSTRYAgriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 29 (0.69%)
Construction: 367 (8.71%)
Manufacturing: 1,266 (30.06%)
Wholesale trade.: 236 (5.6%)
Retail trade: 557 (13.22%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 393 (9.33%)
Information: 53 (1.26%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 165 (3.92%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 150 (3.56%)
Educational, health and social services: 556 (13.2%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 204 (4.84%)
Other services (except public administration): 147 (3.49%)
Public administration: 89 (2.11%)
CLASS OF WORKERPrivate wage and salary workers: 3,488 (82.81%)
Government workers: 485 (11.51%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 225 (5.34%)
Unpaid family workers: 14 (0.33%)
INCOME IN 1999Households: 3,236 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 314 (9.7%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 168 (5.19%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 562 (17.37%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 531 (16.41%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 611 (18.88%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 673 (20.8%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 261 (8.07%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 102 (3.15%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 6 (0.19%)
$200,000 or more: 8 (0.25%)
Median household income: $35,644
With earnings: 2,671 (82.54%)
--Mean earnings: $41,938
With Social Security income: 863 (26.67%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,603
With Supplemental Security Income: 188 (5.81%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,471
With public assistance income: 93 (2.87%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,845
With retirement income: 429 (13.26%)
--Mean retirement income: $11,242
Families: 2,439 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 86 (3.53%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 85 (3.49%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 402 (16.48%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 436 (17.88%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 479 (19.64%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 595 (24.4%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 246 (10.09%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 96 (3.94%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 6 (0.25%)
$200,000 or more: 8 (0.33%)
Median family income: $40,786
Per capita income: $15,559
Median earnings (dollars)Male full-time, year-round workers: $30,550
Female full-time, year-round workers: $21,875
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999Families: 164 (6.72%)
--With related children under 18 years: 151 (6.19%)
----With related children under 5 years: 98 (4.02%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 117 (4.8%)
--With related children under 18 years: 110 (4.51%)
----With related children under 5 years: 63 (2.58%)
Individuals: 903 (37.02%)
--18 years and over: 547 (22.43%)
----65 years and over: 137 (5.62%)
--Related children under 18 years: 331 (13.57%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 197 (8.08%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 337 (13.82%)
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