Puryear, TN

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4761160, place: Puryear city, Tennessee)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 573 (100%)
In labor force: 316 (55.15%)
--Civilian labor force: 316 (55.15%)
----Employed: 290 (50.61%)
----Unemployed: 26 (4.54%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 8.2%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 257 (44.85%)
Females 16 years and over: 285 (49.74%)
In labor force: 125 (21.82%)
--Civilian labor force: 125 (21.82%)
----Employed: 121 (21.12%)
Own children under 6 years: 43 (7.5%)
All parents in family in labor force: 28 (4.89%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 283 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 240 (84.81%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 28 (9.89%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 5 (1.77%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 10 (3.53%)
Mean travel time to work: 23.4 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 290 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 56 (19.31%)
Service occupations: 38 (13.1%)
Sales and office occupations: 71 (24.48%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 36 (12.41%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 89 (30.69%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 7 (2.41%)
Construction: 17 (5.86%)
Manufacturing: 82 (28.28%)
Wholesale trade.: 18 (6.21%)
Retail trade: 43 (14.83%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 17 (5.86%)
Information: 3 (1.03%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 6 (2.07%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 11 (3.79%)
Educational, health and social services: 38 (13.1%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 35 (12.07%)
Other services (except public administration): 9 (3.1%)
Public administration: 4 (1.38%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 208 (71.72%)
Government workers: 42 (14.48%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 40 (13.79%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 271 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 20 (7.38%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 27 (9.96%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 75 (27.68%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 33 (12.18%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 52 (19.19%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 43 (15.87%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 8 (2.95%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 4 (1.48%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 4 (1.48%)
$200,000 or more: 5 (1.85%)
Median household income: $28,750

With earnings: 198 (73.06%)
--Mean earnings: $36,954
With Social Security income: 113 (41.7%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,486
With Supplemental Security Income: 20 (7.38%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,705
With public assistance income: 12 (4.43%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,892
With retirement income: 56 (20.66%)
--Mean retirement income: $29,153

Families: 188 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 5 (2.66%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 13 (6.91%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 43 (22.87%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 28 (14.89%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 44 (23.4%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 37 (19.68%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 8 (4.26%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 4 (2.13%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 4 (2.13%)
$200,000 or more: 2 (1.06%)
Median family income: $36,042

Per capita income: $17,131

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $22,315
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,481

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 14 (7.45%)
--With related children under 18 years: 13 (6.91%)
----With related children under 5 years: 13 (6.91%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 8 (4.26%)
--With related children under 18 years: 8 (4.26%)
----With related children under 5 years: 8 (4.26%)
Individuals: 70 (37.23%)
--18 years and over: 42 (22.34%)
----65 years and over: 13 (6.91%)
--Related children under 18 years: 28 (14.89%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 15 (7.98%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 19 (10.11%)

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