General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4763340, place: Ripley city, Tennessee)EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over: 5,895 (100%)
In labor force: 3,252 (55.17%)
--Civilian labor force: 3,247 (55.08%)
----Employed: 3,010 (51.06%)
----Unemployed: 237 (4.02%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 7.3%
--Armed Forces: 5 (0.08%)
Not in labor force: 2,643 (44.83%)
Females 16 years and over: 3,331 (56.51%)
In labor force: 1,716 (29.11%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,716 (29.11%)
----Employed: 1,547 (26.24%)
Own children under 6 years: 715 (12.13%)
All parents in family in labor force: 425 (7.21%)
COMMUTING TO WORKWorkers 16 years and over: 2,976 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 2,439 (81.96%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 434 (14.58%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 64 (2.15%)
Other means: 22 (0.74%)
Worked at home: 17 (0.57%)
Mean travel time to work: 19.2 minutes
OCCUPATIONEmployed civilian population 16 years and over: 3,010 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 746 (24.78%)
Service occupations: 441 (14.65%)
Sales and office occupations: 633 (21.03%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 16 (0.53%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 140 (4.65%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,034 (34.35%)
INDUSTRYAgriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 57 (1.89%)
Construction: 134 (4.45%)
Manufacturing: 1,116 (37.08%)
Wholesale trade.: 46 (1.53%)
Retail trade: 238 (7.91%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 61 (2.03%)
Information: 60 (1.99%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 147 (4.88%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 63 (2.09%)
Educational, health and social services: 552 (18.34%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 161 (5.35%)
Other services (except public administration): 132 (4.39%)
Public administration: 243 (8.07%)
CLASS OF WORKERPrivate wage and salary workers: 2,138 (71.03%)
Government workers: 658 (21.86%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 205 (6.81%)
Unpaid family workers: 9 (0.3%)
INCOME IN 1999Households: 3,119 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 849 (27.22%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 279 (8.95%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 462 (14.81%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 323 (10.36%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 526 (16.86%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 499 (16%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 32 (1.03%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 97 (3.11%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 52 (1.67%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $23,662
With earnings: 2,100 (67.33%)
--Mean earnings: $38,253
With Social Security income: 1,005 (32.22%)
--Mean Social Security income: $8,390
With Supplemental Security Income: 342 (10.97%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,706
With public assistance income: 166 (5.32%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,780
With retirement income: 448 (14.36%)
--Mean retirement income: $11,855
Families: 2,053 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 296 (14.42%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 181 (8.82%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 305 (14.86%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 253 (12.32%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 402 (19.58%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 445 (21.68%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 32 (1.56%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 87 (4.24%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 52 (2.53%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $34,183
Per capita income: $13,710
Median earnings (dollars)Male full-time, year-round workers: $31,321
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,661
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999Families: 453 (22.07%)
--With related children under 18 years: 386 (18.8%)
----With related children under 5 years: 227 (11.06%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 329 (16.03%)
--With related children under 18 years: 316 (15.39%)
----With related children under 5 years: 197 (9.6%)
Individuals: 2,071 (100.88%)
--18 years and over: 1,267 (61.71%)
----65 years and over: 294 (14.32%)
--Related children under 18 years: 787 (38.33%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 496 (24.16%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 596 (29.03%)
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