Spurgeon, TN

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4770680, place: Spurgeon CDP, Tennessee)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 2,800 (100%)
In labor force: 1,793 (64.04%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,793 (64.04%)
----Employed: 1,641 (58.61%)
----Unemployed: 152 (5.43%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 8.5%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 1,007 (35.96%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,478 (52.79%)
In labor force: 866 (30.93%)
--Civilian labor force: 866 (30.93%)
----Employed: 779 (27.82%)
Own children under 6 years: 180 (6.43%)
All parents in family in labor force: 119 (4.25%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,601 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,400 (87.45%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 135 (8.43%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 6 (0.37%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 60 (3.75%)
Mean travel time to work: 19.7 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,641 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 407 (24.8%)
Service occupations: 327 (19.93%)
Sales and office occupations: 511 (31.14%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 11 (0.67%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 167 (10.18%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 218 (13.28%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 8 (0.49%)
Construction: 125 (7.62%)
Manufacturing: 320 (19.5%)
Wholesale trade.: 46 (2.8%)
Retail trade: 201 (12.25%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 39 (2.38%)
Information: 63 (3.84%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 80 (4.88%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 113 (6.89%)
Educational, health and social services: 290 (17.67%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 194 (11.82%)
Other services (except public administration): 124 (7.56%)
Public administration: 38 (2.32%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,355 (82.57%)
Government workers: 151 (9.2%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 122 (7.43%)
Unpaid family workers: 13 (0.79%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,407 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 101 (7.18%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 136 (9.67%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 226 (16.06%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 255 (18.12%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 307 (21.82%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 244 (17.34%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 91 (6.47%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 34 (2.42%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 13 (0.92%)
Median household income: $34,316

With earnings: 1,085 (77.11%)
--Mean earnings: $39,004
With Social Security income: 465 (33.05%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,330
With Supplemental Security Income: 56 (3.98%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,112
With public assistance income: 35 (2.49%)
--Mean public assistance income: $841
With retirement income: 344 (24.45%)
--Mean retirement income: $13,137

Families: 1,027 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 31 (3.02%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 73 (7.11%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 155 (15.09%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 170 (16.55%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 247 (24.05%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 228 (22.2%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 76 (7.4%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 34 (3.31%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 13 (1.27%)
Median family income: $41,899

Per capita income: $17,004

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $30,512
Female full-time, year-round workers: $21,703

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 87 (8.47%)
--With related children under 18 years: 67 (6.52%)
----With related children under 5 years: 18 (1.75%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 40 (3.89%)
--With related children under 18 years: 32 (3.12%)
----With related children under 5 years: 13 (1.27%)
Individuals: 377 (36.71%)
--18 years and over: 267 (26%)
----65 years and over: 22 (2.14%)
--Related children under 18 years: 97 (9.44%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 76 (7.4%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 133 (12.95%)

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