Tazewell, TN

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4773120, place: Tazewell town, Tennessee)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,805 (100%)
In labor force: 929 (51.47%)
--Civilian labor force: 925 (51.25%)
----Employed: 878 (48.64%)
----Unemployed: 47 (2.6%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5.1%
--Armed Forces: 4 (0.22%)
Not in labor force: 876 (48.53%)
Females 16 years and over: 988 (54.74%)
In labor force: 476 (26.37%)
--Civilian labor force: 476 (26.37%)
----Employed: 446 (24.71%)
Own children under 6 years: 92 (5.1%)
All parents in family in labor force: 35 (1.94%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 852 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 686 (80.52%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 117 (13.73%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 10 (1.17%)
Other means: 15 (1.76%)
Worked at home: 24 (2.82%)
Mean travel time to work: 27.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 878 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 168 (19.13%)
Service occupations: 134 (15.26%)
Sales and office occupations: 240 (27.33%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 5 (0.57%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 84 (9.57%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 247 (28.13%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 16 (1.82%)
Construction: 55 (6.26%)
Manufacturing: 254 (28.93%)
Wholesale trade.: 26 (2.96%)
Retail trade: 152 (17.31%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 65 (7.4%)
Information: 3 (0.34%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 26 (2.96%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 33 (3.76%)
Educational, health and social services: 147 (16.74%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 29 (3.3%)
Other services (except public administration): 49 (5.58%)
Public administration: 23 (2.62%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 678 (77.22%)
Government workers: 130 (14.81%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 65 (7.4%)
Unpaid family workers: 5 (0.57%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 905 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 218 (24.09%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 104 (11.49%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 157 (17.35%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 114 (12.6%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 120 (13.26%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 98 (10.83%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 50 (5.52%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 20 (2.21%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 24 (2.65%)
Median household income: $22,288

With earnings: 603 (66.63%)
--Mean earnings: $35,344
With Social Security income: 336 (37.13%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,396
With Supplemental Security Income: 130 (14.36%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,162
With public assistance income: 54 (5.97%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,388
With retirement income: 123 (13.59%)
--Mean retirement income: $14,495

Families: 585 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 96 (16.41%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 49 (8.38%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 71 (12.14%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 94 (16.07%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 113 (19.32%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 79 (13.5%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 50 (8.55%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 16 (2.74%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 17 (2.91%)
Median family income: $32,813

Per capita income: $16,688

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $25,721
Female full-time, year-round workers: $19,479

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 117 (20%)
--With related children under 18 years: 74 (12.65%)
----With related children under 5 years: 34 (5.81%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 61 (10.43%)
--With related children under 18 years: 51 (8.72%)
----With related children under 5 years: 16 (2.74%)
Individuals: 438 (74.87%)
--18 years and over: 331 (56.58%)
----65 years and over: 75 (12.82%)
--Related children under 18 years: 107 (18.29%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 65 (11.11%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 133 (22.74%)

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