Bassett, VA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5104872, place: Bassett CDP, Virginia)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,212 (100%)
In labor force: 656 (54.13%)
--Civilian labor force: 656 (54.13%)
----Employed: 594 (49.01%)
----Unemployed: 62 (5.12%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 9.5%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 556 (45.87%)
Females 16 years and over: 631 (52.06%)
In labor force: 295 (24.34%)
--Civilian labor force: 295 (24.34%)
----Employed: 250 (20.63%)
Own children under 6 years: 59 (4.87%)
All parents in family in labor force: 31 (2.56%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 561 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 410 (73.08%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 121 (21.57%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 5 (0.89%)
Walked: 25 (4.46%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 0 (0%)
Mean travel time to work: 17.6 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 594 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 95 (15.99%)
Service occupations: 108 (18.18%)
Sales and office occupations: 144 (24.24%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 14 (2.36%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 46 (7.74%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 187 (31.48%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 14 (2.36%)
Construction: 27 (4.55%)
Manufacturing: 246 (41.41%)
Wholesale trade.: 0 (0%)
Retail trade: 89 (14.98%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 36 (6.06%)
Information: 6 (1.01%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 5 (0.84%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 28 (4.71%)
Educational, health and social services: 82 (13.8%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 33 (5.56%)
Other services (except public administration): 11 (1.85%)
Public administration: 17 (2.86%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 518 (87.21%)
Government workers: 50 (8.42%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 26 (4.38%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 533 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 95 (17.82%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 47 (8.82%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 113 (21.2%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 63 (11.82%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 71 (13.32%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 65 (12.2%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 24 (4.5%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 41 (7.69%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 8 (1.5%)
$200,000 or more: 6 (1.13%)
Median household income: $28,359

With earnings: 353 (66.23%)
--Mean earnings: $46,142
With Social Security income: 227 (42.59%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,342
With Supplemental Security Income: 20 (3.75%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,390
With public assistance income: 33 (6.19%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,062
With retirement income: 119 (22.33%)
--Mean retirement income: $19,409

Families: 353 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 20 (5.67%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 28 (7.93%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 78 (22.1%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 51 (14.45%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 37 (10.48%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 65 (18.41%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 19 (5.38%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 41 (11.61%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 8 (2.27%)
$200,000 or more: 6 (1.7%)
Median family income: $34,940

Per capita income: $17,651

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $23,125
Female full-time, year-round workers: $17,868

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 47 (13.31%)
--With related children under 18 years: 35 (9.92%)
----With related children under 5 years: 27 (7.65%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 14 (3.97%)
--With related children under 18 years: 8 (2.27%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Individuals: 234 (66.29%)
--18 years and over: 178 (50.42%)
----65 years and over: 47 (13.31%)
--Related children under 18 years: 56 (15.86%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 36 (10.2%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 89 (25.21%)

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