Blacksburg, VA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5107784, place: Blacksburg town, Virginia)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 35,972 (100%)
In labor force: 18,298 (50.87%)
--Civilian labor force: 18,235 (50.69%)
----Employed: 16,732 (46.51%)
----Unemployed: 1,503 (4.18%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 8.2%
--Armed Forces: 63 (0.18%)
Not in labor force: 17,674 (49.13%)
Females 16 years and over: 15,733 (43.74%)
In labor force: 7,961 (22.13%)
--Civilian labor force: 7,949 (22.1%)
----Employed: 7,425 (20.64%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,346 (3.74%)
All parents in family in labor force: 595 (1.65%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 16,004 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 10,782 (67.37%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,359 (8.49%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 1,126 (7.04%)
Walked: 1,812 (11.32%)
Other means: 348 (2.17%)
Worked at home: 577 (3.61%)
Mean travel time to work: 14.9 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 16,732 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 8,730 (52.18%)
Service occupations: 3,239 (19.36%)
Sales and office occupations: 3,448 (20.61%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 94 (0.56%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 425 (2.54%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 796 (4.76%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 139 (0.83%)
Construction: 225 (1.34%)
Manufacturing: 902 (5.39%)
Wholesale trade.: 74 (0.44%)
Retail trade: 1,671 (9.99%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 242 (1.45%)
Information: 465 (2.78%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 430 (2.57%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 1,792 (10.71%)
Educational, health and social services: 7,568 (45.23%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 2,580 (15.42%)
Other services (except public administration): 370 (2.21%)
Public administration: 274 (1.64%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 9,071 (54.21%)
Government workers: 7,155 (42.76%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 497 (2.97%)
Unpaid family workers: 9 (0.05%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 13,174 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 2,887 (21.91%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,542 (11.7%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 2,542 (19.3%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,527 (11.59%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,462 (11.1%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,326 (10.07%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 868 (6.59%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 693 (5.26%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 120 (0.91%)
$200,000 or more: 207 (1.57%)
Median household income: $22,513

With earnings: 11,587 (87.95%)
--Mean earnings: $33,787
With Social Security income: 1,475 (11.2%)
--Mean Social Security income: $12,160
With Supplemental Security Income: 223 (1.69%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,524
With public assistance income: 229 (1.74%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,019
With retirement income: 1,199 (9.1%)
--Mean retirement income: $24,998

Families: 4,744 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 532 (11.21%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 265 (5.59%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 585 (12.33%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 400 (8.43%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 514 (10.83%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 828 (17.45%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 771 (16.25%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 547 (11.53%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 120 (2.53%)
$200,000 or more: 182 (3.84%)
Median family income: $51,810

Per capita income: $13,946

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $37,129
Female full-time, year-round workers: $24,321

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 753 (15.87%)
--With related children under 18 years: 458 (9.65%)
----With related children under 5 years: 255 (5.38%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 273 (5.75%)
--With related children under 18 years: 224 (4.72%)
----With related children under 5 years: 127 (2.68%)
Individuals: 13,386 (282.17%)
--18 years and over: 12,488 (263.24%)
----65 years and over: 113 (2.38%)
--Related children under 18 years: 892 (18.8%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 515 (10.86%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 11,164 (235.33%)

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