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Blackstone, VA

Nottoway County, Virginia

Latitude: 37.076661     Longitude: -78.001302
Population 3,558 (2005)
Elevation of Blackstone, Virginia: 376 feet



General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5107832, place: Blackstone town, Virginia)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 2,789 (100%)
In labor force: 1,518 (54.43%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,511 (54.18%)
----Employed: 1,391 (49.87%)
----Unemployed: 120 (4.3%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 7.9%
--Armed Forces: 7 (0.25%)
Not in labor force: 1,271 (45.57%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,683 (60.34%)
In labor force: 780 (27.97%)
--Civilian labor force: 780 (27.97%)
----Employed: 716 (25.67%)
Own children under 6 years: 271 (9.72%)
All parents in family in labor force: 175 (6.27%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,363 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,047 (76.82%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 231 (16.95%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 10 (0.73%)
Walked: 37 (2.71%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 38 (2.79%)
Mean travel time to work: 25.2 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,391 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 349 (25.09%)
Service occupations: 258 (18.55%)
Sales and office occupations: 343 (24.66%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 31 (2.23%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 83 (5.97%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 327 (23.51%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 53 (3.81%)
Construction: 55 (3.95%)
Manufacturing: 200 (14.38%)
Wholesale trade.: 38 (2.73%)
Retail trade: 257 (18.48%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 107 (7.69%)
Information: 21 (1.51%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 82 (5.9%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 55 (3.95%)
Educational, health and social services: 283 (20.35%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 72 (5.18%)
Other services (except public administration): 18 (1.29%)
Public administration: 150 (10.78%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 893 (64.2%)
Government workers: 384 (27.61%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 114 (8.2%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,404 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 277 (19.73%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 117 (8.33%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 266 (18.95%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 155 (11.04%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 226 (16.1%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 229 (16.31%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 52 (3.7%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 41 (2.92%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 28 (1.99%)
$200,000 or more: 13 (0.93%)
Median household income: $27,566

With earnings: 935 (66.6%)
--Mean earnings: $41,747
With Social Security income: 522 (37.18%)
--Mean Social Security income: $8,853
With Supplemental Security Income: 85 (6.05%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,545
With public assistance income: 96 (6.84%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,311
With retirement income: 308 (21.94%)
--Mean retirement income: $13,062

Families: 892 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 123 (13.79%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 65 (7.29%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 109 (12.22%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 103 (11.55%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 187 (20.96%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 200 (22.42%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 46 (5.16%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 20 (2.24%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 28 (3.14%)
$200,000 or more: 11 (1.23%)
Median family income: $41,520

Per capita income: $15,562

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $26,419
Female full-time, year-round workers: $17,905

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 180 (20.18%)
--With related children under 18 years: 107 (12%)
----With related children under 5 years: 36 (4.04%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 102 (11.43%)
--With related children under 18 years: 59 (6.61%)
----With related children under 5 years: 8 (0.9%)
Individuals: 905 (101.46%)
--18 years and over: 576 (64.57%)
----65 years and over: 177 (19.84%)
--Related children under 18 years: 323 (36.21%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 263 (29.48%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 200 (22.42%)

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