Blue Ridge, VA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5108200, place: Blue Ridge CDP, Virginia)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 2,652 (100%)
In labor force: 1,877 (70.78%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,877 (70.78%)
----Employed: 1,833 (69.12%)
----Unemployed: 44 (1.66%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 2.3%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 775 (29.22%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,373 (51.77%)
In labor force: 886 (33.41%)
--Civilian labor force: 886 (33.41%)
----Employed: 869 (32.77%)
Own children under 6 years: 194 (7.32%)
All parents in family in labor force: 116 (4.37%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,827 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,576 (86.26%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 176 (9.63%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 17 (0.93%)
Other means: 14 (0.77%)
Worked at home: 44 (2.41%)
Mean travel time to work: 26.9 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,833 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 613 (33.44%)
Service occupations: 182 (9.93%)
Sales and office occupations: 561 (30.61%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 217 (11.84%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 260 (14.18%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 20 (1.09%)
Construction: 111 (6.06%)
Manufacturing: 264 (14.4%)
Wholesale trade.: 106 (5.78%)
Retail trade: 272 (14.84%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 168 (9.17%)
Information: 63 (3.44%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 167 (9.11%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 72 (3.93%)
Educational, health and social services: 334 (18.22%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 95 (5.18%)
Other services (except public administration): 86 (4.69%)
Public administration: 75 (4.09%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,505 (82.11%)
Government workers: 239 (13.04%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 74 (4.04%)
Unpaid family workers: 15 (0.82%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,258 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 70 (5.56%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 49 (3.9%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 120 (9.54%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 91 (7.23%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 205 (16.3%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 375 (29.81%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 183 (14.55%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 113 (8.98%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 15 (1.19%)
$200,000 or more: 37 (2.94%)
Median household income: $59,239

With earnings: 1,079 (85.77%)
--Mean earnings: $66,555
With Social Security income: 313 (24.88%)
--Mean Social Security income: $12,439
With Supplemental Security Income: 39 (3.1%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,998
With public assistance income: 12 (0.95%)
--Mean public assistance income: $6,142
With retirement income: 228 (18.12%)
--Mean retirement income: $13,574

Families: 1,025 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 0 (0%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 9 (0.88%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 60 (5.85%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 85 (8.29%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 161 (15.71%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 362 (35.32%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 183 (17.85%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 113 (11.02%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 15 (1.46%)
$200,000 or more: 37 (3.61%)
Median family income: $63,926

Per capita income: $24,683

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $39,226
Female full-time, year-round workers: $27,284

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 0 (0%)
--With related children under 18 years: 0 (0%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 0 (0%)
--With related children under 18 years: 0 (0%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Individuals: 80 (7.8%)
--18 years and over: 74 (7.22%)
----65 years and over: 33 (3.22%)
--Related children under 18 years: 0 (0%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 0 (0%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 80 (7.8%)

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