Damascus, VA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5121184, place: Damascus town, Virginia)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 866 (100%)
In labor force: 394 (45.5%)
--Civilian labor force: 392 (45.27%)
----Employed: 378 (43.65%)
----Unemployed: 14 (1.62%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 3.6%
--Armed Forces: 2 (0.23%)
Not in labor force: 472 (54.5%)
Females 16 years and over: 477 (55.08%)
In labor force: 179 (20.67%)
--Civilian labor force: 179 (20.67%)
----Employed: 171 (19.75%)
Own children under 6 years: 60 (6.93%)
All parents in family in labor force: 37 (4.27%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 377 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 299 (79.31%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 49 (13%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 11 (2.92%)
Other means: 4 (1.06%)
Worked at home: 14 (3.71%)
Mean travel time to work: 27 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 378 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 61 (16.14%)
Service occupations: 66 (17.46%)
Sales and office occupations: 91 (24.07%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 4 (1.06%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 55 (14.55%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 101 (26.72%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 6 (1.59%)
Construction: 32 (8.47%)
Manufacturing: 80 (21.16%)
Wholesale trade.: 18 (4.76%)
Retail trade: 75 (19.84%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 9 (2.38%)
Information: 19 (5.03%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 10 (2.65%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 6 (1.59%)
Educational, health and social services: 57 (15.08%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 25 (6.61%)
Other services (except public administration): 31 (8.2%)
Public administration: 10 (2.65%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 295 (78.04%)
Government workers: 51 (13.49%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 32 (8.47%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 513 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 112 (21.83%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 83 (16.18%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 110 (21.44%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 69 (13.45%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 60 (11.7%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 53 (10.33%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 11 (2.14%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 5 (0.97%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 9 (1.75%)
$200,000 or more: 1 (0.19%)
Median household income: $19,886

With earnings: 287 (55.95%)
--Mean earnings: $32,446
With Social Security income: 274 (53.41%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,146
With Supplemental Security Income: 68 (13.26%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $3,982
With public assistance income: 18 (3.51%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,050
With retirement income: 109 (21.25%)
--Mean retirement income: $16,630

Families: 288 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 17 (5.9%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 39 (13.54%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 67 (23.26%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 63 (21.88%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 50 (17.36%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 37 (12.85%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 8 (2.78%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 5 (1.74%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 2 (0.69%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $29,250

Per capita income: $14,995

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $25,500
Female full-time, year-round workers: $18,500

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 38 (13.19%)
--With related children under 18 years: 25 (8.68%)
----With related children under 5 years: 11 (3.82%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 11 (3.82%)
--With related children under 18 years: 7 (2.43%)
----With related children under 5 years: 1 (0.35%)
Individuals: 203 (70.49%)
--18 years and over: 155 (53.82%)
----65 years and over: 45 (15.63%)
--Related children under 18 years: 43 (14.93%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 31 (10.76%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 90 (31.25%)

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