Danville, VA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5121344, place: Danville city, Virginia)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 38,388 (100%)
In labor force: 21,895 (57.04%)
--Civilian labor force: 21,868 (56.97%)
----Employed: 19,668 (51.23%)
----Unemployed: 2,200 (5.73%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 10.1%
--Armed Forces: 27 (0.07%)
Not in labor force: 16,493 (42.96%)
Females 16 years and over: 21,547 (56.13%)
In labor force: 11,365 (29.61%)
--Civilian labor force: 11,365 (29.61%)
----Employed: 10,165 (26.48%)
Own children under 6 years: 3,214 (8.37%)
All parents in family in labor force: 2,315 (6.03%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 19,262 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 15,383 (79.86%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 2,633 (13.67%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 401 (2.08%)
Walked: 381 (1.98%)
Other means: 193 (1%)
Worked at home: 271 (1.41%)
Mean travel time to work: 18.7 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 19,668 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 4,707 (23.93%)
Service occupations: 3,342 (16.99%)
Sales and office occupations: 4,924 (25.04%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 33 (0.17%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 1,547 (7.87%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 5,115 (26.01%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 15 (0.08%)
Construction: 865 (4.4%)
Manufacturing: 5,351 (27.21%)
Wholesale trade.: 508 (2.58%)
Retail trade: 2,747 (13.97%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 585 (2.97%)
Information: 257 (1.31%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 798 (4.06%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 1,047 (5.32%)
Educational, health and social services: 4,292 (21.82%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 1,684 (8.56%)
Other services (except public administration): 917 (4.66%)
Public administration: 602 (3.06%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 16,167 (82.2%)
Government workers: 2,587 (13.15%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 871 (4.43%)
Unpaid family workers: 43 (0.22%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 20,608 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 3,511 (17.04%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 2,089 (10.14%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 4,027 (19.54%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 2,940 (14.27%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 2,979 (14.46%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 3,019 (14.65%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 980 (4.76%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 634 (3.08%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 145 (0.7%)
$200,000 or more: 284 (1.38%)
Median household income: $26,900

With earnings: 14,623 (70.96%)
--Mean earnings: $40,747
With Social Security income: 7,651 (37.13%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,521
With Supplemental Security Income: 1,365 (6.62%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,645
With public assistance income: 1,083 (5.26%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,125
With retirement income: 4,310 (20.91%)
--Mean retirement income: $13,527

Families: 12,975 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,419 (10.94%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 940 (7.24%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 2,024 (15.6%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,941 (14.96%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 2,383 (18.37%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 2,504 (19.3%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 819 (6.31%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 566 (4.36%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 128 (0.99%)
$200,000 or more: 251 (1.93%)
Median family income: $36,024

Per capita income: $17,151

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $29,620
Female full-time, year-round workers: $21,384

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 2,064 (15.91%)
--With related children under 18 years: 1,728 (13.32%)
----With related children under 5 years: 880 (6.78%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 1,482 (11.42%)
--With related children under 18 years: 1,384 (10.67%)
----With related children under 5 years: 648 (4.99%)
Individuals: 9,369 (72.21%)
--18 years and over: 5,590 (43.08%)
----65 years and over: 1,115 (8.59%)
--Related children under 18 years: 3,756 (28.95%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 2,598 (20.02%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 2,473 (19.06%)

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