Emporia, VA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5125808, place: Emporia city, Virginia)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 4,353 (100%)
In labor force: 2,416 (55.5%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,407 (55.3%)
----Employed: 2,244 (51.55%)
----Unemployed: 163 (3.74%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 6.8%
--Armed Forces: 9 (0.21%)
Not in labor force: 1,937 (44.5%)
Females 16 years and over: 2,425 (55.71%)
In labor force: 1,196 (27.48%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,196 (27.48%)
----Employed: 1,109 (25.48%)
Own children under 6 years: 403 (9.26%)
All parents in family in labor force: 243 (5.58%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 2,173 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,666 (76.67%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 363 (16.71%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 13 (0.6%)
Walked: 79 (3.64%)
Other means: 31 (1.43%)
Worked at home: 21 (0.97%)
Mean travel time to work: 19.6 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 2,244 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 586 (26.11%)
Service occupations: 391 (17.42%)
Sales and office occupations: 452 (20.14%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 26 (1.16%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 193 (8.6%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 596 (26.56%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 12 (0.53%)
Construction: 163 (7.26%)
Manufacturing: 531 (23.66%)
Wholesale trade.: 50 (2.23%)
Retail trade: 341 (15.2%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 88 (3.92%)
Information: 34 (1.52%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 78 (3.48%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 83 (3.7%)
Educational, health and social services: 405 (18.05%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 145 (6.46%)
Other services (except public administration): 59 (2.63%)
Public administration: 255 (11.36%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,683 (75%)
Government workers: 487 (21.7%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 74 (3.3%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 2,222 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 344 (15.48%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 193 (8.69%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 363 (16.34%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 364 (16.38%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 369 (16.61%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 373 (16.79%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 126 (5.67%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 52 (2.34%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 24 (1.08%)
$200,000 or more: 14 (0.63%)
Median household income: $30,333

With earnings: 1,589 (71.51%)
--Mean earnings: $39,879
With Social Security income: 782 (35.19%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,365
With Supplemental Security Income: 231 (10.4%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,019
With public assistance income: 52 (2.34%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,357
With retirement income: 403 (18.14%)
--Mean retirement income: $14,167

Families: 1,397 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 113 (8.09%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 98 (7.02%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 223 (15.96%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 244 (17.47%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 231 (16.54%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 288 (20.62%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 112 (8.02%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 52 (3.72%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 22 (1.57%)
$200,000 or more: 14 (1%)
Median family income: $35,743

Per capita income: $15,377

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $27,772
Female full-time, year-round workers: $21,657

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 159 (11.38%)
--With related children under 18 years: 130 (9.31%)
----With related children under 5 years: 50 (3.58%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 92 (6.59%)
--With related children under 18 years: 85 (6.08%)
----With related children under 5 years: 31 (2.22%)
Individuals: 869 (62.2%)
--18 years and over: 565 (40.44%)
----65 years and over: 141 (10.09%)
--Related children under 18 years: 297 (21.26%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 230 (16.46%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 293 (20.97%)

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