Forest, VA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5128688, place: Forest CDP, Virginia)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 6,069 (100%)
In labor force: 4,292 (70.72%)
--Civilian labor force: 4,292 (70.72%)
----Employed: 4,164 (68.61%)
----Unemployed: 128 (2.11%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 3%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 1,777 (29.28%)
Females 16 years and over: 3,135 (51.66%)
In labor force: 1,944 (32.03%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,944 (32.03%)
----Employed: 1,877 (30.93%)
Own children under 6 years: 615 (10.13%)
All parents in family in labor force: 291 (4.79%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 4,155 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 3,743 (90.08%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 304 (7.32%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 8 (0.19%)
Other means: 19 (0.46%)
Worked at home: 81 (1.95%)
Mean travel time to work: 18.7 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 4,164 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 1,802 (43.28%)
Service occupations: 483 (11.6%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,259 (30.24%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 7 (0.17%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 239 (5.74%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 374 (8.98%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 6 (0.14%)
Construction: 224 (5.38%)
Manufacturing: 926 (22.24%)
Wholesale trade.: 145 (3.48%)
Retail trade: 429 (10.3%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 232 (5.57%)
Information: 151 (3.63%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 264 (6.34%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 377 (9.05%)
Educational, health and social services: 894 (21.47%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 167 (4.01%)
Other services (except public administration): 205 (4.92%)
Public administration: 144 (3.46%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 3,484 (83.67%)
Government workers: 497 (11.94%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 174 (4.18%)
Unpaid family workers: 9 (0.22%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 3,149 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 118 (3.75%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 61 (1.94%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 214 (6.8%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 486 (15.43%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 529 (16.8%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 633 (20.1%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 514 (16.32%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 439 (13.94%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 94 (2.99%)
$200,000 or more: 61 (1.94%)
Median household income: $55,089

With earnings: 2,733 (86.79%)
--Mean earnings: $64,221
With Social Security income: 550 (17.47%)
--Mean Social Security income: $14,416
With Supplemental Security Income: 37 (1.17%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $2,864
With public assistance income: 13 (0.41%)
--Mean public assistance income: $4,992
With retirement income: 497 (15.78%)
--Mean retirement income: $20,151

Families: 2,290 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 58 (2.53%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 23 (1%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 63 (2.75%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 267 (11.66%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 374 (16.33%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 518 (22.62%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 450 (19.65%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 399 (17.42%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 85 (3.71%)
$200,000 or more: 53 (2.31%)
Median family income: $67,055

Per capita income: $25,735

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $46,057
Female full-time, year-round workers: $30,720

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 67 (2.93%)
--With related children under 18 years: 31 (1.35%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 15 (0.66%)
--With related children under 18 years: 15 (0.66%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Individuals: 251 (10.96%)
--18 years and over: 224 (9.78%)
----65 years and over: 26 (1.14%)
--Related children under 18 years: 27 (1.18%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 27 (1.18%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 107 (4.67%)

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