Gate City, VA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5130496, place: Gate City town, Virginia)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,860 (100%)
In labor force: 1,054 (56.67%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,054 (56.67%)
----Employed: 988 (53.12%)
----Unemployed: 66 (3.55%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 6.3%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 806 (43.33%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,029 (55.32%)
In labor force: 529 (28.44%)
--Civilian labor force: 529 (28.44%)
----Employed: 498 (26.77%)
Own children under 6 years: 123 (6.61%)
All parents in family in labor force: 97 (5.22%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 968 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 818 (84.5%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 77 (7.95%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 7 (0.72%)
Walked: 18 (1.86%)
Other means: 37 (3.82%)
Worked at home: 11 (1.14%)
Mean travel time to work: 18.5 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 988 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 296 (29.96%)
Service occupations: 164 (16.6%)
Sales and office occupations: 247 (25%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 67 (6.78%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 214 (21.66%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 20 (2.02%)
Construction: 40 (4.05%)
Manufacturing: 201 (20.34%)
Wholesale trade.: 12 (1.21%)
Retail trade: 104 (10.53%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 21 (2.13%)
Information: 29 (2.94%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 58 (5.87%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 89 (9.01%)
Educational, health and social services: 197 (19.94%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 103 (10.43%)
Other services (except public administration): 75 (7.59%)
Public administration: 39 (3.95%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 822 (83.2%)
Government workers: 142 (14.37%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 24 (2.43%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,002 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 199 (19.86%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 71 (7.09%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 164 (16.37%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 96 (9.58%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 166 (16.57%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 162 (16.17%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 66 (6.59%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 61 (6.09%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 8 (0.8%)
$200,000 or more: 9 (0.9%)
Median household income: $31,875

With earnings: 643 (64.17%)
--Mean earnings: $47,444
With Social Security income: 368 (36.73%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,117
With Supplemental Security Income: 110 (10.98%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,467
With public assistance income: 44 (4.39%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,735
With retirement income: 197 (19.66%)
--Mean retirement income: $18,796

Families: 635 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 14 (2.2%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 30 (4.72%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 93 (14.65%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 58 (9.13%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 148 (23.31%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 152 (23.94%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 62 (9.76%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 61 (9.61%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 8 (1.26%)
$200,000 or more: 9 (1.42%)
Median family income: $48,068

Per capita income: $19,268

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $35,875
Female full-time, year-round workers: $22,292

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 26 (4.09%)
--With related children under 18 years: 11 (1.73%)
----With related children under 5 years: 11 (1.73%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 6 (0.94%)
--With related children under 18 years: 0 (0%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Individuals: 289 (45.51%)
--18 years and over: 230 (36.22%)
----65 years and over: 105 (16.54%)
--Related children under 18 years: 59 (9.29%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 15 (2.36%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 175 (27.56%)

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