Lynchburg, VA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5147672, place: Lynchburg city, Virginia)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 52,279 (100%)
In labor force: 31,280 (59.83%)
--Civilian labor force: 31,247 (59.77%)
----Employed: 29,160 (55.78%)
----Unemployed: 2,087 (3.99%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 6.7%
--Armed Forces: 33 (0.06%)
Not in labor force: 20,999 (40.17%)
Females 16 years and over: 29,157 (55.77%)
In labor force: 15,649 (29.93%)
--Civilian labor force: 15,643 (29.92%)
----Employed: 14,591 (27.91%)
Own children under 6 years: 4,640 (8.88%)
All parents in family in labor force: 3,057 (5.85%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 28,619 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 21,967 (76.76%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 3,531 (12.34%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 893 (3.12%)
Walked: 1,333 (4.66%)
Other means: 218 (0.76%)
Worked at home: 677 (2.37%)
Mean travel time to work: 16.8 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 29,160 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 9,714 (33.31%)
Service occupations: 4,999 (17.14%)
Sales and office occupations: 7,678 (26.33%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 58 (0.2%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 2,023 (6.94%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 4,688 (16.08%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 103 (0.35%)
Construction: 1,619 (5.55%)
Manufacturing: 5,346 (18.33%)
Wholesale trade.: 875 (3%)
Retail trade: 3,600 (12.35%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 1,109 (3.8%)
Information: 677 (2.32%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 1,752 (6.01%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 1,950 (6.69%)
Educational, health and social services: 7,374 (25.29%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 2,479 (8.5%)
Other services (except public administration): 1,568 (5.38%)
Public administration: 708 (2.43%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 24,282 (83.27%)
Government workers: 3,540 (12.14%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 1,299 (4.45%)
Unpaid family workers: 39 (0.13%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 25,465 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 3,550 (13.94%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 2,130 (8.36%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 4,277 (16.8%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 3,714 (14.58%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 4,224 (16.59%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 3,912 (15.36%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,806 (7.09%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,141 (4.48%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 318 (1.25%)
$200,000 or more: 393 (1.54%)
Median household income: $32,234

With earnings: 19,160 (75.24%)
--Mean earnings: $44,345
With Social Security income: 8,075 (31.71%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,194
With Supplemental Security Income: 1,280 (5.03%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,436
With public assistance income: 993 (3.9%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,638
With retirement income: 4,829 (18.96%)
--Mean retirement income: $18,175

Families: 15,797 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,317 (8.34%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 918 (5.81%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 2,173 (13.76%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 2,206 (13.96%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 2,948 (18.66%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 3,026 (19.16%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,594 (10.09%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 968 (6.13%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 298 (1.89%)
$200,000 or more: 349 (2.21%)
Median family income: $40,844

Per capita income: $18,263

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $31,390
Female full-time, year-round workers: $22,431

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 1,949 (12.34%)
--With related children under 18 years: 1,562 (9.89%)
----With related children under 5 years: 732 (4.63%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 1,259 (7.97%)
--With related children under 18 years: 1,152 (7.29%)
----With related children under 5 years: 558 (3.53%)
Individuals: 9,363 (59.27%)
--18 years and over: 6,131 (38.81%)
----65 years and over: 1,026 (6.49%)
--Related children under 18 years: 3,163 (20.02%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 2,142 (13.56%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 3,198 (20.24%)

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