Merrimac, VA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5151208, place: Merrimac CDP, Virginia)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,557 (100%)
In labor force: 794 (51%)
--Civilian labor force: 794 (51%)
----Employed: 718 (46.11%)
----Unemployed: 76 (4.88%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 9.6%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 763 (49%)
Females 16 years and over: 880 (56.52%)
In labor force: 345 (22.16%)
--Civilian labor force: 345 (22.16%)
----Employed: 304 (19.52%)
Own children under 6 years: 102 (6.55%)
All parents in family in labor force: 91 (5.84%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 711 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 573 (80.59%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 90 (12.66%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 13 (1.83%)
Other means: 22 (3.09%)
Worked at home: 13 (1.83%)
Mean travel time to work: 25.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 718 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 184 (25.63%)
Service occupations: 134 (18.66%)
Sales and office occupations: 145 (20.19%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 8 (1.11%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 64 (8.91%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 183 (25.49%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 8 (1.11%)
Construction: 46 (6.41%)
Manufacturing: 153 (21.31%)
Wholesale trade.: 7 (0.97%)
Retail trade: 110 (15.32%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 44 (6.13%)
Information: 0 (0%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 11 (1.53%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 41 (5.71%)
Educational, health and social services: 204 (28.41%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 48 (6.69%)
Other services (except public administration): 46 (6.41%)
Public administration: 0 (0%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 500 (69.64%)
Government workers: 175 (24.37%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 43 (5.99%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 904 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 191 (21.13%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 131 (14.49%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 182 (20.13%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 65 (7.19%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 189 (20.91%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 80 (8.85%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 42 (4.65%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 24 (2.65%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $21,462

With earnings: 600 (66.37%)
--Mean earnings: $29,775
With Social Security income: 334 (36.95%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,861
With Supplemental Security Income: 66 (7.3%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,853
With public assistance income: 43 (4.76%)
--Mean public assistance income: $634
With retirement income: 146 (16.15%)
--Mean retirement income: $19,223

Families: 420 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 26 (6.19%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 31 (7.38%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 78 (18.57%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 51 (12.14%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 139 (33.1%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 60 (14.29%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 20 (4.76%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 15 (3.57%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $40,800

Per capita income: $16,634

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $31,223
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,547

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 52 (12.38%)
--With related children under 18 years: 47 (11.19%)
----With related children under 5 years: 20 (4.76%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 17 (4.05%)
--With related children under 18 years: 17 (4.05%)
----With related children under 5 years: 9 (2.14%)
Individuals: 288 (68.57%)
--18 years and over: 222 (52.86%)
----65 years and over: 53 (12.62%)
--Related children under 18 years: 55 (13.1%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 37 (8.81%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 149 (35.48%)

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