Pennington Gap, VA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5161560, place: Pennington Gap town, Virginia)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,510 (100%)
In labor force: 611 (40.46%)
--Civilian labor force: 611 (40.46%)
----Employed: 570 (37.75%)
----Unemployed: 41 (2.72%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 6.7%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 899 (59.54%)
Females 16 years and over: 881 (58.34%)
In labor force: 289 (19.14%)
--Civilian labor force: 289 (19.14%)
----Employed: 264 (17.48%)
Own children under 6 years: 120 (7.95%)
All parents in family in labor force: 61 (4.04%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 559 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 439 (78.53%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 91 (16.28%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 17 (3.04%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 12 (2.15%)
Mean travel time to work: 18.9 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 570 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 156 (27.37%)
Service occupations: 89 (15.61%)
Sales and office occupations: 119 (20.88%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 3 (0.53%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 114 (20%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 89 (15.61%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 38 (6.67%)
Construction: 52 (9.12%)
Manufacturing: 41 (7.19%)
Wholesale trade.: 5 (0.88%)
Retail trade: 63 (11.05%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 17 (2.98%)
Information: 34 (5.96%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 39 (6.84%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 47 (8.25%)
Educational, health and social services: 126 (22.11%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 24 (4.21%)
Other services (except public administration): 45 (7.89%)
Public administration: 39 (6.84%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 428 (75.09%)
Government workers: 107 (18.77%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 30 (5.26%)
Unpaid family workers: 5 (0.88%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 854 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 279 (32.67%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 87 (10.19%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 134 (15.69%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 100 (11.71%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 86 (10.07%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 117 (13.7%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 27 (3.16%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 19 (2.22%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 5 (0.59%)
Median household income: $18,056

With earnings: 429 (50.23%)
--Mean earnings: $34,024
With Social Security income: 400 (46.84%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,650
With Supplemental Security Income: 135 (15.81%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,572
With public assistance income: 117 (13.7%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,923
With retirement income: 187 (21.9%)
--Mean retirement income: $13,940

Families: 467 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 105 (22.48%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 25 (5.35%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 72 (15.42%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 84 (17.99%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 54 (11.56%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 84 (17.99%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 27 (5.78%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 11 (2.36%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 5 (1.07%)
Median family income: $27,875

Per capita income: $13,742

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $27,885
Female full-time, year-round workers: $18,625

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 132 (28.27%)
--With related children under 18 years: 88 (18.84%)
----With related children under 5 years: 44 (9.42%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 60 (12.85%)
--With related children under 18 years: 40 (8.57%)
----With related children under 5 years: 27 (5.78%)
Individuals: 574 (122.91%)
--18 years and over: 422 (90.36%)
----65 years and over: 108 (23.13%)
--Related children under 18 years: 152 (32.55%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 110 (23.55%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 196 (41.97%)

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