Pocahontas, VA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5163288, place: Pocahontas town, Virginia)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 358 (100%)
In labor force: 164 (45.81%)
--Civilian labor force: 164 (45.81%)
----Employed: 152 (42.46%)
----Unemployed: 12 (3.35%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 7.3%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 194 (54.19%)
Females 16 years and over: 177 (49.44%)
In labor force: 67 (18.72%)
--Civilian labor force: 67 (18.72%)
----Employed: 62 (17.32%)
Own children under 6 years: 24 (6.7%)
All parents in family in labor force: 20 (5.59%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 148 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 130 (87.84%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 9 (6.08%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 4 (2.7%)
Other means: 5 (3.38%)
Worked at home: 0 (0%)
Mean travel time to work: 27.2 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 152 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 45 (29.61%)
Service occupations: 24 (15.79%)
Sales and office occupations: 39 (25.66%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 16 (10.53%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 28 (18.42%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 5 (3.29%)
Construction: 7 (4.61%)
Manufacturing: 15 (9.87%)
Wholesale trade.: 6 (3.95%)
Retail trade: 43 (28.29%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 8 (5.26%)
Information: 3 (1.97%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 2 (1.32%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 2 (1.32%)
Educational, health and social services: 44 (28.95%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 6 (3.95%)
Other services (except public administration): 6 (3.95%)
Public administration: 5 (3.29%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 102 (67.11%)
Government workers: 36 (23.68%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 14 (9.21%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 202 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 53 (26.24%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 20 (9.9%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 33 (16.34%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 35 (17.33%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 37 (18.32%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 15 (7.43%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 9 (4.46%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 0 (0%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $22,917

With earnings: 107 (52.97%)
--Mean earnings: $30,515
With Social Security income: 98 (48.51%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,672
With Supplemental Security Income: 16 (7.92%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,206
With public assistance income: 13 (6.44%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,562
With retirement income: 41 (20.3%)
--Mean retirement income: $12,889

Families: 126 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 20 (15.87%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 8 (6.35%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 17 (13.49%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 34 (26.98%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 23 (18.25%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 15 (11.9%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 9 (7.14%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 0 (0%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $30,357

Per capita income: $12,124

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $22,232
Female full-time, year-round workers: $17,321

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 25 (19.84%)
--With related children under 18 years: 18 (14.29%)
----With related children under 5 years: 8 (6.35%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 17 (13.49%)
--With related children under 18 years: 15 (11.9%)
----With related children under 5 years: 8 (6.35%)
Individuals: 81 (64.29%)
--18 years and over: 62 (49.21%)
----65 years and over: 10 (7.94%)
--Related children under 18 years: 19 (15.08%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 13 (10.32%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 31 (24.6%)

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