Saltville, VA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5170096, place: Saltville town, Virginia)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,724 (100%)
In labor force: 927 (53.77%)
--Civilian labor force: 927 (53.77%)
----Employed: 872 (50.58%)
----Unemployed: 55 (3.19%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5.9%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 797 (46.23%)
Females 16 years and over: 914 (53.02%)
In labor force: 419 (24.3%)
--Civilian labor force: 419 (24.3%)
----Employed: 409 (23.72%)
Own children under 6 years: 112 (6.5%)
All parents in family in labor force: 73 (4.23%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 864 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 702 (81.25%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 136 (15.74%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 6 (0.69%)
Walked: 11 (1.27%)
Other means: 3 (0.35%)
Worked at home: 6 (0.69%)
Mean travel time to work: 28.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 872 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 178 (20.41%)
Service occupations: 109 (12.5%)
Sales and office occupations: 175 (20.07%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 77 (8.83%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 333 (38.19%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 4 (0.46%)
Construction: 56 (6.42%)
Manufacturing: 299 (34.29%)
Wholesale trade.: 28 (3.21%)
Retail trade: 98 (11.24%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 42 (4.82%)
Information: 19 (2.18%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 27 (3.1%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 27 (3.1%)
Educational, health and social services: 143 (16.4%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 64 (7.34%)
Other services (except public administration): 40 (4.59%)
Public administration: 25 (2.87%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 731 (83.83%)
Government workers: 104 (11.93%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 37 (4.24%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 931 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 169 (18.15%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 80 (8.59%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 148 (15.9%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 155 (16.65%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 157 (16.86%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 190 (20.41%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 23 (2.47%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 6 (0.64%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 3 (0.32%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $29,917

With earnings: 654 (70.25%)
--Mean earnings: $35,810
With Social Security income: 355 (38.13%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,650
With Supplemental Security Income: 81 (8.7%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,542
With public assistance income: 9 (0.97%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,589
With retirement income: 146 (15.68%)
--Mean retirement income: $11,556

Families: 655 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 51 (7.79%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 39 (5.95%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 111 (16.95%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 112 (17.1%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 139 (21.22%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 174 (26.56%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 23 (3.51%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 3 (0.46%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 3 (0.46%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $36,394

Per capita income: $13,908

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $30,379
Female full-time, year-round workers: $17,717

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 83 (12.67%)
--With related children under 18 years: 64 (9.77%)
----With related children under 5 years: 12 (1.83%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 32 (4.89%)
--With related children under 18 years: 27 (4.12%)
----With related children under 5 years: 10 (1.53%)
Individuals: 377 (57.56%)
--18 years and over: 248 (37.86%)
----65 years and over: 65 (9.92%)
--Related children under 18 years: 129 (19.69%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 107 (16.34%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 91 (13.89%)

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