Waynesboro, VA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5183680, place: Waynesboro city, Virginia)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 15,293 (100%)
In labor force: 9,313 (60.9%)
--Civilian labor force: 9,252 (60.5%)
----Employed: 8,647 (56.54%)
----Unemployed: 605 (3.96%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 6.5%
--Armed Forces: 61 (0.4%)
Not in labor force: 5,980 (39.1%)
Females 16 years and over: 8,240 (53.88%)
In labor force: 4,444 (29.06%)
--Civilian labor force: 4,444 (29.06%)
----Employed: 4,149 (27.13%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,430 (9.35%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,163 (7.6%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 8,541 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 6,992 (81.86%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,049 (12.28%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 47 (0.55%)
Walked: 159 (1.86%)
Other means: 139 (1.63%)
Worked at home: 155 (1.81%)
Mean travel time to work: 19.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 8,647 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 2,281 (26.38%)
Service occupations: 1,330 (15.38%)
Sales and office occupations: 2,308 (26.69%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 90 (1.04%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 849 (9.82%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,789 (20.69%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 43 (0.5%)
Construction: 645 (7.46%)
Manufacturing: 2,049 (23.7%)
Wholesale trade.: 252 (2.91%)
Retail trade: 1,280 (14.8%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 398 (4.6%)
Information: 206 (2.38%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 298 (3.45%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 419 (4.85%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,626 (18.8%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 726 (8.4%)
Other services (except public administration): 376 (4.35%)
Public administration: 329 (3.8%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 6,871 (79.46%)
Government workers: 1,288 (14.9%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 456 (5.27%)
Unpaid family workers: 32 (0.37%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 8,318 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 926 (11.13%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 583 (7.01%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,638 (19.69%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,274 (15.32%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,438 (17.29%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,524 (18.32%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 486 (5.84%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 306 (3.68%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 82 (0.99%)
$200,000 or more: 61 (0.73%)
Median household income: $32,686

With earnings: 6,162 (74.08%)
--Mean earnings: $41,107
With Social Security income: 2,637 (31.7%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,683
With Supplemental Security Income: 390 (4.69%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,028
With public assistance income: 377 (4.53%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,372
With retirement income: 1,767 (21.24%)
--Mean retirement income: $13,082

Families: 5,490 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 411 (7.49%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 236 (4.3%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 916 (16.68%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 810 (14.75%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 984 (17.92%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,275 (23.22%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 424 (7.72%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 291 (5.3%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 82 (1.49%)
$200,000 or more: 61 (1.11%)
Median family income: $40,772

Per capita income: $17,932

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $30,943
Female full-time, year-round workers: $22,185

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 604 (11%)
--With related children under 18 years: 516 (9.4%)
----With related children under 5 years: 204 (3.72%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 372 (6.78%)
--With related children under 18 years: 353 (6.43%)
----With related children under 5 years: 124 (2.26%)
Individuals: 2,459 (44.79%)
--18 years and over: 1,460 (26.59%)
----65 years and over: 193 (3.52%)
--Related children under 18 years: 971 (17.69%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 701 (12.77%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 620 (11.29%)

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