Athens, WV

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5403292, place: Athens town, West Virginia)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 995 (100%)
In labor force: 629 (63.22%)
--Civilian labor force: 627 (63.02%)
----Employed: 417 (41.91%)
----Unemployed: 210 (21.11%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 33.5%
--Armed Forces: 2 (0.2%)
Not in labor force: 366 (36.78%)
Females 16 years and over: 417 (41.91%)
In labor force: 252 (25.33%)
--Civilian labor force: 252 (25.33%)
----Employed: 218 (21.91%)
Own children under 6 years: 38 (3.82%)
All parents in family in labor force: 32 (3.22%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 416 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 313 (75.24%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 55 (13.22%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 5 (1.2%)
Walked: 41 (9.86%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 2 (0.48%)
Mean travel time to work: 22.2 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 417 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 173 (41.49%)
Service occupations: 73 (17.51%)
Sales and office occupations: 95 (22.78%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 40 (9.59%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 36 (8.63%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 13 (3.12%)
Construction: 19 (4.56%)
Manufacturing: 31 (7.43%)
Wholesale trade.: 0 (0%)
Retail trade: 62 (14.87%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 11 (2.64%)
Information: 7 (1.68%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 8 (1.92%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 15 (3.6%)
Educational, health and social services: 169 (40.53%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 63 (15.11%)
Other services (except public administration): 13 (3.12%)
Public administration: 6 (1.44%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 280 (67.15%)
Government workers: 119 (28.54%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 18 (4.32%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 373 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 91 (24.4%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 27 (7.24%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 45 (12.06%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 60 (16.09%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 50 (13.4%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 62 (16.62%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 20 (5.36%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 13 (3.49%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 2 (0.54%)
$200,000 or more: 3 (0.8%)
Median household income: $27,260

With earnings: 260 (69.71%)
--Mean earnings: $37,823
With Social Security income: 123 (32.98%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,705
With Supplemental Security Income: 18 (4.83%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,628
With public assistance income: 11 (2.95%)
--Mean public assistance income: $991
With retirement income: 75 (20.11%)
--Mean retirement income: $11,136

Families: 227 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 18 (7.93%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 9 (3.96%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 26 (11.45%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 35 (15.42%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 43 (18.94%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 60 (26.43%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 20 (8.81%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 13 (5.73%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 3 (1.32%)
Median family income: $45,694

Per capita income: $13,553

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $28,214
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,268

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 22 (9.69%)
--With related children under 18 years: 17 (7.49%)
----With related children under 5 years: 12 (5.29%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 17 (7.49%)
--With related children under 18 years: 15 (6.61%)
----With related children under 5 years: 12 (5.29%)
Individuals: 161 (70.93%)
--18 years and over: 135 (59.47%)
----65 years and over: 13 (5.73%)
--Related children under 18 years: 24 (10.57%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 15 (6.61%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 101 (44.49%)

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