General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5411188, place: Buckhannon city, West Virginia)EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over: 4,850 (100%)
In labor force: 2,441 (50.33%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,437 (50.25%)
----Employed: 2,286 (47.13%)
----Unemployed: 151 (3.11%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 6.2%
--Armed Forces: 4 (0.08%)
Not in labor force: 2,409 (49.67%)
Females 16 years and over: 2,658 (54.8%)
In labor force: 1,310 (27.01%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,310 (27.01%)
----Employed: 1,242 (25.61%)
Own children under 6 years: 325 (6.7%)
All parents in family in labor force: 223 (4.6%)
COMMUTING TO WORKWorkers 16 years and over: 2,272 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,386 (61%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 216 (9.51%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 6 (0.26%)
Walked: 553 (24.34%)
Other means: 23 (1.01%)
Worked at home: 88 (3.87%)
Mean travel time to work: 16.5 minutes
OCCUPATIONEmployed civilian population 16 years and over: 2,286 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 802 (35.08%)
Service occupations: 472 (20.65%)
Sales and office occupations: 551 (24.1%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 12 (0.52%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 222 (9.71%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 227 (9.93%)
INDUSTRYAgriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 40 (1.75%)
Construction: 118 (5.16%)
Manufacturing: 176 (7.7%)
Wholesale trade.: 16 (0.7%)
Retail trade: 323 (14.13%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 111 (4.86%)
Information: 75 (3.28%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 97 (4.24%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 112 (4.9%)
Educational, health and social services: 717 (31.36%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 294 (12.86%)
Other services (except public administration): 120 (5.25%)
Public administration: 87 (3.81%)
CLASS OF WORKERPrivate wage and salary workers: 1,803 (78.87%)
Government workers: 361 (15.79%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 113 (4.94%)
Unpaid family workers: 9 (0.39%)
INCOME IN 1999Households: 2,124 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 481 (22.65%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 289 (13.61%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 316 (14.88%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 262 (12.34%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 270 (12.71%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 284 (13.37%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 132 (6.21%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 75 (3.53%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 3 (0.14%)
$200,000 or more: 12 (0.56%)
Median household income: $23,421
With earnings: 1,355 (63.79%)
--Mean earnings: $36,368
With Social Security income: 826 (38.89%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,876
With Supplemental Security Income: 195 (9.18%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,543
With public assistance income: 103 (4.85%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,070
With retirement income: 394 (18.55%)
--Mean retirement income: $10,663
Families: 1,187 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 98 (8.26%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 123 (10.36%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 158 (13.31%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 175 (14.74%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 206 (17.35%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 242 (20.39%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 100 (8.42%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 75 (6.32%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 3 (0.25%)
$200,000 or more: 7 (0.59%)
Median family income: $36,975
Per capita income: $12,959
Median earnings (dollars)Male full-time, year-round workers: $30,691
Female full-time, year-round workers: $18,041
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999Families: 187 (15.75%)
--With related children under 18 years: 153 (12.89%)
----With related children under 5 years: 62 (5.22%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 98 (8.26%)
--With related children under 18 years: 78 (6.57%)
----With related children under 5 years: 37 (3.12%)
Individuals: 1,122 (94.52%)
--18 years and over: 807 (67.99%)
----65 years and over: 104 (8.76%)
--Related children under 18 years: 315 (26.54%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 190 (16.01%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 525 (44.23%)
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