Chester, WV

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5415076, place: Chester city, West Virginia)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 2,112 (100%)
In labor force: 1,220 (57.77%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,203 (56.96%)
----Employed: 1,131 (53.55%)
----Unemployed: 72 (3.41%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 6%
--Armed Forces: 17 (0.8%)
Not in labor force: 892 (42.23%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,056 (50%)
In labor force: 518 (24.53%)
--Civilian labor force: 518 (24.53%)
----Employed: 487 (23.06%)
Own children under 6 years: 157 (7.43%)
All parents in family in labor force: 121 (5.73%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,134 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 984 (86.77%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 85 (7.5%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 6 (0.53%)
Walked: 39 (3.44%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 20 (1.76%)
Mean travel time to work: 19.5 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,131 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 218 (19.27%)
Service occupations: 210 (18.57%)
Sales and office occupations: 285 (25.2%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 66 (5.84%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 352 (31.12%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 0 (0%)
Construction: 35 (3.09%)
Manufacturing: 319 (28.21%)
Wholesale trade.: 27 (2.39%)
Retail trade: 148 (13.09%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 102 (9.02%)
Information: 17 (1.5%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 74 (6.54%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 47 (4.16%)
Educational, health and social services: 186 (16.45%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 114 (10.08%)
Other services (except public administration): 40 (3.54%)
Public administration: 22 (1.95%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 958 (84.7%)
Government workers: 93 (8.22%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 48 (4.24%)
Unpaid family workers: 32 (2.83%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,228 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 167 (13.6%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 99 (8.06%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 266 (21.66%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 182 (14.82%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 208 (16.94%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 195 (15.88%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 69 (5.62%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 28 (2.28%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 14 (1.14%)
Median household income: $28,550

With earnings: 795 (64.74%)
--Mean earnings: $39,440
With Social Security income: 466 (37.95%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,197
With Supplemental Security Income: 51 (4.15%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,145
With public assistance income: 33 (2.69%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,135
With retirement income: 295 (24.02%)
--Mean retirement income: $9,736

Families: 724 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 47 (6.49%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 16 (2.21%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 167 (23.07%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 108 (14.92%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 125 (17.27%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 171 (23.62%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 61 (8.43%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 15 (2.07%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 14 (1.93%)
Median family income: $37,672

Per capita income: $17,137

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $30,625
Female full-time, year-round workers: $18,724

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 59 (8.15%)
--With related children under 18 years: 33 (4.56%)
----With related children under 5 years: 12 (1.66%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 21 (2.9%)
--With related children under 18 years: 21 (2.9%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Individuals: 282 (38.95%)
--18 years and over: 222 (30.66%)
----65 years and over: 72 (9.94%)
--Related children under 18 years: 60 (8.29%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 51 (7.04%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 105 (14.5%)

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