Despard, WV

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5421316, place: Despard CDP, West Virginia)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 847 (100%)
In labor force: 360 (42.5%)
--Civilian labor force: 360 (42.5%)
----Employed: 342 (40.38%)
----Unemployed: 18 (2.13%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 487 (57.5%)
Females 16 years and over: 458 (54.07%)
In labor force: 134 (15.82%)
--Civilian labor force: 134 (15.82%)
----Employed: 129 (15.23%)
Own children under 6 years: 68 (8.03%)
All parents in family in labor force: 43 (5.08%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 342 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 277 (80.99%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 13 (3.8%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 8 (2.34%)
Walked: 31 (9.06%)
Other means: 6 (1.75%)
Worked at home: 7 (2.05%)
Mean travel time to work: 19.2 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 342 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 69 (20.18%)
Service occupations: 77 (22.51%)
Sales and office occupations: 98 (28.65%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 49 (14.33%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 49 (14.33%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 13 (3.8%)
Construction: 37 (10.82%)
Manufacturing: 18 (5.26%)
Wholesale trade.: 0 (0%)
Retail trade: 107 (31.29%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 42 (12.28%)
Information: 0 (0%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 9 (2.63%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 55 (16.08%)
Educational, health and social services: 27 (7.89%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 5 (1.46%)
Other services (except public administration): 24 (7.02%)
Public administration: 5 (1.46%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 297 (86.84%)
Government workers: 12 (3.51%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 33 (9.65%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 425 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 94 (22.12%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 55 (12.94%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 85 (20%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 60 (14.12%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 93 (21.88%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 31 (7.29%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 7 (1.65%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 0 (0%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $19,740

With earnings: 261 (61.41%)
--Mean earnings: $28,104
With Social Security income: 143 (33.65%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,169
With Supplemental Security Income: 55 (12.94%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,970
With public assistance income: 38 (8.94%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,946
With retirement income: 121 (28.47%)
--Mean retirement income: $7,207

Families: 308 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 47 (15.26%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 43 (13.96%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 70 (22.73%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 48 (15.58%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 62 (20.13%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 31 (10.06%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 7 (2.27%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 0 (0%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $23,750

Per capita income: $9,562

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $30,132
Female full-time, year-round workers: $24,167

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 107 (34.74%)
--With related children under 18 years: 86 (27.92%)
----With related children under 5 years: 25 (8.12%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 29 (9.42%)
--With related children under 18 years: 14 (4.55%)
----With related children under 5 years: 5 (1.62%)
Individuals: 394 (127.92%)
--18 years and over: 256 (83.12%)
----65 years and over: 11 (3.57%)
--Related children under 18 years: 138 (44.81%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 120 (38.96%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 37 (12.01%)

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