Elk Garden, WV

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5424484, place: Elk Garden town, West Virginia)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 168 (100%)
In labor force: 107 (63.69%)
--Civilian labor force: 107 (63.69%)
----Employed: 99 (58.93%)
----Unemployed: 8 (4.76%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 7.5%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 61 (36.31%)
Females 16 years and over: 91 (54.17%)
In labor force: 50 (29.76%)
--Civilian labor force: 50 (29.76%)
----Employed: 48 (28.57%)
Own children under 6 years: 13 (7.74%)
All parents in family in labor force: 10 (5.95%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 92 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 58 (63.04%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 29 (31.52%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 3 (3.26%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 2 (2.17%)
Mean travel time to work: 47.8 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 99 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 12 (12.12%)
Service occupations: 15 (15.15%)
Sales and office occupations: 21 (21.21%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 2 (2.02%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 10 (10.1%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 39 (39.39%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 4 (4.04%)
Construction: 10 (10.1%)
Manufacturing: 28 (28.28%)
Wholesale trade.: 1 (1.01%)
Retail trade: 9 (9.09%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 5 (5.05%)
Information: 3 (3.03%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 2 (2.02%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 2 (2.02%)
Educational, health and social services: 22 (22.22%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 6 (6.06%)
Other services (except public administration): 3 (3.03%)
Public administration: 4 (4.04%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 76 (76.77%)
Government workers: 16 (16.16%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 7 (7.07%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 86 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 18 (20.93%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 12 (13.95%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 14 (16.28%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 20 (23.26%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 12 (13.95%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 8 (9.3%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 2 (2.33%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 0 (0%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $24,375

With earnings: 65 (75.58%)
--Mean earnings: $29,339
With Social Security income: 30 (34.88%)
--Mean Social Security income: $8,609
With Supplemental Security Income: 9 (10.47%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,844
With public assistance income: 7 (8.14%)
--Mean public assistance income: $671
With retirement income: 14 (16.28%)
--Mean retirement income: $3,286

Families: 69 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 12 (17.39%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 7 (10.14%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 10 (14.49%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 18 (26.09%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 12 (17.39%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 8 (11.59%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 2 (2.9%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 0 (0%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $26,964

Per capita income: $11,453

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $26,071
Female full-time, year-round workers: $13,125

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 15 (21.74%)
--With related children under 18 years: 5 (7.25%)
----With related children under 5 years: 4 (5.8%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 7 (10.14%)
--With related children under 18 years: 5 (7.25%)
----With related children under 5 years: 4 (5.8%)
Individuals: 48 (69.57%)
--18 years and over: 38 (55.07%)
----65 years and over: 5 (7.25%)
--Related children under 18 years: 10 (14.49%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 8 (11.59%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 13 (18.84%)

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