Grafton, WV

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5432716, place: Grafton city, West Virginia)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 4,291 (100%)
In labor force: 2,025 (47.19%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,025 (47.19%)
----Employed: 1,810 (42.18%)
----Unemployed: 215 (5.01%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 10.6%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 2,266 (52.81%)
Females 16 years and over: 2,332 (54.35%)
In labor force: 941 (21.93%)
--Civilian labor force: 941 (21.93%)
----Employed: 856 (19.95%)
Own children under 6 years: 318 (7.41%)
All parents in family in labor force: 147 (3.43%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,763 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,367 (77.54%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 272 (15.43%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 13 (0.74%)
Walked: 61 (3.46%)
Other means: 23 (1.3%)
Worked at home: 27 (1.53%)
Mean travel time to work: 23.8 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,810 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 472 (26.08%)
Service occupations: 391 (21.6%)
Sales and office occupations: 438 (24.2%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 249 (13.76%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 260 (14.36%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 18 (0.99%)
Construction: 94 (5.19%)
Manufacturing: 171 (9.45%)
Wholesale trade.: 24 (1.33%)
Retail trade: 321 (17.73%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 129 (7.13%)
Information: 27 (1.49%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 40 (2.21%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 100 (5.52%)
Educational, health and social services: 551 (30.44%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 117 (6.46%)
Other services (except public administration): 86 (4.75%)
Public administration: 132 (7.29%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,348 (74.48%)
Government workers: 337 (18.62%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 108 (5.97%)
Unpaid family workers: 17 (0.94%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 2,229 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 490 (21.98%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 218 (9.78%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 505 (22.66%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 432 (19.38%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 280 (12.56%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 218 (9.78%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 55 (2.47%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 31 (1.39%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $21,981

With earnings: 1,309 (58.73%)
--Mean earnings: $30,934
With Social Security income: 1,017 (45.63%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,032
With Supplemental Security Income: 252 (11.31%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,341
With public assistance income: 82 (3.68%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,660
With retirement income: 460 (20.64%)
--Mean retirement income: $9,408

Families: 1,399 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 156 (11.15%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 156 (11.15%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 261 (18.66%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 334 (23.87%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 211 (15.08%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 198 (14.15%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 55 (3.93%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 28 (2%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $28,661

Per capita income: $11,616

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $26,765
Female full-time, year-round workers: $18,629

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 260 (18.58%)
--With related children under 18 years: 218 (15.58%)
----With related children under 5 years: 76 (5.43%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 120 (8.58%)
--With related children under 18 years: 97 (6.93%)
----With related children under 5 years: 48 (3.43%)
Individuals: 1,411 (100.86%)
--18 years and over: 896 (64.05%)
----65 years and over: 173 (12.37%)
--Related children under 18 years: 515 (36.81%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 407 (29.09%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 426 (30.45%)

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