General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5434516, place: Hamlin town, West Virginia)EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over: 908 (100%)
In labor force: 397 (43.72%)
--Civilian labor force: 397 (43.72%)
----Employed: 360 (39.65%)
----Unemployed: 37 (4.07%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 9.3%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 511 (56.28%)
Females 16 years and over: 529 (58.26%)
In labor force: 200 (22.03%)
--Civilian labor force: 200 (22.03%)
----Employed: 196 (21.59%)
Own children under 6 years: 71 (7.82%)
All parents in family in labor force: 43 (4.74%)
COMMUTING TO WORKWorkers 16 years and over: 346 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 262 (75.72%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 37 (10.69%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 36 (10.4%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 11 (3.18%)
Mean travel time to work: 26.1 minutes
OCCUPATIONEmployed civilian population 16 years and over: 360 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 101 (28.06%)
Service occupations: 79 (21.94%)
Sales and office occupations: 86 (23.89%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 43 (11.94%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 51 (14.17%)
INDUSTRYAgriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 5 (1.39%)
Construction: 28 (7.78%)
Manufacturing: 28 (7.78%)
Wholesale trade.: 6 (1.67%)
Retail trade: 43 (11.94%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 22 (6.11%)
Information: 16 (4.44%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 20 (5.56%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 13 (3.61%)
Educational, health and social services: 88 (24.44%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 23 (6.39%)
Other services (except public administration): 34 (9.44%)
Public administration: 34 (9.44%)
CLASS OF WORKERPrivate wage and salary workers: 256 (71.11%)
Government workers: 73 (20.28%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 31 (8.61%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)
INCOME IN 1999Households: 494 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 117 (23.68%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 53 (10.73%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 95 (19.23%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 63 (12.75%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 81 (16.4%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 49 (9.92%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 24 (4.86%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 6 (1.21%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 5 (1.01%)
$200,000 or more: 1 (0.2%)
Median household income: $22,143
With earnings: 309 (62.55%)
--Mean earnings: $31,234
With Social Security income: 221 (44.74%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,359
With Supplemental Security Income: 62 (12.55%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,747
With public assistance income: 25 (5.06%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,156
With retirement income: 104 (21.05%)
--Mean retirement income: $11,954
Families: 320 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 52 (16.25%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 21 (6.56%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 61 (19.06%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 44 (13.75%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 68 (21.25%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 40 (12.5%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 22 (6.88%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 6 (1.88%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 5 (1.56%)
$200,000 or more: 1 (0.31%)
Median family income: $30,250
Per capita income: $13,728
Median earnings (dollars)Male full-time, year-round workers: $30,000
Female full-time, year-round workers: $17,059
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999Families: 65 (20.31%)
--With related children under 18 years: 49 (15.31%)
----With related children under 5 years: 20 (6.25%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 36 (11.25%)
--With related children under 18 years: 31 (9.69%)
----With related children under 5 years: 7 (2.19%)
Individuals: 235 (73.44%)
--18 years and over: 156 (48.75%)
----65 years and over: 29 (9.06%)
--Related children under 18 years: 79 (24.69%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 45 (14.06%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 56 (17.5%)
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