Lewisburg, WV

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5446636, place: Lewisburg city, West Virginia)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 3,053 (100%)
In labor force: 1,528 (50.05%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,528 (50.05%)
----Employed: 1,378 (45.14%)
----Unemployed: 150 (4.91%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 9.8%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 1,525 (49.95%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,776 (58.17%)
In labor force: 815 (26.7%)
--Civilian labor force: 815 (26.7%)
----Employed: 726 (23.78%)
Own children under 6 years: 247 (8.09%)
All parents in family in labor force: 160 (5.24%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,378 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,063 (77.14%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 195 (14.15%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 51 (3.7%)
Other means: 8 (0.58%)
Worked at home: 61 (4.43%)
Mean travel time to work: 12.7 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,378 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 597 (43.32%)
Service occupations: 210 (15.24%)
Sales and office occupations: 433 (31.42%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 74 (5.37%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 64 (4.64%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 18 (1.31%)
Construction: 83 (6.02%)
Manufacturing: 118 (8.56%)
Wholesale trade.: 8 (0.58%)
Retail trade: 146 (10.6%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 19 (1.38%)
Information: 16 (1.16%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 69 (5.01%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 110 (7.98%)
Educational, health and social services: 440 (31.93%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 193 (14.01%)
Other services (except public administration): 50 (3.63%)
Public administration: 108 (7.84%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 965 (70.03%)
Government workers: 276 (20.03%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 122 (8.85%)
Unpaid family workers: 15 (1.09%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,730 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 356 (20.58%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 220 (12.72%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 218 (12.6%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 246 (14.22%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 273 (15.78%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 171 (9.88%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 76 (4.39%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 83 (4.8%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 39 (2.25%)
$200,000 or more: 48 (2.77%)
Median household income: $27,857

With earnings: 1,090 (63.01%)
--Mean earnings: $50,787
With Social Security income: 649 (37.51%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,825
With Supplemental Security Income: 188 (10.87%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,412
With public assistance income: 45 (2.6%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,875
With retirement income: 332 (19.19%)
--Mean retirement income: $14,660

Families: 999 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 71 (7.11%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 99 (9.91%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 119 (11.91%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 139 (13.91%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 174 (17.42%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 160 (16.02%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 76 (7.61%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 83 (8.31%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 39 (3.9%)
$200,000 or more: 39 (3.9%)
Median family income: $42,940

Per capita income: $22,139

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $38,056
Female full-time, year-round workers: $21,386

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 124 (12.41%)
--With related children under 18 years: 93 (9.31%)
----With related children under 5 years: 48 (4.8%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 40 (4%)
--With related children under 18 years: 40 (4%)
----With related children under 5 years: 22 (2.2%)
Individuals: 723 (72.37%)
--18 years and over: 570 (57.06%)
----65 years and over: 140 (14.01%)
--Related children under 18 years: 153 (15.32%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 91 (9.11%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 372 (37.24%)

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