Martinsburg, WV

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5452060, place: Martinsburg city, West Virginia)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 11,773 (100%)
In labor force: 6,764 (57.45%)
--Civilian labor force: 6,716 (57.05%)
----Employed: 6,293 (53.45%)
----Unemployed: 423 (3.59%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 6.3%
--Armed Forces: 48 (0.41%)
Not in labor force: 5,009 (42.55%)
Females 16 years and over: 6,143 (52.18%)
In labor force: 3,217 (27.33%)
--Civilian labor force: 3,183 (27.04%)
----Employed: 3,000 (25.48%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,155 (9.81%)
All parents in family in labor force: 685 (5.82%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 6,253 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 4,624 (73.95%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,043 (16.68%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 100 (1.6%)
Walked: 325 (5.2%)
Other means: 96 (1.54%)
Worked at home: 65 (1.04%)
Mean travel time to work: 23.5 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 6,293 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 1,747 (27.76%)
Service occupations: 1,085 (17.24%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,635 (25.98%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 27 (0.43%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 551 (8.76%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,248 (19.83%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 36 (0.57%)
Construction: 454 (7.21%)
Manufacturing: 1,033 (16.42%)
Wholesale trade.: 146 (2.32%)
Retail trade: 898 (14.27%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 230 (3.65%)
Information: 100 (1.59%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 410 (6.52%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 537 (8.53%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,114 (17.7%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 629 (10%)
Other services (except public administration): 267 (4.24%)
Public administration: 439 (6.98%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 4,984 (79.2%)
Government workers: 993 (15.78%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 280 (4.45%)
Unpaid family workers: 36 (0.57%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 6,683 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,089 (16.3%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 552 (8.26%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,150 (17.21%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,121 (16.77%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,104 (16.52%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,165 (17.43%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 285 (4.26%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 143 (2.14%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 38 (0.57%)
$200,000 or more: 36 (0.54%)
Median household income: $29,495

With earnings: 4,778 (71.49%)
--Mean earnings: $36,194
With Social Security income: 2,267 (33.92%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,082
With Supplemental Security Income: 387 (5.79%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,341
With public assistance income: 287 (4.29%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,036
With retirement income: 1,410 (21.1%)
--Mean retirement income: $17,598

Families: 3,719 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 378 (10.16%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 180 (4.84%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 570 (15.33%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 601 (16.16%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 703 (18.9%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 896 (24.09%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 246 (6.61%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 93 (2.5%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 26 (0.7%)
$200,000 or more: 26 (0.7%)
Median family income: $36,954

Per capita income: $16,314

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $29,697
Female full-time, year-round workers: $22,212

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 546 (14.68%)
--With related children under 18 years: 480 (12.91%)
----With related children under 5 years: 293 (7.88%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 309 (8.31%)
--With related children under 18 years: 276 (7.42%)
----With related children under 5 years: 143 (3.85%)
Individuals: 2,948 (79.27%)
--18 years and over: 1,956 (52.59%)
----65 years and over: 357 (9.6%)
--Related children under 18 years: 968 (26.03%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 625 (16.81%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 1,171 (31.49%)

Return to Martinsburg,WV.