Petersburg, WV

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5462956, place: Petersburg city, West Virginia)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,966 (100%)
In labor force: 1,080 (54.93%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,080 (54.93%)
----Employed: 996 (50.66%)
----Unemployed: 84 (4.27%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 7.8%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 886 (45.07%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,135 (57.73%)
In labor force: 512 (26.04%)
--Civilian labor force: 512 (26.04%)
----Employed: 459 (23.35%)
Own children under 6 years: 153 (7.78%)
All parents in family in labor force: 96 (4.88%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 967 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 785 (81.18%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 125 (12.93%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 48 (4.96%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 9 (0.93%)
Mean travel time to work: 17.4 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 996 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 263 (26.41%)
Service occupations: 134 (13.45%)
Sales and office occupations: 211 (21.18%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 9 (0.9%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 111 (11.14%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 268 (26.91%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 28 (2.81%)
Construction: 60 (6.02%)
Manufacturing: 275 (27.61%)
Wholesale trade.: 12 (1.2%)
Retail trade: 87 (8.73%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 56 (5.62%)
Information: 31 (3.11%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 40 (4.02%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 33 (3.31%)
Educational, health and social services: 206 (20.68%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 65 (6.53%)
Other services (except public administration): 54 (5.42%)
Public administration: 49 (4.92%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 737 (74%)
Government workers: 183 (18.37%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 66 (6.63%)
Unpaid family workers: 10 (1%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,104 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 190 (17.21%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 120 (10.87%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 246 (22.28%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 173 (15.67%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 186 (16.85%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 108 (9.78%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 53 (4.8%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 13 (1.18%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 4 (0.36%)
$200,000 or more: 11 (1%)
Median household income: $24,867

With earnings: 756 (68.48%)
--Mean earnings: $44,241
With Social Security income: 415 (37.59%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,938
With Supplemental Security Income: 47 (4.26%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,356
With public assistance income: 18 (1.63%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,594
With retirement income: 220 (19.93%)
--Mean retirement income: $12,319

Families: 606 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 50 (8.25%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 27 (4.46%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 140 (23.1%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 114 (18.81%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 129 (21.29%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 77 (12.71%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 41 (6.77%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 13 (2.15%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 4 (0.66%)
$200,000 or more: 11 (1.82%)
Median family income: $32,941

Per capita income: $19,642

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $23,654
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,250

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 72 (11.88%)
--With related children under 18 years: 58 (9.57%)
----With related children under 5 years: 30 (4.95%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 36 (5.94%)
--With related children under 18 years: 36 (5.94%)
----With related children under 5 years: 24 (3.96%)
Individuals: 388 (64.03%)
--18 years and over: 274 (45.21%)
----65 years and over: 54 (8.91%)
--Related children under 18 years: 107 (17.66%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 70 (11.55%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 178 (29.37%)

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