Piedmont, WV

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5463604, place: Piedmont town, West Virginia)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 783 (100%)
In labor force: 413 (52.75%)
--Civilian labor force: 413 (52.75%)
----Employed: 379 (48.4%)
----Unemployed: 34 (4.34%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 8.2%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 370 (47.25%)
Females 16 years and over: 430 (54.92%)
In labor force: 191 (24.39%)
--Civilian labor force: 191 (24.39%)
----Employed: 172 (21.97%)
Own children under 6 years: 83 (10.6%)
All parents in family in labor force: 32 (4.09%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 377 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 240 (63.66%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 80 (21.22%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 3 (0.8%)
Walked: 45 (11.94%)
Other means: 1 (0.27%)
Worked at home: 8 (2.12%)
Mean travel time to work: 24.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 379 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 37 (9.76%)
Service occupations: 73 (19.26%)
Sales and office occupations: 93 (24.54%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 10 (2.64%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 44 (11.61%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 122 (32.19%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 7 (1.85%)
Construction: 16 (4.22%)
Manufacturing: 118 (31.13%)
Wholesale trade.: 5 (1.32%)
Retail trade: 83 (21.9%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 21 (5.54%)
Information: 17 (4.49%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 8 (2.11%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 10 (2.64%)
Educational, health and social services: 51 (13.46%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 12 (3.17%)
Other services (except public administration): 15 (3.96%)
Public administration: 16 (4.22%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 318 (83.91%)
Government workers: 46 (12.14%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 15 (3.96%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 432 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 130 (30.09%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 35 (8.1%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 78 (18.06%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 69 (15.97%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 46 (10.65%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 58 (13.43%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 9 (2.08%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 5 (1.16%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 1 (0.23%)
$200,000 or more: 1 (0.23%)
Median household income: $21,190

With earnings: 272 (62.96%)
--Mean earnings: $32,149
With Social Security income: 131 (30.32%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,338
With Supplemental Security Income: 52 (12.04%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,561
With public assistance income: 36 (8.33%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,934
With retirement income: 64 (14.81%)
--Mean retirement income: $9,780

Families: 275 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 50 (18.18%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 25 (9.09%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 46 (16.73%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 56 (20.36%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 34 (12.36%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 50 (18.18%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 9 (3.27%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 3 (1.09%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 1 (0.36%)
$200,000 or more: 1 (0.36%)
Median family income: $26,964

Per capita income: $11,678

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $21,937
Female full-time, year-round workers: $18,250

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 68 (24.73%)
--With related children under 18 years: 54 (19.64%)
----With related children under 5 years: 27 (9.82%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 44 (16%)
--With related children under 18 years: 38 (13.82%)
----With related children under 5 years: 19 (6.91%)
Individuals: 312 (113.45%)
--18 years and over: 205 (74.55%)
----65 years and over: 36 (13.09%)
--Related children under 18 years: 107 (38.91%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 70 (25.45%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 99 (36%)

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