Poca, WV

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5464516, place: Poca town, West Virginia)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 815 (100%)
In labor force: 516 (63.31%)
--Civilian labor force: 516 (63.31%)
----Employed: 501 (61.47%)
----Unemployed: 15 (1.84%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 2.9%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 299 (36.69%)
Females 16 years and over: 445 (54.6%)
In labor force: 236 (28.96%)
--Civilian labor force: 236 (28.96%)
----Employed: 226 (27.73%)
Own children under 6 years: 63 (7.73%)
All parents in family in labor force: 43 (5.28%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 497 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 426 (85.71%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 39 (7.85%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 2 (0.4%)
Walked: 11 (2.21%)
Other means: 5 (1.01%)
Worked at home: 14 (2.82%)
Mean travel time to work: 23.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 501 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 155 (30.94%)
Service occupations: 71 (14.17%)
Sales and office occupations: 161 (32.14%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 2 (0.4%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 43 (8.58%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 69 (13.77%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 2 (0.4%)
Construction: 43 (8.58%)
Manufacturing: 64 (12.77%)
Wholesale trade.: 20 (3.99%)
Retail trade: 61 (12.18%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 37 (7.39%)
Information: 21 (4.19%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 18 (3.59%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 26 (5.19%)
Educational, health and social services: 98 (19.56%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 51 (10.18%)
Other services (except public administration): 29 (5.79%)
Public administration: 31 (6.19%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 406 (81.04%)
Government workers: 77 (15.37%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 18 (3.59%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 396 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 41 (10.35%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 24 (6.06%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 60 (15.15%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 51 (12.88%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 67 (16.92%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 87 (21.97%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 41 (10.35%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 18 (4.55%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 3 (0.76%)
$200,000 or more: 4 (1.01%)
Median household income: $42,273

With earnings: 311 (78.54%)
--Mean earnings: $49,109
With Social Security income: 104 (26.26%)
--Mean Social Security income: $12,184
With Supplemental Security Income: 13 (3.28%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $3,254
With public assistance income: 6 (1.52%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,800
With retirement income: 82 (20.71%)
--Mean retirement income: $12,674

Families: 292 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 17 (5.82%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 12 (4.11%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 31 (10.62%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 40 (13.7%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 48 (16.44%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 80 (27.4%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 39 (13.36%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 18 (6.16%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 3 (1.03%)
$200,000 or more: 4 (1.37%)
Median family income: $49,500

Per capita income: $19,108

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $39,306
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,536

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 27 (9.25%)
--With related children under 18 years: 24 (8.22%)
----With related children under 5 years: 4 (1.37%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 23 (7.88%)
--With related children under 18 years: 20 (6.85%)
----With related children under 5 years: 2 (0.68%)
Individuals: 122 (41.78%)
--18 years and over: 76 (26.03%)
----65 years and over: 3 (1.03%)
--Related children under 18 years: 46 (15.75%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 38 (13.01%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 36 (12.33%)

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