Prosperity, WV

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5465836, place: Prosperity CDP, West Virginia)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 985 (100%)
In labor force: 539 (54.72%)
--Civilian labor force: 539 (54.72%)
----Employed: 506 (51.37%)
----Unemployed: 33 (3.35%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 6.1%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 446 (45.28%)
Females 16 years and over: 568 (57.66%)
In labor force: 282 (28.63%)
--Civilian labor force: 282 (28.63%)
----Employed: 273 (27.72%)
Own children under 6 years: 87 (8.83%)
All parents in family in labor force: 37 (3.76%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 498 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 410 (82.33%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 63 (12.65%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 8 (1.61%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 17 (3.41%)
Mean travel time to work: 25.4 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 506 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 159 (31.42%)
Service occupations: 80 (15.81%)
Sales and office occupations: 174 (34.39%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 50 (9.88%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 43 (8.5%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 17 (3.36%)
Construction: 41 (8.1%)
Manufacturing: 10 (1.98%)
Wholesale trade.: 32 (6.32%)
Retail trade: 51 (10.08%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 35 (6.92%)
Information: 9 (1.78%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 8 (1.58%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 25 (4.94%)
Educational, health and social services: 208 (41.11%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 19 (3.75%)
Other services (except public administration): 25 (4.94%)
Public administration: 26 (5.14%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 408 (80.63%)
Government workers: 79 (15.61%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 19 (3.75%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 541 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 40 (7.39%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 46 (8.5%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 106 (19.59%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 101 (18.67%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 55 (10.17%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 136 (25.14%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 15 (2.77%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 26 (4.81%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 16 (2.96%)
Median household income: $31,632

With earnings: 352 (65.06%)
--Mean earnings: $44,331
With Social Security income: 207 (38.26%)
--Mean Social Security income: $12,651
With Supplemental Security Income: 48 (8.87%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,093
With public assistance income: 8 (1.48%)
--Mean public assistance income: $6,000
With retirement income: 185 (34.2%)
--Mean retirement income: $21,869

Families: 375 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 14 (3.73%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 13 (3.47%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 64 (17.07%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 42 (11.2%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 49 (13.07%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 136 (36.27%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 15 (4%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 26 (6.93%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 16 (4.27%)
Median family income: $50,306

Per capita income: $19,552

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $35,062
Female full-time, year-round workers: $26,513

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 21 (5.6%)
--With related children under 18 years: 14 (3.73%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 14 (3.73%)
--With related children under 18 years: 14 (3.73%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Individuals: 81 (21.6%)
--18 years and over: 48 (12.8%)
----65 years and over: 11 (2.93%)
--Related children under 18 years: 33 (8.8%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 33 (8.8%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 19 (5.07%)

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