Romney, WV

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5470084, place: Romney city, West Virginia)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,488 (100%)
In labor force: 705 (47.38%)
--Civilian labor force: 702 (47.18%)
----Employed: 689 (46.3%)
----Unemployed: 13 (0.87%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 1.9%
--Armed Forces: 3 (0.2%)
Not in labor force: 783 (52.62%)
Females 16 years and over: 875 (58.8%)
In labor force: 333 (22.38%)
--Civilian labor force: 333 (22.38%)
----Employed: 333 (22.38%)
Own children under 6 years: 123 (8.27%)
All parents in family in labor force: 62 (4.17%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 688 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 469 (68.17%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 110 (15.99%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 13 (1.89%)
Walked: 84 (12.21%)
Other means: 3 (0.44%)
Worked at home: 9 (1.31%)
Mean travel time to work: 20.8 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 689 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 246 (35.7%)
Service occupations: 129 (18.72%)
Sales and office occupations: 135 (19.59%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 73 (10.6%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 106 (15.38%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 8 (1.16%)
Construction: 30 (4.35%)
Manufacturing: 67 (9.72%)
Wholesale trade.: 7 (1.02%)
Retail trade: 56 (8.13%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 35 (5.08%)
Information: 32 (4.64%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 32 (4.64%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 19 (2.76%)
Educational, health and social services: 239 (34.69%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 42 (6.1%)
Other services (except public administration): 46 (6.68%)
Public administration: 76 (11.03%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 420 (60.96%)
Government workers: 209 (30.33%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 54 (7.84%)
Unpaid family workers: 6 (0.87%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 833 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 201 (24.13%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 94 (11.28%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 147 (17.65%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 99 (11.88%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 98 (11.76%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 105 (12.61%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 42 (5.04%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 23 (2.76%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 19 (2.28%)
$200,000 or more: 5 (0.6%)
Median household income: $22,261

With earnings: 519 (62.3%)
--Mean earnings: $33,619
With Social Security income: 389 (46.7%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,293
With Supplemental Security Income: 59 (7.08%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,111
With public assistance income: 49 (5.88%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,859
With retirement income: 192 (23.05%)
--Mean retirement income: $12,966

Families: 441 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 42 (9.52%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 45 (10.2%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 71 (16.1%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 66 (14.97%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 60 (13.61%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 90 (20.41%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 42 (9.52%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 14 (3.17%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 11 (2.49%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $34,271

Per capita income: $15,765

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $28,667
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,000

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 76 (17.23%)
--With related children under 18 years: 64 (14.51%)
----With related children under 5 years: 20 (4.54%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 57 (12.93%)
--With related children under 18 years: 53 (12.02%)
----With related children under 5 years: 13 (2.95%)
Individuals: 430 (97.51%)
--18 years and over: 303 (68.71%)
----65 years and over: 81 (18.37%)
--Related children under 18 years: 114 (25.85%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 86 (19.5%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 191 (43.31%)

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