Salem, WV

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5471380, place: Salem city, West Virginia)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,670 (100%)
In labor force: 782 (46.83%)
--Civilian labor force: 782 (46.83%)
----Employed: 631 (37.78%)
----Unemployed: 151 (9.04%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 19.3%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 888 (53.17%)
Females 16 years and over: 799 (47.84%)
In labor force: 321 (19.22%)
--Civilian labor force: 321 (19.22%)
----Employed: 300 (17.96%)
Own children under 6 years: 127 (7.6%)
All parents in family in labor force: 75 (4.49%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 615 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 364 (59.19%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 163 (26.5%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 2 (0.33%)
Walked: 68 (11.06%)
Other means: 7 (1.14%)
Worked at home: 11 (1.79%)
Mean travel time to work: 17.4 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 631 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 205 (32.49%)
Service occupations: 175 (27.73%)
Sales and office occupations: 109 (17.27%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 4 (0.63%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 67 (10.62%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 71 (11.25%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 7 (1.11%)
Construction: 48 (7.61%)
Manufacturing: 54 (8.56%)
Wholesale trade.: 2 (0.32%)
Retail trade: 75 (11.89%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 22 (3.49%)
Information: 16 (2.54%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 12 (1.9%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 24 (3.8%)
Educational, health and social services: 226 (35.82%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 71 (11.25%)
Other services (except public administration): 33 (5.23%)
Public administration: 41 (6.5%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 467 (74.01%)
Government workers: 123 (19.49%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 37 (5.86%)
Unpaid family workers: 4 (0.63%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 745 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 232 (31.14%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 114 (15.3%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 112 (15.03%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 101 (13.56%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 87 (11.68%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 50 (6.71%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 28 (3.76%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 11 (1.48%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 5 (0.67%)
$200,000 or more: 5 (0.67%)
Median household income: $16,577

With earnings: 442 (59.33%)
--Mean earnings: $28,567
With Social Security income: 252 (33.83%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,448
With Supplemental Security Income: 71 (9.53%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,425
With public assistance income: 40 (5.37%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,317
With retirement income: 162 (21.74%)
--Mean retirement income: $21,334

Families: 397 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 66 (16.62%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 48 (12.09%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 61 (15.37%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 76 (19.14%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 65 (16.37%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 44 (11.08%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 21 (5.29%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 11 (2.77%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 3 (0.76%)
$200,000 or more: 2 (0.5%)
Median family income: $27,687

Per capita income: $11,188

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $27,031
Female full-time, year-round workers: $16,667

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 106 (26.7%)
--With related children under 18 years: 78 (19.65%)
----With related children under 5 years: 44 (11.08%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 46 (11.59%)
--With related children under 18 years: 37 (9.32%)
----With related children under 5 years: 20 (5.04%)
Individuals: 568 (143.07%)
--18 years and over: 404 (101.76%)
----65 years and over: 38 (9.57%)
--Related children under 18 years: 152 (38.29%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 87 (21.91%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 224 (56.42%)

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