Sophia, WV

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5475172, place: Sophia town, West Virginia)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,061 (100%)
In labor force: 549 (51.74%)
--Civilian labor force: 549 (51.74%)
----Employed: 486 (45.81%)
----Unemployed: 63 (5.94%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 11.5%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 512 (48.26%)
Females 16 years and over: 602 (56.74%)
In labor force: 245 (23.09%)
--Civilian labor force: 245 (23.09%)
----Employed: 221 (20.83%)
Own children under 6 years: 89 (8.39%)
All parents in family in labor force: 51 (4.81%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 480 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 383 (79.79%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 76 (15.83%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 2 (0.42%)
Walked: 3 (0.63%)
Other means: 8 (1.67%)
Worked at home: 8 (1.67%)
Mean travel time to work: 26.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 486 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 118 (24.28%)
Service occupations: 89 (18.31%)
Sales and office occupations: 129 (26.54%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 86 (17.7%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 64 (13.17%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 29 (5.97%)
Construction: 41 (8.44%)
Manufacturing: 22 (4.53%)
Wholesale trade.: 16 (3.29%)
Retail trade: 83 (17.08%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 24 (4.94%)
Information: 20 (4.12%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 10 (2.06%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 25 (5.14%)
Educational, health and social services: 120 (24.69%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 37 (7.61%)
Other services (except public administration): 36 (7.41%)
Public administration: 23 (4.73%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 372 (76.54%)
Government workers: 89 (18.31%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 25 (5.14%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 567 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 117 (20.63%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 54 (9.52%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 100 (17.64%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 97 (17.11%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 82 (14.46%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 77 (13.58%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 22 (3.88%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 11 (1.94%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 3 (0.53%)
$200,000 or more: 4 (0.71%)
Median household income: $26,008

With earnings: 356 (62.79%)
--Mean earnings: $41,100
With Social Security income: 224 (39.51%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,770
With Supplemental Security Income: 45 (7.94%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,027
With public assistance income: 39 (6.88%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,889
With retirement income: 152 (26.81%)
--Mean retirement income: $8,888

Families: 390 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 63 (16.15%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 21 (5.38%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 65 (16.67%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 76 (19.49%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 55 (14.1%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 70 (17.95%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 22 (5.64%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 11 (2.82%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 3 (0.77%)
$200,000 or more: 4 (1.03%)
Median family income: $31,200

Per capita income: $15,296

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $30,875
Female full-time, year-round workers: $17,273

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 86 (22.05%)
--With related children under 18 years: 70 (17.95%)
----With related children under 5 years: 31 (7.95%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 51 (13.08%)
--With related children under 18 years: 44 (11.28%)
----With related children under 5 years: 17 (4.36%)
Individuals: 305 (78.21%)
--18 years and over: 194 (49.74%)
----65 years and over: 32 (8.21%)
--Related children under 18 years: 111 (28.46%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 73 (18.72%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 62 (15.9%)

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