Summersville, WV

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5477980, place: Summersville town, West Virginia)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 2,656 (100%)
In labor force: 1,370 (51.58%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,370 (51.58%)
----Employed: 1,337 (50.34%)
----Unemployed: 33 (1.24%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 2.4%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 1,286 (48.42%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,554 (58.51%)
In labor force: 701 (26.39%)
--Civilian labor force: 701 (26.39%)
----Employed: 683 (25.72%)
Own children under 6 years: 164 (6.17%)
All parents in family in labor force: 92 (3.46%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,325 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,114 (84.08%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 156 (11.77%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 8 (0.6%)
Other means: 11 (0.83%)
Worked at home: 36 (2.72%)
Mean travel time to work: 17.6 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,337 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 409 (30.59%)
Service occupations: 264 (19.75%)
Sales and office occupations: 416 (31.11%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 143 (10.7%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 105 (7.85%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 77 (5.76%)
Construction: 42 (3.14%)
Manufacturing: 65 (4.86%)
Wholesale trade.: 12 (0.9%)
Retail trade: 184 (13.76%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 65 (4.86%)
Information: 15 (1.12%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 84 (6.28%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 75 (5.61%)
Educational, health and social services: 378 (28.27%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 139 (10.4%)
Other services (except public administration): 139 (10.4%)
Public administration: 62 (4.64%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 961 (71.88%)
Government workers: 248 (18.55%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 128 (9.57%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,477 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 216 (14.62%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 165 (11.17%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 239 (16.18%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 209 (14.15%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 208 (14.08%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 240 (16.25%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 64 (4.33%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 58 (3.93%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 22 (1.49%)
$200,000 or more: 56 (3.79%)
Median household income: $29,783

With earnings: 946 (64.05%)
--Mean earnings: $51,363
With Social Security income: 574 (38.86%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,037
With Supplemental Security Income: 105 (7.11%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,581
With public assistance income: 55 (3.72%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,698
With retirement income: 366 (24.78%)
--Mean retirement income: $16,181

Families: 836 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 25 (2.99%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 81 (9.69%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 88 (10.53%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 125 (14.95%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 167 (19.98%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 215 (25.72%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 50 (5.98%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 36 (4.31%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 9 (1.08%)
$200,000 or more: 40 (4.78%)
Median family income: $43,314

Per capita income: $23,217

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $33,633
Female full-time, year-round workers: $22,348

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 58 (6.94%)
--With related children under 18 years: 36 (4.31%)
----With related children under 5 years: 20 (2.39%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 40 (4.78%)
--With related children under 18 years: 29 (3.47%)
----With related children under 5 years: 13 (1.56%)
Individuals: 410 (49.04%)
--18 years and over: 346 (41.39%)
----65 years and over: 64 (7.66%)
--Related children under 18 years: 57 (6.82%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 34 (4.07%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 249 (29.78%)

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