Union, WV

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5481940, place: Union town, West Virginia)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 437 (100%)
In labor force: 246 (56.29%)
--Civilian labor force: 246 (56.29%)
----Employed: 227 (51.95%)
----Unemployed: 19 (4.35%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 7.7%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 191 (43.71%)
Females 16 years and over: 249 (56.98%)
In labor force: 122 (27.92%)
--Civilian labor force: 122 (27.92%)
----Employed: 114 (26.09%)
Own children under 6 years: 33 (7.55%)
All parents in family in labor force: 14 (3.2%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 223 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 175 (78.48%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 19 (8.52%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 24 (10.76%)
Other means: 2 (0.9%)
Worked at home: 3 (1.35%)
Mean travel time to work: 24.9 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 227 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 49 (21.59%)
Service occupations: 48 (21.15%)
Sales and office occupations: 56 (24.67%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 8 (3.52%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 29 (12.78%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 37 (16.3%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 12 (5.29%)
Construction: 21 (9.25%)
Manufacturing: 28 (12.33%)
Wholesale trade.: 2 (0.88%)
Retail trade: 38 (16.74%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 5 (2.2%)
Information: 5 (2.2%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 5 (2.2%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 11 (4.85%)
Educational, health and social services: 52 (22.91%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 20 (8.81%)
Other services (except public administration): 19 (8.37%)
Public administration: 9 (3.96%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 175 (77.09%)
Government workers: 32 (14.1%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 17 (7.49%)
Unpaid family workers: 3 (1.32%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 267 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 60 (22.47%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 34 (12.73%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 60 (22.47%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 36 (13.48%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 43 (16.1%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 30 (11.24%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 4 (1.5%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 0 (0%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $21,797

With earnings: 152 (56.93%)
--Mean earnings: $27,096
With Social Security income: 120 (44.94%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,246
With Supplemental Security Income: 20 (7.49%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,855
With public assistance income: 25 (9.36%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,052
With retirement income: 73 (27.34%)
--Mean retirement income: $11,826

Families: 136 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 18 (13.24%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 5 (3.68%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 31 (22.79%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 21 (15.44%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 29 (21.32%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 30 (22.06%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 2 (1.47%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 0 (0%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $30,833

Per capita income: $12,870

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $22,500
Female full-time, year-round workers: $14,773

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 21 (15.44%)
--With related children under 18 years: 14 (10.29%)
----With related children under 5 years: 8 (5.88%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 11 (8.09%)
--With related children under 18 years: 6 (4.41%)
----With related children under 5 years: 3 (2.21%)
Individuals: 94 (69.12%)
--18 years and over: 74 (54.41%)
----65 years and over: 11 (8.09%)
--Related children under 18 years: 20 (14.71%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 10 (7.35%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 41 (30.15%)

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