Westover, WV

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5485996, place: Westover city, West Virginia)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 3,274 (100%)
In labor force: 2,003 (61.18%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,998 (61.03%)
----Employed: 1,926 (58.83%)
----Unemployed: 72 (2.2%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 3.6%
--Armed Forces: 5 (0.15%)
Not in labor force: 1,271 (38.82%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,783 (54.46%)
In labor force: 1,003 (30.64%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,003 (30.64%)
----Employed: 972 (29.69%)
Own children under 6 years: 242 (7.39%)
All parents in family in labor force: 136 (4.15%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,920 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,474 (76.77%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 279 (14.53%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 33 (1.72%)
Walked: 53 (2.76%)
Other means: 35 (1.82%)
Worked at home: 46 (2.4%)
Mean travel time to work: 16.7 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,926 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 660 (34.27%)
Service occupations: 324 (16.82%)
Sales and office occupations: 583 (30.27%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 166 (8.62%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 193 (10.02%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 26 (1.35%)
Construction: 98 (5.09%)
Manufacturing: 153 (7.94%)
Wholesale trade.: 48 (2.49%)
Retail trade: 238 (12.36%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 81 (4.21%)
Information: 60 (3.12%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 95 (4.93%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 182 (9.45%)
Educational, health and social services: 562 (29.18%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 179 (9.29%)
Other services (except public administration): 116 (6.02%)
Public administration: 88 (4.57%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,434 (74.45%)
Government workers: 383 (19.89%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 91 (4.72%)
Unpaid family workers: 18 (0.93%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,857 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 261 (14.05%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 256 (13.79%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 293 (15.78%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 274 (14.75%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 344 (18.52%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 264 (14.22%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 94 (5.06%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 57 (3.07%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 14 (0.75%)
Median household income: $28,659

With earnings: 1,376 (74.1%)
--Mean earnings: $35,477
With Social Security income: 594 (31.99%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,582
With Supplemental Security Income: 46 (2.48%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,977
With public assistance income: 43 (2.32%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,026
With retirement income: 401 (21.59%)
--Mean retirement income: $13,726

Families: 1,027 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 73 (7.11%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 74 (7.21%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 99 (9.64%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 148 (14.41%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 269 (26.19%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 221 (21.52%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 72 (7.01%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 57 (5.55%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 14 (1.36%)
Median family income: $43,469

Per capita income: $18,199

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $29,355
Female full-time, year-round workers: $21,672

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 103 (10.03%)
--With related children under 18 years: 86 (8.37%)
----With related children under 5 years: 60 (5.84%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 53 (5.16%)
--With related children under 18 years: 49 (4.77%)
----With related children under 5 years: 27 (2.63%)
Individuals: 702 (68.35%)
--18 years and over: 505 (49.17%)
----65 years and over: 35 (3.41%)
--Related children under 18 years: 192 (18.7%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 113 (11%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 357 (34.76%)

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