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DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Bledsoe County
[Data based on a sample. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see text]
Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
EMPLOYMENT STATUS       INCOME IN 1999    
  Population 16 years and over 9,864 100.0     Households 4,412 100.0
In labor force 5,310 53.8   Less than $10,000 746 16.9
     Civilian labor force 5,310 53.8   $10,000 to $14,999 434 9.8
          Employed 4,957 50.3   $15,000 to $24,999 731 16.6
          Unemployed 353 3.6   $25,000 to $34,999 681 15.4
               Percent of civilian labor force 6.6 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 766 17.4
     Armed Forces 0 0.0   $50,000 to $74,999 674 15.3
Not in labor force 4,554 46.2   $75,000 to $99,999 211 4.8
        $100,000 to $149,999 115 2.6
   Females 16 years and over 4,441 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 20 0.5
In labor force 2,330 52.5   $200,000 or more 34 0.8
     Civilian labor force 2,330 52.5   Median household income (dollars) 28,982 (X)
          Employed 2,149 48.4        
             
  Own children under 6 years 842 100.0   With earnings 3,309 75.0
All parents in family in labor force 525 62.4        Mean earnings (dollars)� 41,021 (X)
        With Social Security income 1,313 29.8
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)� 9,686 (X)
  Workers 16 years and over 4,830 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 368 8.3
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 3,682 76.2        Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)� 5,805 (X)
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 934 19.3   With public assistance income 144 3.3
Public transportation (including taxicab) 0 0.0        Mean public assistance income (dollars)� 1,276 (X)
Walked 64 1.3   With retirement income 714 16.2
Other means 41 0.8        Mean retirement income (dollars)� 14,625 (X)
Worked at home 109 2.3        
Mean travel time to work (minutes)� 33.0 (X)        
          Families 3,340 100.0
  Employed civilian population 16 years and over 4,957 100.0   Less than $10,000 366 11.0
OCCUPATION       $10,000 to $14,999 276 8.3
Management, professional, and related occupations 900 18.2   $15,000 to $24,999 481 14.4
Service occupations 627 12.6   $25,000 to $34,999 569 17.0
Sales and office occupations 907 18.3    $35,000 to $49,999 680 20.4
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 159 3.2   $50,000 to $74,999 609 18.2
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 696 14.0   $75,000 to $99,999 200 6.0
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,668 33.6   $100,000 to $149,999 113 3.4
        150,000 to $199,999 20 0.6
        $200,000 or more 26 0.8
INDUSTRY       Median family income (dollars) 34,593 (X)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 315 6.4   Per capita income (dollars)� 13,889 (X)
Construction 510 10.3   Median earnings (dollars):    
Manufacturing 1,602 32.3   Male full-time, year-round workers 26,648 (X)
Wholesale trade 55 1.1   Female full-time, year-round workers 20,639 (X)
Retail trade 400 8.1   ______________________ _______ _______
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 248 5.0                 Subject Number below poverty level Percent below poverty level
Information 113 2.3   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 181 3.7   POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 148 3.0     Families 498 14.9
Educational, health and social services 667 13.5   With related children under 18 years 289 18.0
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 248 5.0        With related children under 5 years 118 21.3
Other services (except public administration) 180 3.6        
Public administration 290 5.9     Families with female householder, no husband present 141 36.2
        With related children under 18 years 118 45.2
             With related children under 5 years 41 50.6
CLASS OF WORKER         Individuals 2,024 18.1
Private wage and salary workers 3,547 71.6   18 years and over 1,416 16.8
Government workers 779 15.7        65 years and over 320 23.2
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 568 11.5   Related children under 18 years 572 21.0
Unpaid family workers 63 1.3        Related children 5 to 17 years 394 19.6
        Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 505 37.7
             
 
Date: July 7, 2006
 
-Represent zero or rounds to zero.    (X) Not applicable.
� If the denominator of a mean value or per capita value is less than 30, then that value is calculated using a rounded aggregate in the numerator. See text.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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