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DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Sequatchie 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 8,811 100.0     Households 4,486 100.0
In labor force 5,206 59.1   Less than $10,000 600 13.4
     Civilian labor force 5,206 59.1   $10,000 to $14,999 479 10.7
          Employed 4,939 56.1   $15,000 to $24,999 767 17.1
          Unemployed 267 3.0   $25,000 to $34,999 659 14.7
               Percent of civilian labor force 5.1 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 862 19.2
     Armed Forces 0 0.0   $50,000 to $74,999 639 14.2
Not in labor force 3,605 40.9   $75,000 to $99,999 258 5.8
        $100,000 to $149,999 145 3.2
   Females 16 years and over 4,442 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 30 0.7
In labor force 2,329 52.4   $200,000 or more 47 1.0
     Civilian labor force 2,329 52.4   Median household income (dollars) 30,959 (X)
          Employed 2,167 48.8        
             
  Own children under 6 years 997 100.0   With earnings 3,509 78.2
All parents in family in labor force 584 58.6        Mean earnings (dollars)� 39,189 (X)
        With Social Security income 1,212 27.0
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)� 9,673 (X)
  Workers 16 years and over 4,805 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 282 6.3
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 4,009 83.4        Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)� 5,064 (X)
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 668 13.9   With public assistance income 195 4.3
Public transportation (including taxicab) 16 0.3        Mean public assistance income (dollars)� 1,503 (X)
Walked 61 1.3   With retirement income 705 15.7
Other means 14 0.3        Mean retirement income (dollars)� 12,978 (X)
Worked at home 37 0.8        
Mean travel time to work (minutes)� 27.7 (X)        
          Families 3,410 100.0
  Employed civilian population 16 years and over 4,939 100.0   Less than $10,000 267 7.8
OCCUPATION       $10,000 to $14,999 289 8.5
Management, professional, and related occupations 1,082 21.9   $15,000 to $24,999 569 16.7
Service occupations 579 11.7   $25,000 to $34,999 479 14.0
Sales and office occupations 1,010 20.4    $35,000 to $49,999 757 22.2
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 65 1.3   $50,000 to $74,999 606 17.8
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 756 15.3   $75,000 to $99,999 241 7.1
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,447 29.3   $100,000 to $149,999 135 4.0
        150,000 to $199,999 30 0.9
        $200,000 or more 37 1.1
INDUSTRY       Median family income (dollars) 36,435 (X)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 132 2.7   Per capita income (dollars)� 16,468 (X)
Construction 505 10.2   Median earnings (dollars):    
Manufacturing 1,479 29.9   Male full-time, year-round workers 27,535 (X)
Wholesale trade 192 3.9   Female full-time, year-round workers 20,422 (X)
Retail trade 540 10.9   ______________________ _______ _______
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 293 5.9                 Subject Number below poverty level Percent below poverty level
Information 37 0.7   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 228 4.6   POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 157 3.2     Families 459 13.5
Educational, health and social services 682 13.8   With related children under 18 years 336 19.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 231 4.7        With related children under 5 years 142 16.9
Other services (except public administration) 203 4.1        
Public administration 260 5.3     Families with female householder, no husband present 181 37.2
        With related children under 18 years 174 44.1
             With related children under 5 years 82 42.9
CLASS OF WORKER         Individuals 1,852 16.5
Private wage and salary workers 3,803 77.0   18 years and over 1,250 14.8
Government workers 641 13.0        65 years and over 259 20.3
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 474 9.6   Related children under 18 years 587 21.5
Unpaid family workers 21 0.4        Related children 5 to 17 years 476 24.7
        Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 448 31.9
             
 
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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