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Census 2000 Supplementary Survey Profile
Greenville County
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TABLE 3. PROFILE OF SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
  Estimate Lower
Bound
Upper
Bound
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over
287,730
284,605
290,855
In labor force
187,479
180,358
194,600
Civilian labor force
187,218
179,983
194,453
Employed
178,713
171,257
186,169
Unemployed
8,505
5,368
11,642
Percent unemployed
4.5
2.9
6.2
Armed Forces
261
0
698
Not in labor force
100,251
92,501
108,001
 
Females 16 years and over
148,170
146,598
149,742
In labor force
84,349
78,434
90,264
Civilian labor force
84,349
78,434
90,264
Employed
79,095
73,292
84,898
 
Own children under 6 years
30,751
28,502
33,000
All parents in family in labor force
13,714
9,987
17,441
 
Own children 6 to 17 years
56,035
51,898
60,172
All parents in family in labor force
36,725
30,561
42,889
 
Population 16 to 19 years
20,102
16,292
23,912
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
3,076
527
5,625
Unemployed or not in the labor force
3,076
527
5,625
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
176,163
168,604
183,722
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
147,133
138,817
155,449
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
20,606
16,588
24,624
Public transportation (including taxicab)
1,245
0
2,590
Walked
1,804
745
2,863
Other means
987
213
1,761
Worked at home
4,388
2,192
6,584
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
19.6
18.4
20.8
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
178,713
171,257
186,169
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
57,859
51,764
63,954
Service occupations
22,216
17,291
27,141
Sales and office occupations
48,805
42,279
55,331
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
876
132
1,620
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
25,595
20,868
30,322
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
23,362
18,031
28,693
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
387
0
875
Construction
18,202
13,729
22,675
Manufacturing
35,488
29,617
41,359
Wholesale trade
10,402
7,515
13,290
Retail trade
21,488
17,612
25,364
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
8,775
5,977
11,573
Information
5,647
3,279
8,015
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
8,563
5,717
11,409
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
22,408
16,600
28,216
Educational, health, and social services
27,067
21,794
32,340
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
8,690
5,666
11,714
Other services (except public administration)
7,606
5,304
9,908
Public administration
3,990
1,857
6,123
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
150,671
143,287
158,055
Government workers
16,252
12,099
20,405
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
11,258
7,861
14,655
Unpaid family workers
532
30
1,034
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2000 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
148,528
143,974
153,082
Less than $10,000
16,314
12,004
20,624
$10,000 to $14,999
8,301
5,757
10,845
$15,000 to $24,999
19,136
14,569
23,703
$25,000 to $34,999
24,761
19,973
29,549
$35,000 to $49,999
24,927
19,188
30,666
$50,000 to $74,999
30,790
26,998
34,582
$75,000 to $99,999
11,532
8,724
14,340
$100,000 to $149,999
9,468
7,031
11,905
$150,000 to $199,999
1,196
435
1,957
$200,000 or more
2,103
1,111
3,095
Median household income (dollars)
37,437
33,675
41,199
Mean household income (dollars)
47,879
45,049
50,709
 
With earnings
121,914
117,165
126,663
Mean earnings (dollars)
50,228
47,352
53,104
With Social Security
36,757
33,617
39,897
Mean Social Security income (dollars)
11,708
10,901
12,515
With retirement income
20,576
16,784
24,368
Mean retirement income (dollars)
11,933
8,570
15,296
 
With public assistance income or noncash benefit(s)
20,722
16,307
25,137
With Supplemental Security Income
2,328
1,264
3,392
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
6,230
4,450
8,010
With cash public assistance income
1,138
346
1,930
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)
1,793
3
3,583
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
6,908
3,943
9,873
With free or reduced price school meal benefits in the past 12 months
12,683
8,545
16,821
 
Families
99,128
93,312
104,944
Less than $10,000
6,295
3,615
8,975
$10,000 to $14,999
3,128
1,115
5,141
$15,000 to $24,999
10,867
7,442
14,292
$25,000 to $34,999
14,996
10,632
19,360
$35,000 to $49,999
16,217
11,782
20,652
$50,000 to $74,999
23,955
20,520
27,390
$75,000 to $99,999
11,048
8,355
13,741
$100,000 to $149,999
9,323
6,914
11,732
$150,000 to $199,999
1,196
435
1,957
$200,000 or more
2,103
1,111
3,095
Median family income (dollars)
47,546
42,154
52,938
Mean family income (dollars)
57,642
53,996
61,289
 
Per capita income (dollars)
20,066
18,984
21,148
 
Nonfamily households
49,400
43,333
55,467
Median nonfamily income (dollars)
25,216
19,081
31,351
Mean nonfamily income (dollars)
27,249
24,330
30,168
 
Median earnings (dollars):
25,036
23,584
26,488
Male full-time, year-round workers
35,613
33,584
37,643
Female full-time, year-round workers
25,571
23,616
27,526
 
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
8,522
5,540
11,504
With related children under 18 years
6,912
4,168
9,656
With related children under 5 years only
2,060
100
4,020
 
Families with female householder, no husband present
4,143
1,884
6,402
With related children under 18 years
4,143
1,884
6,402
With related children under 5 years only
1,563
0
3,449
 
Individuals
40,717
31,220
50,214
18 years and over
28,210
21,387
35,033
65 years and over
4,756
2,454
7,058
Related children under 18 years
11,581
8,076
15,086
Related children 5 to 17 years
6,107
3,617
8,597
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
14,358
10,136
18,580
 
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals
11.1
8.5
13.7
18 years and over
10.2
7.7
12.7
65 years and over
11.0
5.6
16.4
Related children under 18 years
12.7
8.7
16.7
Related children under 5 years
20.7
13.6
27.8
Related children 5 to 17 years
9.4
5.4
13.4
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
23.4
16.8
30.0
 

The Census 2000 Supplementary Survey universe is limited to the household population and excludes the population living in institutions, college dormitories, and other group quarters. Data are based on a sample and are subject to sampling variability. The degree of uncertainty for an estimate is represented through the use of a confidence interval. The confidence interval computed here is a 90 percent confidence interval and can be interpreted roughly as providing 90 percent certainty that the true number falls between the lower and upper bounds.

The number of householders does not necessarily equal the number of households because of differences in the weighting schemes for the population and occupied housing units.

Employment and unemployment estimates may vary from the official labor force data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics because of differences in survey design and data collection.

Industry categories adhere to the guidelines issued in Clarification Memorandum No. 2, "NAICS Alternate Aggregation Structure for Use By U. S. Statistical Agencies," issued by the Office of Management and Budget.

Free or reduced price school meal benefits figures only include households with children under 18 years.

1. An '*' entry in the lower and upper bound columns indicates that too few sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the lower and upper bounds. A statistical test is not appropriate.
2. An '**' entry in the lower and upper bound columns indicates that no sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the lower and upper bounds. A statistical test is not appropriate.
3. An '-' entry in the estimate column indicates that no sample observations were available to compute an estimate.
4. An '-' following a median estimate means the median falls in the lowest interval of an open-ended distribution.
5. An '+' following a median estimate means the median falls in the upper interval of an open-ended distribution.
6. An '***' entry in the lower and upper bound columns indicates that the median falls in the lowest interval or upper interval of an open-ended distribution. A statistical test is not appropriate.
7. An '*****' entry in the lower and upper bound columns indicates that the estimate is controlled. A statistical test is not appropriate.
8. An 'N' entry in the estimate, lower bound, and upper bound columns indicates that data for this geographic area cannot be displayed because the number of sample cases is too small.

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