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Census 2000 Supplementary Survey Profile
Greenville--Spartanburg--Anderson, SC MSA
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TABLE 3. PROFILE OF SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
  Estimate Lower
Bound
Upper
Bound
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over
727,921
723,164
732,678
In labor force
465,173
453,941
476,405
Civilian labor force
464,722
453,424
476,020
Employed
441,653
429,611
453,695
Unemployed
23,069
17,502
28,636
Percent unemployed
5.0
3.8
6.2
Armed Forces
451
0
1,000
Not in labor force
262,748
251,267
274,229
 
Females 16 years and over
377,606
374,938
380,274
In labor force
207,011
197,618
216,404
Civilian labor force
207,011
197,618
216,404
Employed
193,640
184,342
202,938
 
Own children under 6 years
76,633
70,229
83,037
All parents in family in labor force
41,063
33,079
49,047
 
Own children 6 to 17 years
139,965
133,038
146,892
All parents in family in labor force
89,769
79,483
100,055
 
Population 16 to 19 years
53,411
47,002
59,820
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
6,677
3,509
9,845
Unemployed or not in the labor force
4,396
1,609
7,183
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
431,048
418,884
443,212
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
367,637
354,650
380,624
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
44,664
37,331
51,997
Public transportation (including taxicab)
1,630
331
2,929
Walked
4,694
2,392
6,996
Other means
3,382
1,564
5,200
Worked at home
9,041
6,457
11,625
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
20.5
19.7
21.3
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
441,653
429,611
453,695
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
127,966
117,729
138,203
Service occupations
55,345
47,935
62,755
Sales and office occupations
107,580
98,279
116,881
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
876
132
1,620
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
52,878
45,989
59,767
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
97,008
87,837
106,179
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
1,386
515
2,257
Construction
38,411
32,120
44,702
Manufacturing
117,702
108,297
127,107
Wholesale trade
21,158
16,149
26,167
Retail trade
45,968
39,553
52,383
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
21,813
17,053
26,573
Information
8,422
5,947
10,897
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
16,785
12,706
20,864
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
37,346
30,393
44,299
Educational, health, and social services
73,236
65,232
81,240
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
24,445
19,622
29,268
Other services (except public administration)
23,729
18,289
29,169
Public administration
11,252
7,643
14,861
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
363,298
350,944
375,652
Government workers
46,960
39,675
54,245
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
30,503
25,177
35,829
Unpaid family workers
892
202
1,582
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2000 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
377,436
370,445
384,427
Less than $10,000
43,942
37,903
49,981
$10,000 to $14,999
22,827
18,847
26,807
$15,000 to $24,999
53,102
45,837
60,367
$25,000 to $34,999
54,135
46,806
61,464
$35,000 to $49,999
64,106
56,143
72,069
$50,000 to $74,999
76,331
69,333
83,329
$75,000 to $99,999
33,949
28,372
39,526
$100,000 to $149,999
20,204
16,483
23,925
$150,000 to $199,999
4,989
2,712
7,266
$200,000 or more
3,851
2,090
5,612
Median household income (dollars)
37,325
35,234
39,416
Mean household income (dollars)
47,223
44,901
49,545
 
With earnings
297,445
289,573
305,317
Mean earnings (dollars)
48,930
46,759
51,101
With Social Security
102,925
97,262
108,588
Mean Social Security income (dollars)
11,731
11,119
12,343
With retirement income
57,859
51,648
64,070
Mean retirement income (dollars)
12,109
10,243
13,975
 
With public assistance income or noncash benefit(s)
54,482
47,156
61,808
With Supplemental Security Income
12,002
9,156
14,848
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
5,444
4,693
6,195
With cash public assistance income
2,875
1,581
4,169
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)
1,362
486
2,238
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
16,978
12,549
21,407
With free or reduced price school meal benefits in the past 12 months
28,561
22,537
34,585
 
Families
262,244
253,126
271,362
Less than $10,000
18,168
13,550
22,786
$10,000 to $14,999
6,216
3,969
8,463
$15,000 to $24,999
32,333
27,086
37,580
$25,000 to $34,999
36,092
29,642
42,542
$35,000 to $49,999
46,303
39,398
53,208
$50,000 to $74,999
64,811
58,261
71,362
$75,000 to $99,999
31,509
26,373
36,645
$100,000 to $149,999
18,132
14,548
21,716
$150,000 to $199,999
4,989
2,712
7,266
$200,000 or more
3,691
1,972
5,410
Median family income (dollars)
46,531
43,318
49,744
Mean family income (dollars)
55,398
52,829
57,967
 
Per capita income (dollars)
19,445
18,612
20,278
 
Nonfamily households
115,192
105,990
124,394
Median nonfamily income (dollars)
20,237
18,125
22,349
Mean nonfamily income (dollars)
27,285
24,099
30,471
 
Median earnings (dollars):
24,908
24,058
25,758
Male full-time, year-round workers
35,590
34,348
36,832
Female full-time, year-round workers
26,179
25,356
27,002
 
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
23,153
18,064
28,242
With related children under 18 years
16,632
12,050
21,214
With related children under 5 years only
3,830
1,322
6,338
 
Families with female householder, no husband present
9,517
5,958
13,076
With related children under 18 years
9,029
5,450
12,608
With related children under 5 years only
2,409
180
4,638
 
Individuals
111,293
94,055
128,531
18 years and over
74,906
64,143
85,669
65 years and over
15,271
11,832
18,710
Related children under 18 years
34,994
26,584
43,404
Related children 5 to 17 years
22,438
15,927
28,949
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
35,962
28,917
43,008
 
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals
11.9
10.1
13.7
18 years and over
10.7
9.2
12.2
65 years and over
13.6
10.5
16.7
Related children under 18 years
15.2
11.6
18.8
Related children under 5 years
19.6
14.2
25.0
Related children 5 to 17 years
13.6
9.6
17.6
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
25.5
21.0
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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