ACS: 2000 C2SS Tabular Profile for Hickory--Morganton--Lenoir, NC MSA -- Table 3

Census 2000 Supplementary Survey Profile Hickory--Morganton--Lenoir, NC MSA

TABLE 3. PROFILE OF SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
	Estimate	Lower Bound	Upper Bound
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over	261,940	260,262	263,618
In labor force	178,563	171,973	185,153
Civilian labor force	177,902	171,107	184,697
Employed	166,481	159,680	173,282
Unemployed	11,421	8,258	14,584
Percent unemployed	6.4	4.6	8.2
Armed Forces	661	0	1,704
Not in labor force	83,377	76,223	90,531

Females 16 years and over	134,204	132,029	136,379
In labor force	85,452	80,929	89,975
Civilian labor force	85,452	80,929	89,975
Employed	79,230	74,511	83,949

Own children under 6 years	23,274	21,083	25,465
All parents in family in labor force	17,774	14,215	21,333

Own children 6 to 17 years	55,168	52,061	58,275
All parents in family in labor force	40,818	35,848	45,788

Population 16 to 19 years	17,469	15,613	19,325
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate	2,360	1,202	3,518
Unemployed or not in the labor force	1,577	472	2,683

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	162,233	155,244	169,222
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	135,678	127,923	143,433
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	17,721	13,185	22,257
Public transportation (including taxicab)	722	0	1,872
Walked	1,405	0	3,050
Other means	4,122	1,487	6,757
Worked at home	2,585	1,339	3,831
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	18.4	17.2	19.6

Employed civilian population 16 years and over	166,481	159,680	173,282
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	43,414	37,972	48,856
Service occupations	20,567	15,983	25,151
Sales and office occupations	36,328	31,081	41,575
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	1,125	373	1,877
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations	11,898	9,388	14,408
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	53,149	46,249	60,049

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	1,627	597	2,657
Construction	6,242	4,326	8,158
Manufacturing	57,245	51,444	63,046
Wholesale trade	10,320	7,310	13,330
Retail trade	18,149	13,813	22,485
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	10,199	5,629	14,770
Information	1,397	412	2,382
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing	4,971	2,905	7,037
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services	8,455	5,391	11,519
Educational, health, and social services	28,893	24,671	33,115
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services	8,432	5,505	11,359
Other services (except public administration)	7,009	3,849	10,169
Public administration	3,542	2,140	4,945

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers	133,579	126,958	140,200
Government workers	22,216	18,164	26,268
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	10,500	7,235	13,765
Unpaid family workers	186	0	501

INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2000 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households	132,605	128,658	136,552
Less than $10,000	10,618	7,465	13,771
$10,000 to $14,999	9,364	6,793	11,935
$15,000 to $24,999	23,358	18,954	27,762
$25,000 to $34,999	19,388	15,372	23,404
$35,000 to $49,999	26,141	21,516	30,766
$50,000 to $74,999	26,248	22,184	30,312
$75,000 to $99,999	8,570	6,357	10,783
$100,000 to $149,999	5,839	3,734	7,944
$150,000 to $199,999	1,463	447	2,479
$200,000 or more	1,616	45	3,187
Median household income (dollars)	37,441	34,311	40,571
Mean household income (dollars)	45,834	42,072	49,596

With earnings	108,195	103,811	112,579
Mean earnings (dollars)	45,794	41,890	49,698
With Social Security	39,505	35,974	43,036
Mean Social Security income (dollars)	11,905	10,950	12,860
With retirement income	18,326	15,283	21,369
Mean retirement income (dollars)	10,205	8,506	11,905

With public assistance income or noncash benefit(s)	16,640	12,505	20,775
With Supplemental Security Income	3,681	1,721	5,641
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,518	3,726	7,310
With cash public assistance income	2,163	932	3,394
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)	928	520	1,336
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months	6,504	3,843	9,165
With free or reduced price school meal benefits in the past 12 months	10,717	7,039	14,395

Families	95,104	90,218	99,990
Less than $10,000	3,493	1,284	5,702
$10,000 to $14,999	4,782	2,475	7,089
$15,000 to $24,999	14,185	10,567	17,803
$25,000 to $34,999	12,454	9,370	15,538
$35,000 to $49,999	21,321	17,551	25,091
$50,000 to $74,999	24,125	20,119	28,131
$75,000 to $99,999	8,056	5,923	10,189
$100,000 to $149,999	5,208	3,210	7,206
$150,000 to $199,999	1,237	280	2,194
$200,000 or more	243	0	669
Median family income (dollars)	43,470	41,526	45,414
Mean family income (dollars)	49,991	46,843	53,139

Per capita income (dollars)	18,445	16,972	19,918

Nonfamily households	37,501	32,863	42,139
Median nonfamily income (dollars)	20,831	19,118	22,544
Mean nonfamily income (dollars)	32,997	23,343	42,651

Median earnings (dollars):	21,656	20,749	22,564
Male full-time, year-round workers	31,466	29,819	33,113
Female full-time, year-round workers	23,034	21,382	24,686

NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families	6,030	3,258	8,802
With related children under 18 years	4,668	2,076	7,260
With related children under 5 years only	0	0	464

Families with female householder, no husband present	3,050	897	5,203
With related children under 18 years	2,678	591	4,765
With related children under 5 years only	0	0	464

Individuals	29,096	19,259	38,933
18 years and over	20,077	14,231	25,923
65 years and over	3,601	1,959	5,243
Related children under 18 years	9,019	3,828	14,210
Related children 5 to 17 years	7,221	2,537	11,905
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	9,727	5,821	13,633

PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals	8.7	5.7	11.7
18 years and over	8.0	5.7	10.3
65 years and over	8.8	4.8	12.8
Related children under 18 years	11.0	4.6	17.4
Related children under 5 years	8.6	2.8	14.4
Related children 5 to 17 years	11.9	4.1	19.7
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	19.5	12.6	26.4

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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