DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Baldwin County, Choctaw County, Clarke County, Mobile 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 469,894 100.0     Households 234,991 100.0
In labor force 275,203 58.6   Less than $10,000 33,276 14.2
     Civilian labor force 273,862 58.3   $10,000 to $14,999 19,938 8.5
          Employed 254,806 54.2   $15,000 to $24,999 34,174 14.5
          Unemployed 19,056 4.1   $25,000 to $34,999 31,543 13.4
               Percent of civilian labor force 7.0 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 39,542 16.8
     Armed Forces 1,341 0.3   $50,000 to $74,999 41,555 17.7
Not in labor force 194,691 41.4   $75,000 to $99,999 18,431 7.8
        $100,000 to $149,999 10,372 4.4
   Females 16 years and over 249,754 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 2,774 1.2
In labor force 128,894 51.6   $200,000 or more 3,386 1.4
     Civilian labor force 128,809 51.6   Median household income (dollars) 34,471 (X)
          Employed 118,727 47.5        
             
  Own children under 6 years 49,069 100.0   With earnings 179,599 76.4
All parents in family in labor force 28,036 57.1        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 45,783 (X)
        With Social Security income 67,190 28.6
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 10,714 (X)
  Workers 16 years and over 251,503 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 14,187 6.0
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 206,696 82.2        Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹ 5,819 (X)
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 31,867 12.7   With public assistance income 5,733 2.4
Public transportation (including taxicab) 1,650 0.7        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 2,035 (X)
Walked 3,306 1.3   With retirement income 42,763 18.2
Other means 2,342 0.9        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 17,973 (X)
Worked at home 5,642 2.2        
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 26.0 (X)        
          Families 168,962 100.0
  Employed civilian population 16 years and over 254,806 100.0   Less than $10,000 15,873 9.4
OCCUPATION       $10,000 to $14,999 10,982 6.5
Management, professional, and related occupations 72,384 28.4   $15,000 to $24,999 21,324 12.6
Service occupations 37,852 14.9   $25,000 to $34,999 22,537 13.3
Sales and office occupations 67,425 26.5    $35,000 to $49,999 31,017 18.4
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 2,281 0.9   $50,000 to $74,999 35,817 21.2
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 32,505 12.8   $75,000 to $99,999 16,655 9.9
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 42,359 16.6   $100,000 to $149,999 9,325 5.5
        150,000 to $199,999 2,471 1.5
        $200,000 or more 2,961 1.8
INDUSTRY       Median family income (dollars) 41,155 (X)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 4,572 1.8   Per capita income (dollars)¹ 92,792 (X)
Construction 22,995 9.0   Median earnings (dollars):    
Manufacturing 38,678 15.2   Male full-time, year-round workers 32,888 (X)
Wholesale trade 10,128 4.0   Female full-time, year-round workers 21,805 (X)
Retail trade 33,159 13.0   ______________________ _______ _______
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 13,958 5.5                 Subject Number below poverty level Percent below poverty level
Information 4,775 1.9   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 13,545 5.3   POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 19,441 7.6     Families 24,110 14.3
Educational, health and social services 51,058 20.0   With related children under 18 years 18,816 21.0
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 19,055 7.5        With related children under 5 years 8,705 24.9
Other services (except public administration) 13,203 5.2        
Public administration 10,239 4.0     Families with female householder, no husband present 14,403 39.9
        With related children under 18 years 12,699 49.7
             With related children under 5 years 5,754 60.2
CLASS OF WORKER         Individuals 105,572 17.4
Private wage and salary workers 201,675 79.1   18 years and over 65,437 14.8
Government workers 36,156 14.2        65 years and over 11,265 14.6
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 16,330 6.4   Related children under 18 years 39,573 24.3
Unpaid family workers 645 0.3        Related children 5 to 17 years 27,741 23.1
        Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 24,480 28.9
             
 
Date: September 6, 2005
 
-Represent zero or rounds to zero.    (X) Not applicable.
¹ 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.