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Arab, Alabama Economy Profile

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 Arab, Alabama United States
StateAlabama
CityArab
Total population7,174 281,421,906
Male3,341138,053,563
Female3,833143,368,343
Median age (years)39.635.3
Total households3,012105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)36,71641,994

Arab, Alabama Economy

13.85% Arab, Alabama households have a household income of between $25,000 and $34,999.17.07% Arab, Alabama households have a household income of between $35,000 to $49,999. Median household income in a Arab, Alabama household is thirty-six thousand, seven hundred and sixteen dollars. Arab, Alabama households with supplemental security income account for 2.69% of Arab, Alabama households. There are 0.26% households with public assistance income in Arab, Alabama.

74.28% of workers comprise private wage and salary workers in Arab, Alabama. Government workers account for fifteen point three two percent of Arab, Alabama workers. The earnings of male full-time, year-round workers, in Arab, Alabama are $32,425. The amount of earnings of female full-time, year-round workers reaches $24,265.

58.77% of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Arab, Alabama. Among them 25.46% are females aged 16 and over. 12.49% of workers provide educational, health and social services. 4.46% of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services in Arab, Alabama.

 Arab, Alabama %, Arab, Alabama United States
Population 16 years and over5,765  217,168,077
In labor force3,388 58.77%63.92%
- Civilian labor force3,388 58.77%63.39%
- - Employed3,250 56.37%59.73%
- - Unemployed138 2.39%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force4.1  5.8
- Armed Forces0  0.53%
Not in labor force2,377 41.23%36.08%
 
Females 16 years and over3,127 54.24%51.66%
In labor force1,468 25.46%29.72%
- Civilian labor force1,468 25.46%29.65%
- - Employed1,390 24.11%27.92%
 
Own children under 6 years474 8.22%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force272  12,787,501
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over3,202  128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone2,830 88.38%75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled302 9.43%12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)0  4.73%
Walked26 0.81%2.93%
Other means17 0.53%1.19%
Worked at home27 0.84%3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)26.5 0.83%25.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over3,250  129,721,512
 
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations1,194 36.74%33.65%
Service occupations276 8.49%14.86%
Sales and office occupations976 30.03%26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations0  0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations303 9.32%9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations501 15.42%14.62%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining29 0.89%1.87%
Construction210 6.46%6.78%
Manufacturing798 24.55%14.1%
Wholesale trade102 3.14%3.6%
Retail trade478 14.71%11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities100 3.08%5.2%
Information135 4.15%3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing197 6.06%6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services283 8.71%9.3%
Educational, health and social services406 12.49%19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services145 4.46%7.87%
Other services (except public administration)126 3.88%4.87%
Public administration241 7.42%4.79%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers2,414 74.28%78.47%
Government workers498 15.32%14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business318 9.78%6.63%
Unpaid family workers20 0.62%0.31%
 Arab, Alabama %, Arab, Alabama United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households3,075  105,539,122
Less than $10,000319 10.37%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999307 9.98%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999410 13.33%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999426 13.85%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999525 17.07%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999544 17.69%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999239 7.77%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999240 7.8%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,99939 1.27%2.2%
$200,000 or more26 0.85%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)36,716  41,994
With earnings2,267 39.32%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)47,260  56,604
With Social Security income953 16.53%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)9,833  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income155 2.69%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)5,839  6,320
With public assistance income15 0.26%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)2,793  3,032
With retirement income750 13.01%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)18,298  17,376
 
Families2,100  72,261,780
Less than $10,000144 6.86%5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999106 5.05%4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999201 9.57%10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999310 14.76%12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999370 17.62%17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999457 21.76%22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999222 10.57%12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999225 10.71%9.6%
$150,000 to $199,99939 1.86%2.75%
$200,000 or more26 1.24%2.92%
Median family income (dollars)45,761  50,046
 
Per capita income (dollars)20,035  21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers32,425  37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers24,265  27,194
 
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families172  6,620,945
With related children under 18 years125 72.67%77.87%
- With related children under 5 years63 36.63%38.7%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present102  3,315,916
With related children under 18 years86 84.31%88.68%
- With related children under 5 years43 42.16%42.27%
 
Individuals706  33,899,812
18 years and over499 70.68%65.35%
- 65 years and over182 25.78%9.7%
Related children under 18 years207 29.32%33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years141 19.97%23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over230 32.58%31.63%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.