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Cherokee, Alabama Economy Profile

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 Cherokee, Alabama United States
StateAlabama
CityCherokee
Total population1,237 281,421,906
Male592138,053,563
Female645143,368,343
Median age (years)38.435.3
Total households510105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)24,59741,994

Cherokee, Alabama Economy

The number of private wage and salary workers in Cherokee, Alabama equals three hundred and fifty-eight. Government workers comprise ten point one nine percent of workers in Cherokee, Alabama. Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business make up 4.98% of Cherokee, Alabama labor force. There are 0 unpaid family workers in Cherokee, Alabama.

5.45% of population are involved in construction, 29.86% are in manufacturing, and 3.79% are in wholesale trade. Three point three two percent of labor force provide professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services in Cherokee, Alabama. 3.55% of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, in Cherokee, Alabama.

forty-nine point one nine percent of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Cherokee, Alabama. 86.81% of Cherokee, Alabama workers 16 years and over commute to work by car, truck, or van - drive alone. One point two percent of Cherokee, Alabama residents work at home. 0.0% use public transportation (including taxicab).

 Cherokee, Alabama %, Cherokee, Alabama United States
Population 16 years and over921  217,168,077
In labor force453 49.19%63.92%
- Civilian labor force453 49.19%63.39%
- - Employed422 45.82%59.73%
- - Unemployed31 3.37%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force6.8  5.8
- Armed Forces0  0.53%
Not in labor force468 50.81%36.08%
 
Females 16 years and over497 53.96%51.66%
In labor force209 22.69%29.72%
- Civilian labor force209 22.69%29.65%
- - Employed190 20.63%27.92%
 
Own children under 6 years101 10.97%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force46  12,787,501
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over417  128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone362 86.81%75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled37 8.87%12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)0  4.73%
Walked7 1.68%2.93%
Other means6 1.44%1.19%
Worked at home5 1.2%3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)30.2 7.24%25.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over422  129,721,512
 
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations63 14.93%33.65%
Service occupations54 12.8%14.86%
Sales and office occupations96 22.75%26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations2 0.47%0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations58 13.74%9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations149 35.31%14.62%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining9 2.13%1.87%
Construction23 5.45%6.78%
Manufacturing126 29.86%14.1%
Wholesale trade16 3.79%3.6%
Retail trade46 10.9%11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities46 10.9%5.2%
Information6 1.42%3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing10 2.37%6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services14 3.32%9.3%
Educational, health and social services59 13.98%19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services15 3.55%7.87%
Other services (except public administration)42 9.95%4.87%
Public administration10 2.37%4.79%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers358 84.83%78.47%
Government workers43 10.19%14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business21 4.98%6.63%
Unpaid family workers0  0.31%
 Cherokee, Alabama %, Cherokee, Alabama United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households492  105,539,122
Less than $10,00094 19.11%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,99945 9.15%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999112 22.76%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,99967 13.62%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,99980 16.26%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,99956 11.38%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,99927 5.49%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,9996 1.22%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,9995 1.02%2.2%
$200,000 or more0  2.37%
Median household income (dollars)24,597  41,994
With earnings330 35.83%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)34,850  56,604
With Social Security income165 17.92%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)11,362  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income49 5.32%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)5,196  6,320
With public assistance income15 1.63%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)1,493  3,032
With retirement income102 11.07%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)11,273  17,376
 
Families377  72,261,780
Less than $10,00059 15.65%5.75%
$10,000 to $14,99921 5.57%4.31%
$15,000 to $24,99985 22.55%10.74%
$25,000 to $34,99954 14.32%12.02%
$35,000 to $49,99969 18.3%17.13%
$50,000 to $74,99951 13.53%22.32%
$75,000 to $99,99927 7.16%12.47%
$100,000 to $149,9996 1.59%9.6%
$150,000 to $199,9995 1.33%2.75%
$200,000 or more0  2.92%
Median family income (dollars)28,839  50,046
 
Per capita income (dollars)12,431  21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers26,667  37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers20,096  27,194
 
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families70  6,620,945
With related children under 18 years45 64.29%77.87%
- With related children under 5 years23 32.86%38.7%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present38  3,315,916
With related children under 18 years27 71.05%88.68%
- With related children under 5 years11 28.95%42.27%
 
Individuals284  33,899,812
18 years and over170 59.86%65.35%
- 65 years and over31 10.92%9.7%
Related children under 18 years114 40.14%33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years82 28.87%23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over37 13.03%31.63%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.