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Gadsden, Alabama Economy Profile

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 Gadsden, Alabama United States
StateAlabama
CityGadsden
Total population38,978 281,421,906
Male17,934138,053,563
Female21,044143,368,343
Median age (years)39.035.3
Total households16,456105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)24,82341,994

Gadsden, Alabama Economy

The number of private wage and salary workers in Gadsden, Alabama equals eleven thousand, five hundred and forty-seven. Government workers comprise thirteen point zero four percent of workers in Gadsden, Alabama. Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business make up 5.48% of Gadsden, Alabama labor force. There are 23 unpaid family workers in Gadsden, Alabama.

5.15% of population are involved in construction, twenty-one point five nine percent are in manufacturing, and three point one three percent are in wholesale trade. Five point zero six percent of labor force provide professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services in Gadsden, Alabama. Eight point three percent of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, in Gadsden, Alabama.

50.3% of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Gadsden, Alabama. 81.24% of Gadsden, Alabama workers 16 years and over commute to work by car, truck, or van - drive alone. One point six one percent of Gadsden, Alabama residents work at home. 0.27% use public transportation (including taxicab).

 Gadsden, Alabama %, Gadsden, Alabama United States
Population 16 years and over31,013  217,168,077
In labor force15,601 50.3%63.92%
- Civilian labor force15,601 50.3%63.39%
- - Employed14,200 45.79%59.73%
- - Unemployed1,401 4.52%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force9.0  5.8
- Armed Forces0  0.53%
Not in labor force15,412 49.7%36.08%
 
Females 16 years and over17,214 55.51%51.66%
In labor force7,654 24.68%29.72%
- Civilian labor force7,654 24.68%29.65%
- - Employed7,011 22.61%27.92%
 
Own children under 6 years2,927 9.44%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force1,703  12,787,501
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over13,869  128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone11,267 81.24%75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled2,069 14.92%12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)37 0.27%4.73%
Walked151 1.09%2.93%
Other means122 0.88%1.19%
Worked at home223 1.61%3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)19.4 0.14%25.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over14,200  129,721,512
 
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations3,604 25.38%33.65%
Service occupations2,320 16.34%14.86%
Sales and office occupations3,524 24.82%26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations70 0.49%0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations1,186 8.35%9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations3,496 24.62%14.62%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining98 0.69%1.87%
Construction731 5.15%6.78%
Manufacturing3,066 21.59%14.1%
Wholesale trade444 3.13%3.6%
Retail trade1,801 12.68%11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities564 3.97%5.2%
Information232 1.63%3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing686 4.83%6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services718 5.06%9.3%
Educational, health and social services3,244 22.85%19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services1,178 8.3%7.87%
Other services (except public administration)819 5.77%4.87%
Public administration619 4.36%4.79%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers11,547 81.32%78.47%
Government workers1,852 13.04%14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business778 5.48%6.63%
Unpaid family workers23 0.16%0.31%
 Gadsden, Alabama %, Gadsden, Alabama United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households16,403  105,539,122
Less than $10,0003,304 20.14%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,9991,846 11.25%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,9993,092 18.85%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,9992,289 13.95%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,9992,408 14.68%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,9991,992 12.14%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999645 3.93%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999490 2.99%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999174 1.06%2.2%
$200,000 or more163 0.99%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)24,823  41,994
With earnings10,598 34.17%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)38,098  56,604
With Social Security income6,424 20.71%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)10,511  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income1,644 5.3%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)5,729  6,320
With public assistance income505 1.63%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)1,709  3,032
With retirement income3,583 11.55%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)14,210  17,376
 
Families10,270  72,261,780
Less than $10,0001,309 12.75%5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999803 7.82%4.31%
$15,000 to $24,9991,903 18.53%10.74%
$25,000 to $34,9991,556 15.15%12.02%
$35,000 to $49,9991,790 17.43%17.13%
$50,000 to $74,9991,629 15.86%22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999569 5.54%12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999427 4.16%9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999144 1.4%2.75%
$200,000 or more140 1.36%2.92%
Median family income (dollars)31,740  50,046
 
Per capita income (dollars)15,610  21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers29,400  37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers19,840  27,194
 
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families1,860  6,620,945
With related children under 18 years1,422 76.45%77.87%
- With related children under 5 years733 39.41%38.7%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present1,136  3,315,916
With related children under 18 years979 86.18%88.68%
- With related children under 5 years526 46.3%42.27%
 
Individuals8,625  33,899,812
18 years and over5,524 64.05%65.35%
- 65 years and over1,094 12.68%9.7%
Related children under 18 years2,928 33.95%33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years1,897 21.99%23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over2,578 29.89%31.63%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.