Huntsville, Alabama Economy Profile

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Huntsville, Alabama Economy

The number of private wage and salary workers in Huntsville, Alabama equals fifty-six thousand, six hundred and sixty-two. Government workers comprise nineteen point five one percent of workers in Huntsville, Alabama. Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business make up 5.43% of Huntsville, Alabama labor force. There are 120 unpaid family workers in Huntsville, Alabama.

four point six seven percent of population are involved in construction, 16.99% are in manufacturing, and 2.35% are in wholesale trade. 12.67% of labor force provide professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services in Huntsville, Alabama. 9.78% of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, in Huntsville, Alabama.

64.75% of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Huntsville, Alabama. Eighty-three point seven nine percent of Huntsville, Alabama workers 16 years and over commute to work by car, truck, or van - drive alone. Two point four percent of Huntsville, Alabama residents work at home. 0.48% use public transportation (including taxicab).

	Huntsville, Alabama	%, Huntsville, Alabama	United States
Population 16 years and over	125,708		217,168,077
In labor force	81,393	64.75%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	81,240	64.63%	63.39%
- - Employed	75,646	60.18%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	5,594	4.45%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	6.9		5.8
- Armed Forces	153	0.12%	0.53%
Not in labor force	44,315	35.25%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	66,144	52.62%	51.66%
In labor force	38,486	30.62%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	38,456	30.59%	29.65%
- - Employed	35,840	28.51%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	10,996	8.75%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	6,810		12,787,501
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	74,556		128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	62,470	83.79%	75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	8,329	11.17%	12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)	358	0.48%	4.73%
Walked	1,118	1.5%	2.93%
Other means	489	0.66%	1.19%
Worked at home	1,792	2.4%	3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	18.3	0.02%	25.5
Employed civilian population 16 years and over	75,646		129,721,512
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	33,535	44.33%	33.65%
Service occupations	10,401	13.75%	14.86%
Sales and office occupations	18,097	23.92%	26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	126	0.17%	0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations	4,513	5.97%	9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	8,974	11.86%	14.62%
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	214	0.28%	1.87%
Construction	3,530	4.67%	6.78%
Manufacturing	12,855	16.99%	14.1%
Wholesale trade	1,777	2.35%	3.6%
Retail trade	7,775	10.28%	11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,940	2.56%	5.2%
Information	2,039	2.7%	3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing	3,433	4.54%	6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services	9,588	12.67%	9.3%
Educational, health and social services	14,867	19.65%	19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services	7,396	9.78%	7.87%
Other services (except public administration)	3,230	4.27%	4.87%
Public administration	7,002	9.26%	4.79%
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers	56,662	74.9%	78.47%
Government workers	14,755	19.51%	14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	4,109	5.43%	6.63%
Unpaid family workers	120	0.16%	0.31%

	Huntsville, Alabama	%, Huntsville, Alabama	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	66,709		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	7,059	10.58%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	4,530	6.79%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	9,095	13.63%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	8,104	12.15%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	10,499	15.74%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	11,981	17.96%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	6,749	10.12%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	5,608	8.41%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,630	2.44%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	1,454	2.18%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	41,074		41,994
With earnings	54,039	42.99%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	52,929		56,604
With Social Security income	15,756	12.53%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,102		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	2,549	2.03%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,795		6,320
With public assistance income	1,680	1.34%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	1,844		3,032
With retirement income	14,273	11.35%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	24,923		17,376
Families	41,944		72,261,780
Less than $10,000	2,774	6.61%	5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,888	4.5%	4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	4,256	10.15%	10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999	4,536	10.81%	12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999	6,578	15.68%	17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999	8,587	20.47%	22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999	5,508	13.13%	12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999	5,066	12.08%	9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,514	3.61%	2.75%
$200,000 or more	1,237	2.95%	2.92%
Median family income (dollars)	52,202		50,046
Per capita income (dollars)	24,015		21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers	40,003		37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers	26,085		27,194
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families	4,091		6,620,945
With related children under 18 years	3,295	80.54%	77.87%
- With related children under 5 years	1,630	39.84%	38.7%
Families with female householder, no husband present	2,664		3,315,916
With related children under 18 years	2,395	89.9%	88.68%
- With related children under 5 years	1,168	43.84%	42.27%
Individuals	19,542		33,899,812
18 years and over	12,766	65.33%	65.35%
- 65 years and over	1,836	9.4%	9.7%
Related children under 18 years	6,679	34.18%	33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years	4,479	22.92%	23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	6,557	33.55%	31.63%

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