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Muscle Shoals, Alabama Economy Profile

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 Muscle Shoals, Alabama United States
StateAlabama
CityMuscle Shoals
Total population11,924 281,421,906
Male5,613138,053,563
Female6,311143,368,343
Median age (years)37.235.3
Total households4,710105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)40,21641,994

Muscle Shoals, Alabama Economy

The number of private wage and salary workers in Muscle Shoals, Alabama equals 4,093. Government workers comprise 19.89% of workers in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business make up five point six one percent of Muscle Shoals, Alabama labor force. There are twenty-four unpaid family workers in Muscle Shoals, Alabama.

eight point four one percent of population are involved in construction, 18.6% are in manufacturing, and four point two five percent are in wholesale trade. 4.45% of labor force provide professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Five point zero one percent of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, in Muscle Shoals, Alabama.

61.95% of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Eighty-nine point eight seven percent of Muscle Shoals, Alabama workers 16 years and over commute to work by car, truck, or van - drive alone. One point three one percent of Muscle Shoals, Alabama residents work at home. 0.0% use public transportation (including taxicab).

 Muscle Shoals, Alabama %, Muscle Shoals, Alabama United States
Population 16 years and over9,352  217,168,077
In labor force5,794 61.95%63.92%
- Civilian labor force5,783 61.84%63.39%
- - Employed5,526 59.09%59.73%
- - Unemployed257 2.75%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force4.4  5.8
- Armed Forces11 0.12%0.53%
Not in labor force3,558 38.05%36.08%
 
Females 16 years and over5,039 53.88%51.66%
In labor force2,668 28.53%29.72%
- Civilian labor force2,668 28.53%29.65%
- - Employed2,538 27.14%27.92%
 
Own children under 6 years931 9.96%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force483  12,787,501
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over5,408  128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone4,860 89.87%75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled420 7.77%12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)0  4.73%
Walked39 0.72%2.93%
Other means18 0.33%1.19%
Worked at home71 1.31%3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)18.3 0.34%25.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over5,526  129,721,512
 
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations1,747 31.61%33.65%
Service occupations710 12.85%14.86%
Sales and office occupations1,415 25.61%26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations20 0.36%0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations652 11.8%9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations982 17.77%14.62%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining17 0.31%1.87%
Construction465 8.41%6.78%
Manufacturing1,028 18.6%14.1%
Wholesale trade235 4.25%3.6%
Retail trade699 12.65%11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities369 6.68%5.2%
Information77 1.39%3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing244 4.42%6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services246 4.45%9.3%
Educational, health and social services1,319 23.87%19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services277 5.01%7.87%
Other services (except public administration)313 5.66%4.87%
Public administration237 4.29%4.79%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers4,093 74.07%78.47%
Government workers1,099 19.89%14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business310 5.61%6.63%
Unpaid family workers24 0.43%0.31%
 Muscle Shoals, Alabama %, Muscle Shoals, Alabama United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households4,740  105,539,122
Less than $10,000424 8.95%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999256 5.4%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999700 14.77%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999540 11.39%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,9991,024 21.6%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,9991,013 21.37%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999434 9.16%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999276 5.82%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,99937 0.78%2.2%
$200,000 or more36 0.76%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)40,216  41,994
With earnings3,808 40.72%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)50,879  56,604
With Social Security income1,221 13.06%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)12,359  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income112 1.2%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)5,390  6,320
With public assistance income104 1.11%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)1,886  3,032
With retirement income944 10.09%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)14,260  17,376
 
Families3,509  72,261,780
Less than $10,000161 4.59%5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999142 4.05%4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999369 10.52%10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999397 11.31%12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999764 21.77%17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999927 26.42%22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999419 11.94%12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999265 7.55%9.6%
$150,000 to $199,99937 1.05%2.75%
$200,000 or more28 0.8%2.92%
Median family income (dollars)48,113  50,046
 
Per capita income (dollars)21,113  21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers38,063  37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers21,933  27,194
 
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families189  6,620,945
With related children under 18 years133 70.37%77.87%
- With related children under 5 years47 24.87%38.7%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present111  3,315,916
With related children under 18 years96 86.49%88.68%
- With related children under 5 years29 26.13%42.27%
 
Individuals857  33,899,812
18 years and over616 71.88%65.35%
- 65 years and over101 11.79%9.7%
Related children under 18 years241 28.12%33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years166 19.37%23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over300 35.01%31.63%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.