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Cherokee, Alabama county Economy Profile

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 Cherokee, Alabama United States
StateAlabama
CountyCherokee
Total population23,988 281,421,906
Male11,794138,053,563
Female12,194143,368,343
Median age (years)40.035.3
Total households9,719105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)30,87441,994

Cherokee, Alabama county Economy

15.95% Cherokee, Alabama households have a household income of between $25,000 and $34,999.18.66% Cherokee, Alabama households have a household income of between $35,000 to $49,999. Median household income in a Cherokee, Alabama household is thirty thousand, eight hundred and seventy-four dollars. Cherokee, Alabama households with supplemental security income account for 3.77% of Cherokee, Alabama households. There are 1.16% households with public assistance income in Cherokee, Alabama.

78.51% of workers comprise private wage and salary workers in Cherokee, Alabama. Government workers account for thirteen point two percent of Cherokee, Alabama workers. The earnings of male full-time, year-round workers, in Cherokee, Alabama are $29,978. The amount of earnings of female full-time, year-round workers reaches $20,958.

54.96% of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Cherokee, Alabama. Among them 24.42% are females aged 16 and over. 15.1% of workers provide educational, health and social services. 3.61% of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services in Cherokee, Alabama.

 Cherokee, Alabama %, Cherokee, Alabama United States
Population 16 years and over19,300  217,168,077
In labor force10,607 54.96%63.92%
- Civilian labor force10,590 54.87%63.39%
- - Employed10,180 52.75%59.73%
- - Unemployed410 2.12%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force3.9  5.8
- Armed Forces17 0.09%0.53%
Not in labor force8,693 45.04%36.08%
 
Females 16 years and over9,983 51.73%51.66%
In labor force4,714 24.42%29.72%
- Civilian labor force4,714 24.42%29.65%
- - Employed4,489 23.26%27.92%
 
Own children under 6 years1,635 8.47%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force988  12,787,501
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over10,014  128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone8,157 81.46%75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled1,481 14.79%12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)18 0.18%4.73%
Walked88 0.88%2.93%
Other means44 0.44%1.19%
Worked at home226 2.26%3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)30.0 0.3%25.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over10,180  129,721,512
 
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations1,939 19.05%33.65%
Service occupations1,004 9.86%14.86%
Sales and office occupations2,172 21.34%26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations222 2.18%0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations1,506 14.79%9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations3,337 32.78%14.62%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining370 3.63%1.87%
Construction838 8.23%6.78%
Manufacturing3,648 35.83%14.1%
Wholesale trade350 3.44%3.6%
Retail trade1,123 11.03%11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities558 5.48%5.2%
Information112 1.1%3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing310 3.05%6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services277 2.72%9.3%
Educational, health and social services1,537 15.1%19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services367 3.61%7.87%
Other services (except public administration)354 3.48%4.87%
Public administration336 3.3%4.79%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers7,992 78.51%78.47%
Government workers1,344 13.2%14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business767 7.53%6.63%
Unpaid family workers77 0.76%0.31%
 Cherokee, Alabama %, Cherokee, Alabama United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households9,718  105,539,122
Less than $10,0001,331 13.7%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,9991,020 10.5%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,9991,597 16.43%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,9991,550 15.95%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,9991,813 18.66%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,9991,487 15.3%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999566 5.82%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999249 2.56%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,99964 0.66%2.2%
$200,000 or more41 0.42%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)30,874  41,994
With earnings6,927 35.89%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)40,205  56,604
With Social Security income3,463 17.94%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)10,341  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income727 3.77%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)5,440  6,320
With public assistance income223 1.16%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)1,630  3,032
With retirement income1,790 9.27%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)13,424  17,376
 
Families7,215  72,261,780
Less than $10,000532 7.37%5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999586 8.12%4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999991 13.74%10.74%
$25,000 to $34,9991,232 17.08%12.02%
$35,000 to $49,9991,633 22.63%17.13%
$50,000 to $74,9991,369 18.97%22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999545 7.55%12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999230 3.19%9.6%
$150,000 to $199,99956 0.78%2.75%
$200,000 or more41 0.57%2.92%
Median family income (dollars)36,920  50,046
 
Per capita income (dollars)15,543  21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers29,978  37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers20,958  27,194
 
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families849  6,620,945
With related children under 18 years550 64.78%77.87%
- With related children under 5 years239 28.15%38.7%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present272  3,315,916
With related children under 18 years244 89.71%88.68%
- With related children under 5 years76 27.94%42.27%
 
Individuals3,672  33,899,812
18 years and over2,552 69.5%65.35%
- 65 years and over542 14.76%9.7%
Related children under 18 years1,062 28.92%33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years778 21.19%23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over1,009 27.48%31.63%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.