Albany, Georgia Economy Profile

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Albany, Georgia Economy

58.26% of people are in the labor force of Albany, Georgia. The total population of Albany, Georgia is 76,939 people. Per capita income in Albany, Georgia is equal to fifteen thousand, four hundred and eighty-five dollars. On an average, male full-time, year-round workers in Albany, Georgia, receive $30,204, female full-time, year-round workers in Albany, Georgia, are paid twenty-two thousand, two hundred and sixty-eight dollars. There are 3,224 families with female householder, no husband present.

Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business make up 5.38% of workers in Albany, Georgia. Seventy-one point four eight percent comprise private wage and salary workers in Albany, Georgia. There are one hundred and thirty-six Unpaid family workers in Albany, Georgia. Two thousand, three hundred and seventy-six people are involved in public administration. 24.01% of workers provide educational, health and social services in Albany, Georgia. The percentage of people involved into transportation and warehousing, and utilities in Albany, Georgia is as follows: 3.7%.

	Albany, Georgia	%, Albany, Georgia	United States
Population 16 years and over	58,170		217,168,077
In labor force	33,888	58.26%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	32,720	56.25%	63.39%
- - Employed	28,934	49.74%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	3,786	6.51%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	11.6		5.8
- Armed Forces	1,168	2.01%	0.53%
Not in labor force	24,282	41.74%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	31,990	54.99%	51.66%
In labor force	17,348	29.82%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	17,016	29.25%	29.65%
- - Employed	14,991	25.77%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	6,420	11.04%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	3,983		12,787,501
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	29,415		128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	22,557	76.69%	75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	4,982	16.94%	12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)	386	1.31%	4.73%
Walked	812	2.76%	2.93%
Other means	267	0.91%	1.19%
Worked at home	411	1.4%	3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	17.9	0.06%	25.5
Employed civilian population 16 years and over	28,934		129,721,512
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	8,829	30.51%	33.65%
Service occupations	5,281	18.25%	14.86%
Sales and office occupations	7,361	25.44%	26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	107	0.37%	0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations	2,599	8.98%	9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	4,757	16.44%	14.62%
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	248	0.86%	1.87%
Construction	1,758	6.08%	6.78%
Manufacturing	3,916	13.53%	14.1%
Wholesale trade	1,051	3.63%	3.6%
Retail trade	3,357	11.6%	11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,072	3.7%	5.2%
Information	800	2.76%	3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing	1,387	4.79%	6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services	1,937	6.69%	9.3%
Educational, health and social services	6,947	24.01%	19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services	2,397	8.28%	7.87%
Other services (except public administration)	1,688	5.83%	4.87%
Public administration	2,376	8.21%	4.79%
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers	20,683	71.48%	78.47%
Government workers	6,559	22.67%	14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	1,556	5.38%	6.63%
Unpaid family workers	136	0.47%	0.31%

	Albany, Georgia	%, Albany, Georgia	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	28,747		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	5,821	20.25%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,245	7.81%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	4,773	16.6%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	3,728	12.97%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	4,497	15.64%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	3,998	13.91%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,750	6.09%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,278	4.45%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	286	0.99%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	371	1.29%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	28,639		41,994
With earnings	21,390	36.77%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	40,449		56,604
With Social Security income	7,716	13.26%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	9,793		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	2,383	4.1%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,231		6,320
With public assistance income	2,075	3.57%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,511		3,032
With retirement income	4,542	7.81%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	15,958		17,376
Families	18,943		72,261,780
Less than $10,000	2,852	15.06%	5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,284	6.78%	4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	3,084	16.28%	10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999	2,456	12.97%	12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999	3,046	16.08%	17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999	3,041	16.05%	22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,506	7.95%	12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,057	5.58%	9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	276	1.46%	2.75%
$200,000 or more	341	1.8%	2.92%
Median family income (dollars)	33,843		50,046
Per capita income (dollars)	15,485		21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers	30,204		37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers	22,268		27,194
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families	4,079		6,620,945
With related children under 18 years	3,308	81.1%	77.87%
- With related children under 5 years	1,528	37.46%	38.7%
Families with female householder, no husband present	3,224		3,315,916
With related children under 18 years	2,792	86.6%	88.68%
- With related children under 5 years	1,296	40.2%	42.27%
Individuals	20,029		33,899,812
18 years and over	11,874	59.28%	65.35%
- 65 years and over	1,664	8.31%	9.7%
Related children under 18 years	7,764	38.76%	33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years	5,311	26.52%	23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	5,302	26.47%	31.63%

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