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Dalton, Georgia Economy Profile

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 Dalton, Georgia United States
StateGeorgia
CityDalton
Total population27,912 281,421,906
Male14,232138,053,563
Female13,680143,368,343
Median age (years)31.135.3
Total households9,689105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)34,31241,994

Dalton, Georgia Economy

60.4% of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Dalton, Georgia. Among them 25.42% are females aged 16 and over. 68.92% of Dalton, Georgia workers 16 years and over commute to work by car, truck, or van - drive alone. 1.15% use public transportation (including taxicab). One point four one percent of Dalton, Georgia residents work at home.

The total population of Dalton, Georgia is twenty-seven thousand, nine hundred and twelve people. The median household income in Dalton, Georgia is thirty-four thousand, three hundred and twelve dollars. Management, professional, and related occupations make up 23.34% of all occupations. 6.19% of Dalton, Georgia population is involved into construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations. 21.19% of population are in sales and office occupations. Production, transportation, and material moving occupations account for 38.55% of occupations.

15.49% of families in Dalton, Georgia have an income from $35,000 to $49,999. Zero of families are below poverty level. Dalton, Georgia median household income is thirty-four thousand, three hundred and twelve dollars. On an average, male full-time, year-round workers, receive twenty-eight thousand, one hundred and fifty-eight dollars, female full-time, year-round workers, are paid $23,701.

 Dalton, Georgia %, Dalton, Georgia United States
Population 16 years and over21,383  217,168,077
In labor force12,915 60.4%63.92%
- Civilian labor force12,915 60.4%63.39%
- - Employed12,354 57.77%59.73%
- - Unemployed561 2.62%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force4.3  5.8
- Armed Forces0  0.53%
Not in labor force8,468 39.6%36.08%
 
Females 16 years and over10,727 50.17%51.66%
In labor force5,435 25.42%29.72%
- Civilian labor force5,435 25.42%29.65%
- - Employed5,193 24.29%27.92%
 
Own children under 6 years2,713 12.69%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force1,416  12,787,501
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over12,067  128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone8,317 68.92%75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled2,916 24.17%12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)139 1.15%4.73%
Walked376 3.12%2.93%
Other means149 1.23%1.19%
Worked at home170 1.41%3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)16.4 0.14%25.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over12,354  129,721,512
 
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations2,884 23.34%33.65%
Service occupations1,161 9.4%14.86%
Sales and office occupations2,618 21.19%26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations163 1.32%0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations765 6.19%9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations4,763 38.55%14.62%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining197 1.59%1.87%
Construction647 5.24%6.78%
Manufacturing5,849 47.34%14.1%
Wholesale trade452 3.66%3.6%
Retail trade1,053 8.52%11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities261 2.11%5.2%
Information97 0.79%3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing535 4.33%6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services462 3.74%9.3%
Educational, health and social services1,362 11.02%19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services751 6.08%7.87%
Other services (except public administration)443 3.59%4.87%
Public administration245 1.98%4.79%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers10,614 85.92%78.47%
Government workers1,203 9.74%14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business521 4.22%6.63%
Unpaid family workers16 0.13%0.31%
 Dalton, Georgia %, Dalton, Georgia United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households9,850  105,539,122
Less than $10,0001,132 11.49%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999718 7.29%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,9991,454 14.76%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,9991,733 17.59%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,9991,507 15.3%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,9991,340 13.6%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999818 8.3%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999538 5.46%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999248 2.52%2.2%
$200,000 or more362 3.68%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)34,312  41,994
With earnings8,007 37.45%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)57,219  56,604
With Social Security income2,487 11.63%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)10,934  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income424 1.98%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)4,543  6,320
With public assistance income300 1.4%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)3,148  3,032
With retirement income938 4.39%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)14,364  17,376
 
Families6,858  72,261,780
Less than $10,000499 7.28%5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999281 4.1%4.31%
$15,000 to $24,9991,013 14.77%10.74%
$25,000 to $34,9991,232 17.96%12.02%
$35,000 to $49,9991,062 15.49%17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999969 14.13%22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999750 10.94%12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999459 6.69%9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999237 3.46%2.75%
$200,000 or more356 5.19%2.92%
Median family income (dollars)41,111  50,046
 
Per capita income (dollars)20,575  21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers28,158  37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers23,701  27,194
 
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families817  6,620,945
With related children under 18 years592 72.46%77.87%
- With related children under 5 years406 49.69%38.7%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present198  3,315,916
With related children under 18 years178 89.9%88.68%
- With related children under 5 years78 39.39%42.27%
 
Individuals4,422  33,899,812
18 years and over2,959 66.92%65.35%
- 65 years and over264 5.97%9.7%
Related children under 18 years1,392 31.48%33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years921 20.83%23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over1,165 26.35%31.63%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.