Richmond, Georgia county Economy Profile

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Richmond, Georgia county Economy

The number of private wage and salary workers in Richmond, Georgia equals fifty-six thousand, eighty-three. Government workers comprise twenty-four point four six percent of workers in Richmond, Georgia. Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business make up four point two five percent of Richmond, Georgia labor force. There are one hundred and sixty-six unpaid family workers in Richmond, Georgia.

six point zero four percent of population are involved in construction, 12.35% are in manufacturing, and 2.72% are in wholesale trade. Seven point two five percent of labor force provide professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services in Richmond, Georgia. 9.43% of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, in Richmond, Georgia.

62.28% of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Richmond, Georgia. Seventy-six point four seven percent of Richmond, Georgia workers 16 years and over commute to work by car, truck, or van - drive alone. One point three nine percent of Richmond, Georgia residents work at home. 1.33% use public transportation (including taxicab).

	Richmond, Georgia	%, Richmond, Georgia	United States
Population 16 years and over	152,037		217,168,077
In labor force	94,690	62.28%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	86,904	57.16%	63.39%
- - Employed	78,906	51.9%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	7,998	5.26%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	9.2		5.8
- Armed Forces	7,786	5.12%	0.53%
Not in labor force	57,347	37.72%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	79,904	52.56%	51.66%
In labor force	45,482	29.92%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	43,757	28.78%	29.65%
- - Employed	39,755	26.15%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	16,003	10.53%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	9,431		12,787,501
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	84,849		128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	64,885	76.47%	75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	12,415	14.63%	12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)	1,126	1.33%	4.73%
Walked	4,204	4.95%	2.93%
Other means	1,036	1.22%	1.19%
Worked at home	1,183	1.39%	3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	22.2	0.03%	25.5
Employed civilian population 16 years and over	78,906		129,721,512
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	24,105	30.55%	33.65%
Service occupations	14,492	18.37%	14.86%
Sales and office occupations	19,927	25.25%	26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	129	0.16%	0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations	7,654	9.7%	9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	12,599	15.97%	14.62%
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	301	0.38%	1.87%
Construction	4,764	6.04%	6.78%
Manufacturing	9,742	12.35%	14.1%
Wholesale trade	2,145	2.72%	3.6%
Retail trade	9,968	12.63%	11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	4,301	5.45%	5.2%
Information	1,871	2.37%	3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing	3,318	4.21%	6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services	5,722	7.25%	9.3%
Educational, health and social services	21,156	26.81%	19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services	7,439	9.43%	7.87%
Other services (except public administration)	3,571	4.53%	4.87%
Public administration	4,608	5.84%	4.79%
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers	56,083	71.08%	78.47%
Government workers	19,300	24.46%	14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	3,357	4.25%	6.63%
Unpaid family workers	166	0.21%	0.31%

	Richmond, Georgia	%, Richmond, Georgia	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	73,939		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	10,308	13.94%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	5,905	7.99%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	11,640	15.74%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	10,846	14.67%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	13,346	18.05%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	11,978	16.2%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	5,174	7.0%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	2,905	3.93%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	725	0.98%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	1,112	1.5%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	33,086		41,994
With earnings	59,156	38.91%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	43,118		56,604
With Social Security income	18,511	12.18%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	9,959		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	4,156	2.73%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,795		6,320
With public assistance income	3,843	2.53%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,269		3,032
With retirement income	14,381	9.46%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	17,510		17,376
Families	49,940		72,261,780
Less than $10,000	5,053	10.12%	5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,440	6.89%	4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	6,908	13.83%	10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999	7,059	14.13%	12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999	9,767	19.56%	17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999	9,564	19.15%	22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999	4,178	8.37%	12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999	2,427	4.86%	9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	569	1.14%	2.75%
$200,000 or more	975	1.95%	2.92%
Median family income (dollars)	38,509		50,046
Per capita income (dollars)	17,088		21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers	29,667		37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers	22,760		27,194
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families	8,077		6,620,945
With related children under 18 years	6,700	82.95%	77.87%
- With related children under 5 years	3,135	38.81%	38.7%
Families with female householder, no husband present	5,453		3,315,916
With related children under 18 years	4,864	89.2%	88.68%
- With related children under 5 years	2,164	39.68%	42.27%
Individuals	37,313		33,899,812
18 years and over	22,778	61.05%	65.35%
- 65 years and over	2,995	8.03%	9.7%
Related children under 18 years	14,285	38.28%	33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years	10,133	27.16%	23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	9,837	26.36%	31.63%

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