Asheville, North Carolina Economy Profile

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Asheville, North Carolina Economy

sixty-one point three percent of people are in the labor force of Asheville, North Carolina. The total population of Asheville, North Carolina is 68,889 people. Per capita income in Asheville, North Carolina is equal to twenty thousand, twenty-four dollars. On an average, male full-time, year-round workers in Asheville, North Carolina, receive $30,463, female full-time, year-round workers in Asheville, North Carolina, are paid $23,488. There are one thousand, two hundred and eight families with female householder, no husband present.

Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business make up 8.18% of workers in Asheville, North Carolina. 77.25% comprise private wage and salary workers in Asheville, North Carolina. There are 64 Unpaid family workers in Asheville, North Carolina. Nine hundred and eighty-six people are involved in public administration. 24.13% of workers provide educational, health and social services in Asheville, North Carolina. The percentage of people involved into transportation and warehousing, and utilities in Asheville, North Carolina is as follows: 2.92%.

	Asheville, North Carolina	%, Asheville, North Carolina	United States
Population 16 years and over	56,962		217,168,077
In labor force	34,918	61.3%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	34,891	61.25%	63.39%
- - Employed	32,757	57.51%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	2,134	3.75%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	6.1		5.8
- Armed Forces	27	0.05%	0.53%
Not in labor force	22,044	38.7%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	30,982	54.39%	51.66%
In labor force	17,128	30.07%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	17,128	30.07%	29.65%
- - Employed	16,178	28.4%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	4,105	7.21%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	2,622		12,787,501
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	32,125		128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	24,538	76.38%	75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	4,321	13.45%	12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)	711	2.21%	4.73%
Walked	1,053	3.28%	2.93%
Other means	395	1.23%	1.19%
Worked at home	1,107	3.45%	3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	17.8	0.06%	25.5
Employed civilian population 16 years and over	32,757		129,721,512
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	11,310	34.53%	33.65%
Service occupations	5,812	17.74%	14.86%
Sales and office occupations	8,439	25.76%	26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	121	0.37%	0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations	2,743	8.37%	9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	4,332	13.22%	14.62%
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	171	0.52%	1.87%
Construction	2,176	6.64%	6.78%
Manufacturing	4,178	12.75%	14.1%
Wholesale trade	1,122	3.43%	3.6%
Retail trade	4,208	12.85%	11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	955	2.92%	5.2%
Information	924	2.82%	3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing	1,472	4.49%	6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services	2,722	8.31%	9.3%
Educational, health and social services	7,903	24.13%	19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services	4,078	12.45%	7.87%
Other services (except public administration)	1,862	5.68%	4.87%
Public administration	986	3.01%	4.79%
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers	25,305	77.25%	78.47%
Government workers	4,708	14.37%	14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	2,680	8.18%	6.63%
Unpaid family workers	64	0.2%	0.31%

	Asheville, North Carolina	%, Asheville, North Carolina	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	30,688		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	4,211	13.72%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,656	8.65%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	4,921	16.04%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	4,367	14.23%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	5,232	17.05%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	5,101	16.62%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	2,090	6.81%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,336	4.35%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	369	1.2%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	405	1.32%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	32,772		41,994
With earnings	22,609	39.69%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	42,743		56,604
With Social Security income	9,911	17.4%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,751		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	1,643	2.88%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,645		6,320
With public assistance income	1,097	1.93%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,934		3,032
With retirement income	6,168	10.83%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	16,388		17,376
Families	16,763		72,261,780
Less than $10,000	1,207	7.2%	5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999	935	5.58%	4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	2,002	11.94%	10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999	2,280	13.6%	12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999	3,200	19.09%	17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999	3,797	22.65%	22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,574	9.39%	12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,083	6.46%	9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	324	1.93%	2.75%
$200,000 or more	361	2.15%	2.92%
Median family income (dollars)	44,029		50,046
Per capita income (dollars)	20,024		21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers	30,463		37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers	23,488		27,194
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families	1,722		6,620,945
With related children under 18 years	1,321	76.71%	77.87%
- With related children under 5 years	597	34.67%	38.7%
Families with female householder, no husband present	1,208		3,315,916
With related children under 18 years	1,079	89.32%	88.68%
- With related children under 5 years	490	40.56%	42.27%
Individuals	10,305		33,899,812
18 years and over	7,497	72.75%	65.35%
- 65 years and over	1,226	11.9%	9.7%
Related children under 18 years	2,712	26.32%	33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years	1,840	17.86%	23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	5,009	48.61%	31.63%

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