High Shoals, North Carolina Economy Profile

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 High Shoals, North Carolina United States
StateNorth Carolina
CityHigh Shoals
Total population729 281,421,906
Male358138,053,563
Female371143,368,343
Median age (years)30.935.3
Total households284105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)33,90641,994

High Shoals, North Carolina Economy

18.86% High Shoals, North Carolina households have a household income of between $25,000 and $34,999.19.57% High Shoals, North Carolina households have a household income of between $35,000 to $49,999. Median household income in a High Shoals, North Carolina household is thirty-three thousand, nine hundred and six dollars. High Shoals, North Carolina households with supplemental security income account for 2.34% of High Shoals, North Carolina households. There are 2.93% households with public assistance income in High Shoals, North Carolina.

86.63% of workers comprise private wage and salary workers in High Shoals, North Carolina. Government workers account for ten point three three percent of High Shoals, North Carolina workers. The earnings of male full-time, year-round workers, in High Shoals, North Carolina are thirty-one thousand, seven hundred and eleven dollars. The amount of earnings of female full-time, year-round workers reaches $20,833.

67.97% of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in High Shoals, North Carolina. Among them 31.84% are females aged 16 and over. 8.51% of workers provide educational, health and social services. 4.86% of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services in High Shoals, North Carolina.

 High Shoals, North Carolina %, High Shoals, North Carolina United States
Population 16 years and over512  217,168,077
In labor force348 67.97%63.92%
- Civilian labor force348 67.97%63.39%
- - Employed329 64.26%59.73%
- - Unemployed19 3.71%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force5.5  5.8
- Armed Forces0  0.53%
Not in labor force164 32.03%36.08%
 
Females 16 years and over285 55.66%51.66%
In labor force163 31.84%29.72%
- Civilian labor force163 31.84%29.65%
- - Employed151 29.49%27.92%
 
Own children under 6 years73 14.26%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force36  12,787,501
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over314  128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone273 86.94%75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled38 12.1%12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)0  4.73%
Walked0  2.93%
Other means3 0.96%1.19%
Worked at home0  3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)30.0 9.55%25.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over329  129,721,512
 
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations51 15.5%33.65%
Service occupations47 14.29%14.86%
Sales and office occupations82 24.92%26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations2 0.61%0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations47 14.29%9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations100 30.4%14.62%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining2 0.61%1.87%
Construction28 8.51%6.78%
Manufacturing114 34.65%14.1%
Wholesale trade12 3.65%3.6%
Retail trade36 10.94%11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities15 4.56%5.2%
Information16 4.86%3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing8 2.43%6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services7 2.13%9.3%
Educational, health and social services28 8.51%19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services16 4.86%7.87%
Other services (except public administration)26 7.9%4.87%
Public administration21 6.38%4.79%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers285 86.63%78.47%
Government workers34 10.33%14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business10 3.04%6.63%
Unpaid family workers0  0.31%
 High Shoals, North Carolina %, High Shoals, North Carolina United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households281  105,539,122
Less than $10,00044 15.66%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,99911 3.91%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,99936 12.81%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,99953 18.86%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,99955 19.57%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,99956 19.93%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,99915 5.34%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,99911 3.91%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,9990  2.2%
$200,000 or more0  2.37%
Median household income (dollars)33,906  41,994
With earnings230 44.92%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)39,306  56,604
With Social Security income63 12.3%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)9,467  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income12 2.34%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)4,842  6,320
With public assistance income15 2.93%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)1,353  3,032
With retirement income36 7.03%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)8,353  17,376
 
Families200  72,261,780
Less than $10,00022 11.0%5.75%
$10,000 to $14,9999 4.5%4.31%
$15,000 to $24,99927 13.5%10.74%
$25,000 to $34,99938 19.0%12.02%
$35,000 to $49,99937 18.5%17.13%
$50,000 to $74,99943 21.5%22.32%
$75,000 to $99,99915 7.5%12.47%
$100,000 to $149,9999 4.5%9.6%
$150,000 to $199,9990  2.75%
$200,000 or more0  2.92%
Median family income (dollars)36,429  50,046
 
Per capita income (dollars)14,881  21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers31,711  37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers20,833  27,194
 
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families31  6,620,945
With related children under 18 years26 83.87%77.87%
- With related children under 5 years20 64.52%38.7%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present20  3,315,916
With related children under 18 years20 100.0%88.68%
- With related children under 5 years14 70.0%42.27%
 
Individuals124  33,899,812
18 years and over72 58.06%65.35%
- 65 years and over13 10.48%9.7%
Related children under 18 years52 41.94%33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years27 21.77%23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over28 22.58%31.63%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.