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Monroe, North Carolina Economy Profile

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 Monroe, North Carolina United States
StateNorth Carolina
CityMonroe
Total population26,228 281,421,906
Male13,279138,053,563
Female12,949143,368,343
Median age (years)30.935.3
Total households9,029105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)40,45741,994

Monroe, North Carolina Economy

66.8% of people are in the labor force of Monroe, North Carolina. The total population of Monroe, North Carolina is 26,228 people. Per capita income in Monroe, North Carolina is equal to $17,970. On an average, male full-time, year-round workers in Monroe, North Carolina, receive $30,265, female full-time, year-round workers in Monroe, North Carolina, are paid twenty-two thousand, eight hundred and eighty-nine dollars. There are four hundred and thirteen families with female householder, no husband present.

Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business make up 4.02% of workers in Monroe, North Carolina. Eighty-five point six nine percent comprise private wage and salary workers in Monroe, North Carolina. There are nine Unpaid family workers in Monroe, North Carolina. 336 people are involved in public administration. 13.86% of workers provide educational, health and social services in Monroe, North Carolina. The percentage of people involved into transportation and warehousing, and utilities in Monroe, North Carolina is as follows: 2.65%.

 Monroe, North Carolina %, Monroe, North Carolina United States
Population 16 years and over19,852  217,168,077
In labor force13,262 66.8%63.92%
- Civilian labor force13,254 66.76%63.39%
- - Employed12,334 62.13%59.73%
- - Unemployed920 4.63%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force6.9  5.8
- Armed Forces8 0.04%0.53%
Not in labor force6,590 33.2%36.08%
 
Females 16 years and over9,791 49.32%51.66%
In labor force5,829 29.36%29.72%
- Civilian labor force5,829 29.36%29.65%
- - Employed5,435 27.38%27.92%
 
Own children under 6 years2,391 12.04%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force1,134  12,787,501
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over12,103  128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone9,149 75.59%75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled2,432 20.09%12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)58 0.48%4.73%
Walked154 1.27%2.93%
Other means119 0.98%1.19%
Worked at home191 1.58%3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)25.2 0.21%25.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over12,334  129,721,512
 
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations3,177 25.76%33.65%
Service occupations1,672 13.56%14.86%
Sales and office occupations2,940 23.84%26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations60 0.49%0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations1,755 14.23%9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations2,730 22.13%14.62%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining57 0.46%1.87%
Construction1,827 14.81%6.78%
Manufacturing2,562 20.77%14.1%
Wholesale trade517 4.19%3.6%
Retail trade1,666 13.51%11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities327 2.65%5.2%
Information233 1.89%3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing742 6.02%6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services835 6.77%9.3%
Educational, health and social services1,710 13.86%19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services1,050 8.51%7.87%
Other services (except public administration)472 3.83%4.87%
Public administration336 2.72%4.79%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers10,569 85.69%78.47%
Government workers1,260 10.22%14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business496 4.02%6.63%
Unpaid family workers9 0.07%0.31%
 Monroe, North Carolina %, Monroe, North Carolina United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households8,960  105,539,122
Less than $10,000875 9.77%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999597 6.66%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,9991,109 12.38%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,9991,255 14.01%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,9991,624 18.13%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,9991,884 21.03%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999874 9.75%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999442 4.93%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999165 1.84%2.2%
$200,000 or more135 1.51%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)40,457  41,994
With earnings7,429 37.42%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)48,210  56,604
With Social Security income2,124 10.7%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)10,187  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income348 1.75%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)6,166  6,320
With public assistance income256 1.29%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)3,129  3,032
With retirement income1,315 6.62%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)17,385  17,376
 
Families6,411  72,261,780
Less than $10,000401 6.25%5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999326 5.09%4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999680 10.61%10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999757 11.81%12.02%
$35,000 to $49,9991,299 20.26%17.13%
$50,000 to $74,9991,512 23.58%22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999845 13.18%12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999381 5.94%9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999100 1.56%2.75%
$200,000 or more110 1.72%2.92%
Median family income (dollars)44,953  50,046
 
Per capita income (dollars)17,970  21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers30,265  37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers22,889  27,194
 
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families752  6,620,945
With related children under 18 years639 84.97%77.87%
- With related children under 5 years415 55.19%38.7%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present413  3,315,916
With related children under 18 years379 91.77%88.68%
- With related children under 5 years253 61.26%42.27%
 
Individuals4,387  33,899,812
18 years and over2,463 56.14%65.35%
- 65 years and over336 7.66%9.7%
Related children under 18 years1,883 42.92%33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years1,179 26.87%23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over1,038 23.66%31.63%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.