Raleigh, North Carolina Economy Profile

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Raleigh, North Carolina Economy

13.21% Raleigh, North Carolina households have a household income of between $25,000 and $34,999.16.91% Raleigh, North Carolina households have a household income of between $35,000 to $49,999. Median household income in a Raleigh, North Carolina household is forty-six thousand, six hundred and twelve dollars. Raleigh, North Carolina households with supplemental security income account for 1.07% of Raleigh, North Carolina households. There are 0.95% households with public assistance income in Raleigh, North Carolina.

seventy-eight point two two percent of workers comprise private wage and salary workers in Raleigh, North Carolina. Government workers account for sixteen point six four percent of Raleigh, North Carolina workers. The earnings of male full-time, year-round workers, in Raleigh, North Carolina are thirty-nine thousand, two hundred and forty-eight dollars. The amount of earnings of female full-time, year-round workers reaches thirty thousand, six hundred and fifty-six dollars.

72.71% of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Raleigh, North Carolina. Among them 34.04% are females aged 16 and over. 18.76% of workers provide educational, health and social services. Eight point nine five percent of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services in Raleigh, North Carolina.

	Raleigh, North Carolina	%, Raleigh, North Carolina	United States
Population 16 years and over	224,128		217,168,077
In labor force	162,974	72.71%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	162,712	72.6%	63.39%
- - Employed	154,114	68.76%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	8,598	3.84%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	5.3		5.8
- Armed Forces	262	0.12%	0.53%
Not in labor force	61,154	27.29%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	114,364	51.03%	51.66%
In labor force	76,283	34.04%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	76,250	34.02%	29.65%
- - Employed	72,296	32.26%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	19,798	8.83%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	11,824		12,787,501
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	151,655		128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	119,290	78.66%	75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	17,417	11.48%	12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)	3,670	2.42%	4.73%
Walked	4,383	2.89%	2.93%
Other means	1,899	1.25%	1.19%
Worked at home	4,996	3.29%	3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	22.0	0.01%	25.5
Employed civilian population 16 years and over	154,114		129,721,512
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	69,482	45.08%	33.65%
Service occupations	20,209	13.11%	14.86%
Sales and office occupations	41,343	26.83%	26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	321	0.21%	0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations	10,969	7.12%	9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	11,790	7.65%	14.62%
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	618	0.4%	1.87%
Construction	10,426	6.77%	6.78%
Manufacturing	15,620	10.14%	14.1%
Wholesale trade	4,698	3.05%	3.6%
Retail trade	16,994	11.03%	11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	5,673	3.68%	5.2%
Information	6,961	4.52%	3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing	11,512	7.47%	6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services	23,487	15.24%	9.3%
Educational, health and social services	28,917	18.76%	19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services	13,795	8.95%	7.87%
Other services (except public administration)	6,528	4.24%	4.87%
Public administration	8,885	5.77%	4.79%
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers	120,552	78.22%	78.47%
Government workers	25,652	16.64%	14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	7,612	4.94%	6.63%
Unpaid family workers	298	0.19%	0.31%

	Raleigh, North Carolina	%, Raleigh, North Carolina	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	112,727		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	8,113	7.2%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	5,154	4.57%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	12,758	11.32%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	14,896	13.21%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	19,062	16.91%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	23,007	20.41%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	13,262	11.76%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	10,843	9.62%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	3,081	2.73%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	2,551	2.26%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	46,612		41,994
With earnings	99,869	44.56%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	57,502		56,604
With Social Security income	18,177	8.11%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	11,672		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	2,398	1.07%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,135		6,320
With public assistance income	2,131	0.95%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,514		3,032
With retirement income	13,716	6.12%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	21,082		17,376
Families	62,174		72,261,780
Less than $10,000	2,875	4.62%	5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,948	3.13%	4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	5,315	8.55%	10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999	6,176	9.93%	12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999	9,250	14.88%	17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999	13,763	22.14%	22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999	9,318	14.99%	12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999	8,774	14.11%	9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,555	4.11%	2.75%
$200,000 or more	2,200	3.54%	2.92%
Median family income (dollars)	60,003		50,046
Per capita income (dollars)	25,113		21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers	39,248		37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers	30,656		27,194
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families	4,405		6,620,945
With related children under 18 years	3,793	86.11%	77.87%
- With related children under 5 years	2,102	47.72%	38.7%
Families with female householder, no husband present	2,671		3,315,916
With related children under 18 years	2,476	92.7%	88.68%
- With related children under 5 years	1,338	50.09%	42.27%
Individuals	29,807		33,899,812
18 years and over	21,712	72.84%	65.35%
- 65 years and over	2,042	6.85%	9.7%
Related children under 18 years	7,787	26.12%	33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years	5,160	17.31%	23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	14,824	49.73%	31.63%

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