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Salisbury, North Carolina Economy Profile

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 Salisbury, North Carolina United States
StateNorth Carolina
CitySalisbury
Total population26,462 281,421,906
Male12,548138,053,563
Female13,914143,368,343
Median age (years)37.135.3
Total households10,276105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)32,92341,994

Salisbury, North Carolina Economy

The number of private wage and salary workers in Salisbury, North Carolina equals eight thousand, four hundred and nineteen. Government workers comprise seventeen point three seven percent of workers in Salisbury, North Carolina. Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business make up 3.29% of Salisbury, North Carolina labor force. There are 31 unpaid family workers in Salisbury, North Carolina.

five point seven three percent of population are involved in construction, twenty-four point three eight percent are in manufacturing, and two point one six percent are in wholesale trade. 6.59% of labor force provide professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services in Salisbury, North Carolina. Seven point four eight percent of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, in Salisbury, North Carolina.

fifty-nine point one percent of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Salisbury, North Carolina. 77.74% of Salisbury, North Carolina workers 16 years and over commute to work by car, truck, or van - drive alone. Two point zero five percent of Salisbury, North Carolina residents work at home. 0.93% use public transportation (including taxicab).

 Salisbury, North Carolina %, Salisbury, North Carolina United States
Population 16 years and over21,356  217,168,077
In labor force12,622 59.1%63.92%
- Civilian labor force12,608 59.04%63.39%
- - Employed10,650 49.87%59.73%
- - Unemployed1,958 9.17%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force15.5  5.8
- Armed Forces14 0.07%0.53%
Not in labor force8,734 40.9%36.08%
 
Females 16 years and over11,338 53.09%51.66%
In labor force6,244 29.24%29.72%
- Civilian labor force6,237 29.2%29.65%
- - Employed5,483 25.67%27.92%
 
Own children under 6 years1,891 8.85%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force1,353  12,787,501
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over10,433  128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone8,111 77.74%75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled1,647 15.79%12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)97 0.93%4.73%
Walked279 2.67%2.93%
Other means85 0.81%1.19%
Worked at home214 2.05%3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)19.1 0.18%25.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over10,650  129,721,512
 
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations3,344 31.4%33.65%
Service occupations1,646 15.46%14.86%
Sales and office occupations2,277 21.38%26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations0  0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations754 7.08%9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations2,629 24.69%14.62%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining15 0.14%1.87%
Construction610 5.73%6.78%
Manufacturing2,597 24.38%14.1%
Wholesale trade230 2.16%3.6%
Retail trade1,228 11.53%11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities312 2.93%5.2%
Information205 1.92%3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing334 3.14%6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services702 6.59%9.3%
Educational, health and social services2,645 24.84%19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services797 7.48%7.87%
Other services (except public administration)569 5.34%4.87%
Public administration406 3.81%4.79%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers8,419 79.05%78.47%
Government workers1,850 17.37%14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business350 3.29%6.63%
Unpaid family workers31 0.29%0.31%
 Salisbury, North Carolina %, Salisbury, North Carolina United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households10,376  105,539,122
Less than $10,0001,525 14.7%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999779 7.51%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,9991,744 16.81%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,9991,464 14.11%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,9991,926 18.56%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,9991,381 13.31%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999810 7.81%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999408 3.93%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999141 1.36%2.2%
$200,000 or more198 1.91%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)32,923  41,994
With earnings7,740 36.24%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)45,844  56,604
With Social Security income3,291 15.41%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)11,057  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income495 2.32%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)5,266  6,320
With public assistance income399 1.87%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)2,334  3,032
With retirement income1,860 8.71%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)16,435  17,376
 
Families6,346  72,261,780
Less than $10,000566 8.92%5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999298 4.7%4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999989 15.58%10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999893 14.07%12.02%
$35,000 to $49,9991,227 19.34%17.13%
$50,000 to $74,9991,063 16.75%22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999641 10.1%12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999364 5.74%9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999113 1.78%2.75%
$200,000 or more192 3.03%2.92%
Median family income (dollars)41,108  50,046
 
Per capita income (dollars)18,864  21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers31,149  37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers25,019  27,194
 
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families773  6,620,945
With related children under 18 years647 83.7%77.87%
- With related children under 5 years333 43.08%38.7%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present566  3,315,916
With related children under 18 years520 91.87%88.68%
- With related children under 5 years276 48.76%42.27%
 
Individuals3,892  33,899,812
18 years and over2,599 66.78%65.35%
- 65 years and over472 12.13%9.7%
Related children under 18 years1,276 32.79%33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years887 22.79%23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over1,485 38.16%31.63%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.