Ashe, North Carolina county Economy Profile

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 Ashe, North Carolina United States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyAshe
Total population24,384 281,421,906
Male12,031138,053,563
Female12,353143,368,343
Median age (years)42.135.3
Total households10,411105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)28,82441,994

Ashe, North Carolina county Economy

The number of private wage and salary workers in Ashe, North Carolina equals 8,541. Government workers comprise 13.27% of workers in Ashe, North Carolina. Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business make up eleven point zero nine percent of Ashe, North Carolina labor force. There are 74 unpaid family workers in Ashe, North Carolina.

ten point nine percent of population are involved in construction, twenty-six point six five percent are in manufacturing, and 2.23% are in wholesale trade. 4.77% of labor force provide professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services in Ashe, North Carolina. Six point one four percent of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, in Ashe, North Carolina.

59.31% of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Ashe, North Carolina. 76.23% of Ashe, North Carolina workers 16 years and over commute to work by car, truck, or van - drive alone. Five point one five percent of Ashe, North Carolina residents work at home. 0.02% use public transportation (including taxicab).

 Ashe, North Carolina %, Ashe, North Carolina United States
Population 16 years and over20,137  217,168,077
In labor force11,944 59.31%63.92%
- Civilian labor force11,942 59.3%63.39%
- - Employed11,390 56.56%59.73%
- - Unemployed552 2.74%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force4.6  5.8
- Armed Forces2 0.01%0.53%
Not in labor force8,193 40.69%36.08%
 
Females 16 years and over10,330 51.3%51.66%
In labor force5,372 26.68%29.72%
- Civilian labor force5,372 26.68%29.65%
- - Employed5,102 25.34%27.92%
 
Own children under 6 years1,498 7.44%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force995  12,787,501
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over11,082  128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone8,448 76.23%75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled1,774 16.01%12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)2 0.02%4.73%
Walked115 1.04%2.93%
Other means172 1.55%1.19%
Worked at home571 5.15%3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)26.6 0.24%25.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over11,390  129,721,512
 
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations2,549 22.38%33.65%
Service occupations1,598 14.03%14.86%
Sales and office occupations2,334 20.49%26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations263 2.31%0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations1,747 15.34%9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations2,899 25.45%14.62%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining592 5.2%1.87%
Construction1,241 10.9%6.78%
Manufacturing3,036 26.65%14.1%
Wholesale trade254 2.23%3.6%
Retail trade1,171 10.28%11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities393 3.45%5.2%
Information267 2.34%3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing410 3.6%6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services543 4.77%9.3%
Educational, health and social services1,840 16.15%19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services699 6.14%7.87%
Other services (except public administration)497 4.36%4.87%
Public administration447 3.92%4.79%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers8,541 74.99%78.47%
Government workers1,512 13.27%14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business1,263 11.09%6.63%
Unpaid family workers74 0.65%0.31%
 Ashe, North Carolina %, Ashe, North Carolina United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households10,394  105,539,122
Less than $10,0001,587 15.27%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,9991,062 10.22%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,9991,897 18.25%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,9991,587 15.27%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,9991,805 17.37%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,9991,591 15.31%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999421 4.05%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999236 2.27%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999113 1.09%2.2%
$200,000 or more95 0.91%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)28,824  41,994
With earnings7,577 37.63%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)38,420  56,604
With Social Security income3,537 17.56%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)9,713  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income676 3.36%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)5,285  6,320
With public assistance income229 1.14%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)2,546  3,032
With retirement income1,993 9.9%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)16,310  17,376
 
Families7,426  72,261,780
Less than $10,000555 7.47%5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999574 7.73%4.31%
$15,000 to $24,9991,216 16.37%10.74%
$25,000 to $34,9991,254 16.89%12.02%
$35,000 to $49,9991,566 21.09%17.13%
$50,000 to $74,9991,454 19.58%22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999397 5.35%12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999219 2.95%9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999107 1.44%2.75%
$200,000 or more84 1.13%2.92%
Median family income (dollars)36,052  50,046
 
Per capita income (dollars)16,429  21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers25,666  37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers19,983  27,194
 
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families748  6,620,945
With related children under 18 years442 59.09%77.87%
- With related children under 5 years198 26.47%38.7%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present241  3,315,916
With related children under 18 years175 72.61%88.68%
- With related children under 5 years75 31.12%42.27%
 
Individuals3,246  33,899,812
18 years and over2,443 75.26%65.35%
- 65 years and over723 22.27%9.7%
Related children under 18 years780 24.03%33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years522 16.08%23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over1,116 34.38%31.63%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.