Avery, North Carolina county Economy Profile

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 Avery, North Carolina United States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyAvery
Total population17,167 281,421,906
Male9,063138,053,563
Female8,104143,368,343
Median age (years)38.435.3
Total households6,532105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)30,62741,994

Avery, North Carolina county Economy

According to the statistics on employment by occupation in Avery, North Carolina, 20.87% of workers provide educational, health and social services. 11.63% of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services in Avery, North Carolina. The percentage of people involved into professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services in Avery, North Carolina is as follows: 5.99%.

In Avery, North Carolina government workers account for 16.86% of workers. Seventy point four four percent of workers comprise private wage and salary workers. Median household income in Avery, North Carolina is equal to $30,627 while median family income is $37,454. The earnings of male full-time, year-round workers, in Avery, North Carolina are $25,983. The amount of earnings of female full-time, year-round workers reaches twenty-one thousand, six hundred and fifty-two dollars.

zero of families in Avery, North Carolina are below poverty line (total population in Avery, North Carolina is 17,167). There are 138 families with female householder, no husband present. The median age of a Avery, North Carolina resident is 38.4 years old.

 Avery, North Carolina %, Avery, North Carolina United States
Population 16 years and over14,186  217,168,077
In labor force7,755 54.67%63.92%
- Civilian labor force7,738 54.55%63.39%
- - Employed7,196 50.73%59.73%
- - Unemployed542 3.82%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force7.0  5.8
- Armed Forces17 0.12%0.53%
Not in labor force6,431 45.33%36.08%
 
Females 16 years and over6,708 47.29%51.66%
In labor force3,471 24.47%29.72%
- Civilian labor force3,471 24.47%29.65%
- - Employed3,329 23.47%27.92%
 
Own children under 6 years1,082 7.63%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force598  12,787,501
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over7,049  128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone5,126 72.72%75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled1,376 19.52%12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)16 0.23%4.73%
Walked230 3.26%2.93%
Other means35 0.5%1.19%
Worked at home266 3.77%3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)22.9 0.32%25.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over7,196  129,721,512
 
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations1,846 25.65%33.65%
Service occupations1,490 20.71%14.86%
Sales and office occupations1,447 20.11%26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations154 2.14%0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations1,087 15.11%9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations1,172 16.29%14.62%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining384 5.34%1.87%
Construction863 11.99%6.78%
Manufacturing1,112 15.45%14.1%
Wholesale trade143 1.99%3.6%
Retail trade659 9.16%11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities241 3.35%5.2%
Information63 0.88%3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing254 3.53%6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services431 5.99%9.3%
Educational, health and social services1,502 20.87%19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services837 11.63%7.87%
Other services (except public administration)332 4.61%4.87%
Public administration375 5.21%4.79%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers5,069 70.44%78.47%
Government workers1,213 16.86%14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business899 12.49%6.63%
Unpaid family workers15 0.21%0.31%
 Avery, North Carolina %, Avery, North Carolina United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households6,521  105,539,122
Less than $10,000986 15.12%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999624 9.57%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,9991,108 16.99%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999962 14.75%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,9991,221 18.72%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,9991,089 16.7%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999234 3.59%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999206 3.16%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,99925 0.38%2.2%
$200,000 or more66 1.01%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)30,627  41,994
With earnings4,882 34.41%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)37,587  56,604
With Social Security income2,166 15.27%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)10,087  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income369 2.6%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)5,770  6,320
With public assistance income224 1.58%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)1,283  3,032
With retirement income962 6.78%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)18,822  17,376
 
Families4,531  72,261,780
Less than $10,000269 5.94%5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999370 8.17%4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999746 16.46%10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999748 16.51%12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999996 21.98%17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999936 20.66%22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999198 4.37%12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999188 4.15%9.6%
$150,000 to $199,99925 0.55%2.75%
$200,000 or more55 1.21%2.92%
Median family income (dollars)37,454  50,046
 
Per capita income (dollars)15,176  21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers25,983  37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers21,652  27,194
 
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families493  6,620,945
With related children under 18 years285 57.81%77.87%
- With related children under 5 years172 34.89%38.7%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present138  3,315,916
With related children under 18 years84 60.87%88.68%
- With related children under 5 years49 35.51%42.27%
 
Individuals2,345  33,899,812
18 years and over1,675 71.43%65.35%
- 65 years and over487 20.77%9.7%
Related children under 18 years629 26.82%33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years377 16.08%23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over818 34.88%31.63%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.