Burke, North Carolina county Economy Profile

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 Burke, North Carolina United States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyBurke
Total population89,148 281,421,906
Male44,574138,053,563
Female44,574143,368,343
Median age (years)36.935.3
Total households34,528105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)35,62941,994

Burke, North Carolina county Economy

The number of private wage and salary workers in Burke, North Carolina equals 33,164. Government workers comprise 17.38% of workers in Burke, North Carolina. Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business make up five point six percent of Burke, North Carolina labor force. There are 105 unpaid family workers in Burke, North Carolina.

5.18% of population are involved in construction, thirty-six point five eight percent are in manufacturing, and 3.0% are in wholesale trade. 3.64% of labor force provide professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services in Burke, North Carolina. 5.47% of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, in Burke, North Carolina.

sixty-four point three six percent of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Burke, North Carolina. 81.84% of Burke, North Carolina workers 16 years and over commute to work by car, truck, or van - drive alone. One point seven two percent of Burke, North Carolina residents work at home. 0.22% use public transportation (including taxicab).

 Burke, North Carolina %, Burke, North Carolina United States
Population 16 years and over70,064  217,168,077
In labor force45,094 64.36%63.92%
- Civilian labor force45,083 64.35%63.39%
- - Employed43,194 61.65%59.73%
- - Unemployed1,889 2.7%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force4.2  5.8
- Armed Forces11 0.02%0.53%
Not in labor force24,970 35.64%36.08%
 
Females 16 years and over35,290 50.37%51.66%
In labor force21,050 30.04%29.72%
- Civilian labor force21,039 30.03%29.65%
- - Employed20,126 28.73%27.92%
 
Own children under 6 years6,215 8.87%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force4,279  12,787,501
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over42,214  128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone34,548 81.84%75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled5,792 13.72%12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)94 0.22%4.73%
Walked497 1.18%2.93%
Other means556 1.32%1.19%
Worked at home727 1.72%3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)21.0 0.05%25.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over43,194  129,721,512
 
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations9,635 22.31%33.65%
Service occupations6,735 15.59%14.86%
Sales and office occupations8,621 19.96%26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations243 0.56%0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations3,994 9.25%9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations13,966 32.33%14.62%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining371 0.86%1.87%
Construction2,237 5.18%6.78%
Manufacturing15,799 36.58%14.1%
Wholesale trade1,294 3.0%3.6%
Retail trade4,085 9.46%11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities1,531 3.54%5.2%
Information414 0.96%3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing978 2.26%6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services1,573 3.64%9.3%
Educational, health and social services8,704 20.15%19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services2,362 5.47%7.87%
Other services (except public administration)1,913 4.43%4.87%
Public administration1,933 4.48%4.79%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers33,164 76.78%78.47%
Government workers7,507 17.38%14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business2,418 5.6%6.63%
Unpaid family workers105 0.24%0.31%
 Burke, North Carolina %, Burke, North Carolina United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households34,566  105,539,122
Less than $10,0003,666 10.61%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,9992,355 6.81%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,9995,414 15.66%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,9995,545 16.04%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,9996,853 19.83%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,9996,704 19.39%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,9992,335 6.76%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,9991,067 3.09%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999274 0.79%2.2%
$200,000 or more353 1.02%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)35,629  41,994
With earnings27,795 39.67%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)42,712  56,604
With Social Security income9,689 13.83%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)10,699  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income1,499 2.14%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)4,978  6,320
With public assistance income867 1.24%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)2,333  3,032
With retirement income5,412 7.72%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)17,085  17,376
 
Families24,472  72,261,780
Less than $10,0001,324 5.41%5.75%
$10,000 to $14,9991,132 4.63%4.31%
$15,000 to $24,9993,438 14.05%10.74%
$25,000 to $34,9993,803 15.54%12.02%
$35,000 to $49,9995,478 22.38%17.13%
$50,000 to $74,9995,834 23.84%22.32%
$75,000 to $99,9991,967 8.04%12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999973 3.98%9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999234 0.96%2.75%
$200,000 or more289 1.18%2.92%
Median family income (dollars)42,114  50,046
 
Per capita income (dollars)17,397  21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers27,591  37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers21,993  27,194
 
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families1,960  6,620,945
With related children under 18 years1,464 74.69%77.87%
- With related children under 5 years691 35.26%38.7%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present711  3,315,916
With related children under 18 years655 92.12%88.68%
- With related children under 5 years275 38.68%42.27%
 
Individuals9,132  33,899,812
18 years and over6,258 68.53%65.35%
- 65 years and over1,397 15.3%9.7%
Related children under 18 years2,797 30.63%33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years1,962 21.48%23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over3,047 33.37%31.63%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.