Chatham, North Carolina county Economy Profile

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 Chatham, North Carolina United States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyChatham
Total population49,329 281,421,906
Male24,268138,053,563
Female25,061143,368,343
Median age (years)38.835.3
Total households19,741105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)42,85141,994

Chatham, North Carolina county Economy

According to the statistics on employment by occupation in Chatham, North Carolina, 22.69% of workers provide educational, health and social services. Five point four three percent of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services in Chatham, North Carolina. The percentage of people involved into professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services in Chatham, North Carolina is as follows: eight point three eight percent.

In Chatham, North Carolina government workers account for eighteen point eight two percent of workers. 72.58% of workers comprise private wage and salary workers. Median household income in Chatham, North Carolina is equal to forty-two thousand, eight hundred and fifty-one dollars while median family income is $50,909. The earnings of male full-time, year-round workers, in Chatham, North Carolina are $32,980. The amount of earnings of female full-time, year-round workers reaches $26,044.

0.0 of families in Chatham, North Carolina are below poverty line (total population in Chatham, North Carolina is 49,329). There are 489 families with female householder, no husband present. The median age of a Chatham, North Carolina resident is thirty-eight point eight years old.

 Chatham, North Carolina %, Chatham, North Carolina United States
Population 16 years and over39,391  217,168,077
In labor force25,874 65.69%63.92%
- Civilian labor force25,846 65.61%63.39%
- - Employed25,095 63.71%59.73%
- - Unemployed751 1.91%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force2.9  5.8
- Armed Forces28 0.07%0.53%
Not in labor force13,517 34.31%36.08%
 
Females 16 years and over20,373 51.72%51.66%
In labor force12,019 30.51%29.72%
- Civilian labor force12,019 30.51%29.65%
- - Employed11,669 29.62%27.92%
 
Own children under 6 years3,341 8.48%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force2,150  12,787,501
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over24,657  128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone18,966 76.92%75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled3,902 15.83%12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)54 0.22%4.73%
Walked357 1.45%2.93%
Other means270 1.1%1.19%
Worked at home1,108 4.49%3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)27.3 0.11%25.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over25,095  129,721,512
 
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations8,807 35.09%33.65%
Service occupations2,700 10.76%14.86%
Sales and office occupations5,306 21.14%26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations280 1.12%0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations2,872 11.44%9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations5,130 20.44%14.62%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining672 2.68%1.87%
Construction2,253 8.98%6.78%
Manufacturing5,587 22.26%14.1%
Wholesale trade578 2.3%3.6%
Retail trade2,405 9.58%11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities818 3.26%5.2%
Information605 2.41%3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing1,060 4.22%6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services2,103 8.38%9.3%
Educational, health and social services5,695 22.69%19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services1,362 5.43%7.87%
Other services (except public administration)1,151 4.59%4.87%
Public administration806 3.21%4.79%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers18,213 72.58%78.47%
Government workers4,724 18.82%14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business2,130 8.49%6.63%
Unpaid family workers28 0.11%0.31%
 Chatham, North Carolina %, Chatham, North Carolina United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households19,742  105,539,122
Less than $10,0001,718 8.7%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,9991,211 6.13%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,9992,492 12.62%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,9992,492 12.62%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,9993,344 16.94%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,9994,117 20.85%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,9992,165 10.97%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,9991,290 6.53%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999444 2.25%2.2%
$200,000 or more469 2.38%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)42,851  41,994
With earnings15,656 39.75%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)54,998  56,604
With Social Security income5,529 14.04%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)11,689  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income730 1.85%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)6,699  6,320
With public assistance income369 0.94%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)1,610  3,032
With retirement income3,418 8.68%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)19,778  17,376
 
Families13,909  72,261,780
Less than $10,000602 4.33%5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999580 4.17%4.31%
$15,000 to $24,9991,472 10.58%10.74%
$25,000 to $34,9991,710 12.29%12.02%
$35,000 to $49,9992,408 17.31%17.13%
$50,000 to $74,9993,425 24.62%22.32%
$75,000 to $99,9991,782 12.81%12.47%
$100,000 to $149,9991,107 7.96%9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999389 2.8%2.75%
$200,000 or more434 3.12%2.92%
Median family income (dollars)50,909  50,046
 
Per capita income (dollars)23,355  21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers32,980  37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers26,044  27,194
 
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families988  6,620,945
With related children under 18 years741 75.0%77.87%
- With related children under 5 years372 37.65%38.7%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present489  3,315,916
With related children under 18 years437 89.37%88.68%
- With related children under 5 years226 46.22%42.27%
 
Individuals4,723  33,899,812
18 years and over3,325 70.4%65.35%
- 65 years and over871 18.44%9.7%
Related children under 18 years1,358 28.75%33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years883 18.7%23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over1,580 33.45%31.63%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.