Cherokee, North Carolina county Economy Profile

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 Cherokee, North Carolina United States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyCherokee
Total population24,298 281,421,906
Male11,786138,053,563
Female12,512143,368,343
Median age (years)44.035.3
Total households10,336105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)27,99241,994

Cherokee, North Carolina county Economy

15.55% Cherokee, North Carolina households have a household income of between $25,000 and $34,999.17.36% Cherokee, North Carolina households have a household income of between $35,000 to $49,999. Median household income in a Cherokee, North Carolina household is twenty-seven thousand, nine hundred and ninety-two dollars. Cherokee, North Carolina households with supplemental security income account for 3.37% of Cherokee, North Carolina households. There are 1.57% households with public assistance income in Cherokee, North Carolina.

73.8% of workers comprise private wage and salary workers in Cherokee, North Carolina. Government workers account for fourteen point nine three percent of Cherokee, North Carolina workers. The earnings of male full-time, year-round workers, in Cherokee, North Carolina are $26,127. The amount of earnings of female full-time, year-round workers reaches $18,908.

54.11% of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Cherokee, North Carolina. Among them 24.68% are females aged 16 and over. 19.55% of workers provide educational, health and social services. 6.29% of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services in Cherokee, North Carolina.

 Cherokee, North Carolina %, Cherokee, North Carolina United States
Population 16 years and over19,952  217,168,077
In labor force10,797 54.11%63.92%
- Civilian labor force10,757 53.91%63.39%
- - Employed10,162 50.93%59.73%
- - Unemployed595 2.98%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force5.5  5.8
- Armed Forces40 0.2%0.53%
Not in labor force9,155 45.89%36.08%
 
Females 16 years and over10,404 52.15%51.66%
In labor force4,924 24.68%29.72%
- Civilian labor force4,907 24.59%29.65%
- - Employed4,579 22.95%27.92%
 
Own children under 6 years1,479 7.41%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force974  12,787,501
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over10,004  128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone7,758 77.55%75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled1,660 16.59%12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)14 0.14%4.73%
Walked176 1.76%2.93%
Other means82 0.82%1.19%
Worked at home314 3.14%3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)24.1 0.24%25.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over10,162  129,721,512
 
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations2,296 22.59%33.65%
Service occupations1,586 15.61%14.86%
Sales and office occupations2,048 20.15%26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations161 1.58%0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations1,749 17.21%9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations2,322 22.85%14.62%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining290 2.85%1.87%
Construction1,367 13.45%6.78%
Manufacturing2,174 21.39%14.1%
Wholesale trade251 2.47%3.6%
Retail trade1,289 12.68%11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities394 3.88%5.2%
Information141 1.39%3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing376 3.7%6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services487 4.79%9.3%
Educational, health and social services1,987 19.55%19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services639 6.29%7.87%
Other services (except public administration)465 4.58%4.87%
Public administration302 2.97%4.79%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers7,500 73.8%78.47%
Government workers1,517 14.93%14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business1,050 10.33%6.63%
Unpaid family workers95 0.93%0.31%
 Cherokee, North Carolina %, Cherokee, North Carolina United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households10,301  105,539,122
Less than $10,0001,576 15.3%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,9991,035 10.05%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,9991,996 19.38%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,9991,602 15.55%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,9991,788 17.36%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,9991,386 13.46%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999520 5.05%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999240 2.33%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,99948 0.47%2.2%
$200,000 or more110 1.07%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)27,992  41,994
With earnings7,137 35.77%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)36,855  56,604
With Social Security income4,141 20.75%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)10,487  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income673 3.37%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)4,898  6,320
With public assistance income313 1.57%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)1,601  3,032
With retirement income2,097 10.51%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)15,196  17,376
 
Families7,390  72,261,780
Less than $10,000565 7.65%5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999596 8.06%4.31%
$15,000 to $24,9991,346 18.21%10.74%
$25,000 to $34,9991,293 17.5%12.02%
$35,000 to $49,9991,468 19.86%17.13%
$50,000 to $74,9991,286 17.4%22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999484 6.55%12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999219 2.96%9.6%
$150,000 to $199,99934 0.46%2.75%
$200,000 or more99 1.34%2.92%
Median family income (dollars)33,768  50,046
 
Per capita income (dollars)15,814  21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers26,127  37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers18,908  27,194
 
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families861  6,620,945
With related children under 18 years486 56.45%77.87%
- With related children under 5 years201 23.34%38.7%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present260  3,315,916
With related children under 18 years211 81.15%88.68%
- With related children under 5 years81 31.15%42.27%
 
Individuals3,679  33,899,812
18 years and over2,724 74.04%65.35%
- 65 years and over825 22.42%9.7%
Related children under 18 years946 25.71%33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years649 17.64%23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over1,089 29.6%31.63%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.