Dare, North Carolina county Economy Profile

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 Dare, North Carolina United States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyDare
Total population29,967 281,421,906
Male15,098138,053,563
Female14,869143,368,343
Median age (years)40.435.3
Total households12,690105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)42,41141,994

Dare, North Carolina county Economy

The number of private wage and salary workers in Dare, North Carolina equals ten thousand, six hundred and eight. Government workers comprise sixteen point nine one percent of workers in Dare, North Carolina. Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business make up fifteen point zero nine percent of Dare, North Carolina labor force. There are sixty-five unpaid family workers in Dare, North Carolina.

13.68% of population are involved in construction, four point eight five percent are in manufacturing, and 2.7% are in wholesale trade. 7.15% of labor force provide professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services in Dare, North Carolina. Fourteen point two one percent of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, in Dare, North Carolina.

68.28% of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Dare, North Carolina. 76.85% of Dare, North Carolina workers 16 years and over commute to work by car, truck, or van - drive alone. Four point seven two percent of Dare, North Carolina residents work at home. 0.15% use public transportation (including taxicab).

 Dare, North Carolina %, Dare, North Carolina United States
Population 16 years and over24,314  217,168,077
In labor force16,601 68.28%63.92%
- Civilian labor force16,504 67.88%63.39%
- - Employed15,696 64.56%59.73%
- - Unemployed808 3.32%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force4.9  5.8
- Armed Forces97 0.4%0.53%
Not in labor force7,713 31.72%36.08%
 
Females 16 years and over12,126 49.87%51.66%
In labor force7,518 30.92%29.72%
- Civilian labor force7,505 30.87%29.65%
- - Employed7,050 29.0%27.92%
 
Own children under 6 years1,764 7.26%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force1,079  12,787,501
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over15,419  128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone11,849 76.85%75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled2,184 14.16%12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)23 0.15%4.73%
Walked344 2.23%2.93%
Other means291 1.89%1.19%
Worked at home728 4.72%3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)19.9 0.13%25.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over15,696  129,721,512
 
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations4,680 29.82%33.65%
Service occupations2,668 17.0%14.86%
Sales and office occupations4,062 25.88%26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations543 3.46%0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations2,554 16.27%9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations1,189 7.58%14.62%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining538 3.43%1.87%
Construction2,147 13.68%6.78%
Manufacturing762 4.85%14.1%
Wholesale trade424 2.7%3.6%
Retail trade2,285 14.56%11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities517 3.29%5.2%
Information396 2.52%3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing1,478 9.42%6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services1,123 7.15%9.3%
Educational, health and social services1,910 12.17%19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services2,231 14.21%7.87%
Other services (except public administration)768 4.89%4.87%
Public administration1,117 7.12%4.79%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers10,608 67.58%78.47%
Government workers2,654 16.91%14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business2,369 15.09%6.63%
Unpaid family workers65 0.41%0.31%
 Dare, North Carolina %, Dare, North Carolina United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households12,685  105,539,122
Less than $10,000807 6.36%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999643 5.07%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,9991,620 12.77%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,9991,858 14.65%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,9992,472 19.49%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,9992,675 21.09%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,9991,306 10.3%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999757 5.97%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999282 2.22%2.2%
$200,000 or more265 2.09%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)42,411  41,994
With earnings10,413 42.83%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)49,050  56,604
With Social Security income3,425 14.09%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)11,500  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income308 1.27%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)6,669  6,320
With public assistance income161 0.66%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)2,368  3,032
With retirement income2,871 11.81%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)24,999  17,376
 
Families8,504  72,261,780
Less than $10,000309 3.63%5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999256 3.01%4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999874 10.28%10.74%
$25,000 to $34,9991,216 14.3%12.02%
$35,000 to $49,9991,676 19.71%17.13%
$50,000 to $74,9992,053 24.14%22.32%
$75,000 to $99,9991,058 12.44%12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999598 7.03%9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999251 2.95%2.75%
$200,000 or more213 2.5%2.92%
Median family income (dollars)49,302  50,046
 
Per capita income (dollars)23,614  21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers31,240  37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers24,318  27,194
 
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families468  6,620,945
With related children under 18 years313 66.88%77.87%
- With related children under 5 years140 29.91%38.7%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present156  3,315,916
With related children under 18 years148 94.87%88.68%
- With related children under 5 years44 28.21%42.27%
 
Individuals2,381  33,899,812
18 years and over1,751 73.54%65.35%
- 65 years and over213 8.95%9.7%
Related children under 18 years621 26.08%33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years425 17.85%23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over919 38.6%31.63%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.