Mecklenburg, North Carolina county Economy Profile

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 Mecklenburg, North Carolina United States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyMecklenburg
Total population695,454 281,421,906
Male341,457138,053,563
Female353,997143,368,343
Median age (years)33.135.3
Total households273,416105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)50,57941,994

Mecklenburg, North Carolina county Economy

The number of private wage and salary workers in Mecklenburg, North Carolina equals 315,311. Government workers comprise 9.45% of workers in Mecklenburg, North Carolina. Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business make up 4.94% of Mecklenburg, North Carolina labor force. There are eight hundred and thirty-three unpaid family workers in Mecklenburg, North Carolina.

seven point two eight percent of population are involved in construction, 10.73% are in manufacturing, and 4.93% are in wholesale trade. 11.7% of labor force provide professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services in Mecklenburg, North Carolina. Seven point eight three percent of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, in Mecklenburg, North Carolina.

seventy-two point four one percent of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Mecklenburg, North Carolina. Seventy-nine point two five percent of Mecklenburg, North Carolina workers 16 years and over commute to work by car, truck, or van - drive alone. Three point three nine percent of Mecklenburg, North Carolina residents work at home. 2.57% use public transportation (including taxicab).

 Mecklenburg, North Carolina %, Mecklenburg, North Carolina United States
Population 16 years and over538,229  217,168,077
In labor force389,714 72.41%63.92%
- Civilian labor force389,411 72.35%63.39%
- - Employed369,275 68.61%59.73%
- - Unemployed20,136 3.74%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force5.2  5.8
- Armed Forces303 0.06%0.53%
Not in labor force148,515 27.59%36.08%
 
Females 16 years and over277,144 51.49%51.66%
In labor force181,074 33.64%29.72%
- Civilian labor force181,004 33.63%29.65%
- - Employed170,772 31.73%27.92%
 
Own children under 6 years57,563 10.69%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force33,166  12,787,501
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over362,991  128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone287,663 79.25%75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled45,473 12.53%12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)9,331 2.57%4.73%
Walked5,097 1.4%2.93%
Other means3,115 0.86%1.19%
Worked at home12,312 3.39%3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)26.0 0.01%25.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over369,275  129,721,512
 
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations145,990 39.53%33.65%
Service occupations44,376 12.02%14.86%
Sales and office occupations107,934 29.23%26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations452 0.12%0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations29,585 8.01%9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations40,938 11.09%14.62%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining843 0.23%1.87%
Construction26,883 7.28%6.78%
Manufacturing39,616 10.73%14.1%
Wholesale trade18,210 4.93%3.6%
Retail trade40,080 10.85%11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities22,062 5.97%5.2%
Information13,465 3.65%3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing53,811 14.57%6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services43,212 11.7%9.3%
Educational, health and social services58,456 15.83%19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services28,896 7.83%7.87%
Other services (except public administration)15,775 4.27%4.87%
Public administration7,966 2.16%4.79%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers315,311 85.39%78.47%
Government workers34,890 9.45%14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business18,241 4.94%6.63%
Unpaid family workers833 0.23%0.31%
 Mecklenburg, North Carolina %, Mecklenburg, North Carolina United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households273,561  105,539,122
Less than $10,00017,438 6.37%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,99910,809 3.95%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,99927,688 10.12%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,99934,101 12.47%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,99944,710 16.34%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,99958,289 21.31%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,99933,355 12.19%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,99927,381 10.01%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,9998,712 3.18%2.2%
$200,000 or more11,078 4.05%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)50,579  41,994
With earnings242,475 45.05%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)67,125  56,604
With Social Security income47,194 8.77%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)11,376  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income6,757 1.26%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)6,248  6,320
With public assistance income6,272 1.17%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)2,631  3,032
With retirement income32,878 6.11%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)17,393  17,376
 
Families176,621  72,261,780
Less than $10,0007,336 4.15%5.75%
$10,000 to $14,9995,088 2.88%4.31%
$15,000 to $24,99914,190 8.03%10.74%
$25,000 to $34,99917,010 9.63%12.02%
$35,000 to $49,99926,032 14.74%17.13%
$50,000 to $74,99940,697 23.04%22.32%
$75,000 to $99,99926,111 14.78%12.47%
$100,000 to $149,99923,051 13.05%9.6%
$150,000 to $199,9997,428 4.21%2.75%
$200,000 or more9,678 5.48%2.92%
Median family income (dollars)60,608  50,046
 
Per capita income (dollars)27,352  21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers40,934  37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers30,100  27,194
 
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families11,572  6,620,945
With related children under 18 years8,917 77.06%77.87%
- With related children under 5 years4,512 38.99%38.7%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present6,528  3,315,916
With related children under 18 years5,649 86.53%88.68%
- With related children under 5 years2,748 42.1%42.27%
 
Individuals62,652  33,899,812
18 years and over42,227 67.4%65.35%
- 65 years and over5,193 8.29%9.7%
Related children under 18 years19,658 31.38%33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years13,653 21.79%23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over22,842 36.46%31.63%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.