Polk, North Carolina county Economy Profile

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 Polk, North Carolina United States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyPolk
Total population18,324 281,421,906
Male8,692138,053,563
Female9,632143,368,343
Median age (years)44.935.3
Total households7,908105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)36,25941,994

Polk, North Carolina county Economy

16.69% Polk, North Carolina households have a household income of between $25,000 and $34,999.19.31% Polk, North Carolina households have a household income of between $35,000 to $49,999. Median household income in a Polk, North Carolina household is thirty-six thousand, two hundred and fifty-nine dollars. Polk, North Carolina households with supplemental security income account for 1.96% of Polk, North Carolina households. There are 1.09% households with public assistance income in Polk, North Carolina.

74.24% of workers comprise private wage and salary workers in Polk, North Carolina. Government workers account for thirteen point nine five percent of Polk, North Carolina workers. The earnings of male full-time, year-round workers, in Polk, North Carolina are $29,375. The amount of earnings of female full-time, year-round workers reaches $23,070.

55.02% of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Polk, North Carolina. Among them 25.03% are females aged 16 and over. 18.43% of workers provide educational, health and social services. Seven point eight one percent of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services in Polk, North Carolina.

 Polk, North Carolina %, Polk, North Carolina United States
Population 16 years and over15,023  217,168,077
In labor force8,266 55.02%63.92%
- Civilian labor force8,259 54.98%63.39%
- - Employed7,922 52.73%59.73%
- - Unemployed337 2.24%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force4.1  5.8
- Armed Forces7 0.05%0.53%
Not in labor force6,757 44.98%36.08%
 
Females 16 years and over7,998 53.24%51.66%
In labor force3,760 25.03%29.72%
- Civilian labor force3,760 25.03%29.65%
- - Employed3,590 23.9%27.92%
 
Own children under 6 years1,147 7.63%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force643  12,787,501
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over7,776  128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone6,075 78.13%75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled1,100 14.15%12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)6 0.08%4.73%
Walked157 2.02%2.93%
Other means72 0.93%1.19%
Worked at home366 4.71%3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)26.2 0.34%25.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over7,922  129,721,512
 
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations2,290 28.91%33.65%
Service occupations1,121 14.15%14.86%
Sales and office occupations1,872 23.63%26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations99 1.25%0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations1,015 12.81%9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations1,525 19.25%14.62%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining158 1.99%1.87%
Construction804 10.15%6.78%
Manufacturing1,821 22.99%14.1%
Wholesale trade152 1.92%3.6%
Retail trade838 10.58%11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities313 3.95%5.2%
Information164 2.07%3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing417 5.26%6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services536 6.77%9.3%
Educational, health and social services1,460 18.43%19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services619 7.81%7.87%
Other services (except public administration)382 4.82%4.87%
Public administration258 3.26%4.79%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers5,881 74.24%78.47%
Government workers1,105 13.95%14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business903 11.4%6.63%
Unpaid family workers33 0.42%0.31%
 Polk, North Carolina %, Polk, North Carolina United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households7,887  105,539,122
Less than $10,000814 10.32%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999559 7.09%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,9991,111 14.09%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,9991,316 16.69%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,9991,523 19.31%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,9991,433 18.17%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999565 7.16%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999364 4.62%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999126 1.6%2.2%
$200,000 or more76 0.96%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)36,259  41,994
With earnings5,518 36.73%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)41,904  56,604
With Social Security income3,196 21.27%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)12,289  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income294 1.96%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)5,734  6,320
With public assistance income164 1.09%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)2,134  3,032
With retirement income2,016 13.42%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)17,424  17,376
 
Families5,306  72,261,780
Less than $10,000176 3.32%5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999208 3.92%4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999639 12.04%10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999853 16.08%12.02%
$35,000 to $49,9991,126 21.22%17.13%
$50,000 to $74,9991,304 24.58%22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999471 8.88%12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999336 6.33%9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999126 2.37%2.75%
$200,000 or more67 1.26%2.92%
Median family income (dollars)45,096  50,046
 
Per capita income (dollars)19,804  21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers29,375  37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers23,070  27,194
 
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families342  6,620,945
With related children under 18 years205 59.94%77.87%
- With related children under 5 years93 27.19%38.7%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present107  3,315,916
With related children under 18 years90 84.11%88.68%
- With related children under 5 years52 48.6%42.27%
 
Individuals1,808  33,899,812
18 years and over1,380 76.33%65.35%
- 65 years and over360 19.91%9.7%
Related children under 18 years420 23.23%33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years319 17.64%23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over737 40.76%31.63%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.