North Carolina state Economy Profile

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North Carolina state Economy

13.91% North Carolina households have a household income of between $25,000 and $34,999.17.65% North Carolina households have a household income of between $35,000 to $49,999. Median household income in a North Carolina household is thirty-nine thousand, one hundred and eighty-four dollars. North Carolina households with supplemental security income account for 2.07% of North Carolina households. There are 1.37% households with public assistance income in North Carolina.

seventy-eight point seven eight percent of workers comprise private wage and salary workers in North Carolina. Government workers account for fourteen point five four percent of North Carolina workers. The earnings of male full-time, year-round workers, in North Carolina are thirty-two thousand, one hundred and thirty-two dollars. The amount of earnings of female full-time, year-round workers reaches twenty-four thousand, nine hundred and seventy-eight dollars.

65.66% of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in North Carolina. Among them 30.52% are females aged 16 and over. 19.18% of workers provide educational, health and social services. Six point nine four percent of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services in North Carolina.

	North Carolina	%, North Carolina	United States
Population 16 years and over	6,290,618		217,168,077
In labor force	4,130,579	65.66%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	4,039,732	64.22%	63.39%
- - Employed	3,824,741	60.8%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	214,991	3.42%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	5.3		5.8
- Armed Forces	90,847	1.44%	0.53%
Not in labor force	2,160,039	34.34%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	3,251,605	51.69%	51.66%
In labor force	1,919,831	30.52%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	1,910,896	30.38%	29.65%
- - Employed	1,800,563	28.62%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	613,366	9.75%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	375,569		12,787,501
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	3,837,773		128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	3,046,666	79.39%	75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	538,264	14.03%	12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)	34,803	0.91%	4.73%
Walked	74,147	1.93%	2.93%
Other means	40,942	1.07%	1.19%
Worked at home	102,951	2.68%	3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	24.0		25.5
Employed civilian population 16 years and over	3,824,741		129,721,512
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	1,192,816	31.19%	33.65%
Service occupations	517,418	13.53%	14.86%
Sales and office occupations	947,865	24.78%	26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	29,178	0.76%	0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations	422,336	11.04%	9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	715,128	18.7%	14.62%
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	61,185	1.6%	1.87%
Construction	312,038	8.16%	6.78%
Manufacturing	755,252	19.75%	14.1%
Wholesale trade	131,330	3.43%	3.6%
Retail trade	439,868	11.5%	11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	176,412	4.61%	5.2%
Information	89,797	2.35%	3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing	231,222	6.05%	6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services	296,075	7.74%	9.3%
Educational, health and social services	733,440	19.18%	19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services	265,585	6.94%	7.87%
Other services (except public administration)	176,908	4.63%	4.87%
Public administration	155,629	4.07%	4.79%
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers	3,012,940	78.78%	78.47%
Government workers	556,230	14.54%	14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	245,017	6.41%	6.63%
Unpaid family workers	10,554	0.28%	0.31%

	North Carolina	%, North Carolina	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	3,133,282		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	328,770	10.49%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	201,123	6.42%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	431,701	13.78%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	435,975	13.91%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	553,041	17.65%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	608,777	19.43%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	279,020	8.91%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	188,621	6.02%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	50,650	1.62%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	55,604	1.77%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	39,184		41,994
With earnings	2,553,452	40.59%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	50,814		56,604
With Social Security income	791,608	12.58%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,723		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	130,066	2.07%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,747		6,320
With public assistance income	86,373	1.37%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,276		3,032
With retirement income	514,994	8.19%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	16,831		17,376
Families	2,173,346		72,261,780
Less than $10,000	128,836	5.93%	5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999	99,830	4.59%	4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	255,706	11.77%	10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999	284,931	13.11%	12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999	407,152	18.73%	17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999	497,451	22.89%	22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999	240,205	11.05%	12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999	166,124	7.64%	9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	44,670	2.06%	2.75%
$200,000 or more	48,441	2.23%	2.92%
Median family income (dollars)	46,335		50,046
Per capita income (dollars)	20,307		21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers	32,132		37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers	24,978		27,194
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families	196,423		6,620,945
With related children under 18 years	146,753	74.71%	77.87%
- With related children under 5 years	71,615	36.46%	38.7%
Families with female householder, no husband present	104,265		3,315,916
With related children under 18 years	90,584	86.88%	88.68%
- With related children under 5 years	42,981	41.22%	42.27%
Individuals	958,667		33,899,812
18 years and over	647,614	67.55%	65.35%
- 65 years and over	122,248	12.75%	9.7%
Related children under 18 years	301,899	31.49%	33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years	207,269	21.62%	23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	320,479	33.43%	31.63%

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