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Blackstone, Virginia Economy Profile

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 Blackstone, Virginia United States
StateVirginia
CityBlackstone
Total population3,675 281,421,906
Male1,650138,053,563
Female2,025143,368,343
Median age (years)40.035.3
Total households1,430105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)27,56641,994

Blackstone, Virginia Economy

The number of private wage and salary workers in Blackstone, Virginia equals eight hundred and ninety-three. Government workers comprise twenty-seven point six one percent of workers in Blackstone, Virginia. Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business make up 8.2% of Blackstone, Virginia labor force. There are 0 unpaid family workers in Blackstone, Virginia.

3.95% of population are involved in construction, 14.38% are in manufacturing, and two point seven three percent are in wholesale trade. Three point nine five percent of labor force provide professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services in Blackstone, Virginia. Five point one eight percent of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, in Blackstone, Virginia.

fifty-four point four three percent of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Blackstone, Virginia. 76.82% of Blackstone, Virginia workers 16 years and over commute to work by car, truck, or van - drive alone. Two point seven nine percent of Blackstone, Virginia residents work at home. 0.73% use public transportation (including taxicab).

 Blackstone, Virginia %, Blackstone, Virginia United States
Population 16 years and over2,789  217,168,077
In labor force1,518 54.43%63.92%
- Civilian labor force1,511 54.18%63.39%
- - Employed1,391 49.87%59.73%
- - Unemployed120 4.3%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force7.9  5.8
- Armed Forces7 0.25%0.53%
Not in labor force1,271 45.57%36.08%
 
Females 16 years and over1,683 60.34%51.66%
In labor force780 27.97%29.72%
- Civilian labor force780 27.97%29.65%
- - Employed716 25.67%27.92%
 
Own children under 6 years271 9.72%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force175  12,787,501
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over1,363  128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone1,047 76.82%75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled231 16.95%12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)10 0.73%4.73%
Walked37 2.71%2.93%
Other means0  1.19%
Worked at home38 2.79%3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)25.2 1.85%25.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over1,391  129,721,512
 
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations349 25.09%33.65%
Service occupations258 18.55%14.86%
Sales and office occupations343 24.66%26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations31 2.23%0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations83 5.97%9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations327 23.51%14.62%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining53 3.81%1.87%
Construction55 3.95%6.78%
Manufacturing200 14.38%14.1%
Wholesale trade38 2.73%3.6%
Retail trade257 18.48%11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities107 7.69%5.2%
Information21 1.51%3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing82 5.9%6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services55 3.95%9.3%
Educational, health and social services283 20.35%19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services72 5.18%7.87%
Other services (except public administration)18 1.29%4.87%
Public administration150 10.78%4.79%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers893 64.2%78.47%
Government workers384 27.61%14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business114 8.2%6.63%
Unpaid family workers0  0.31%
 Blackstone, Virginia %, Blackstone, Virginia United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households1,404  105,539,122
Less than $10,000277 19.73%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999117 8.33%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999266 18.95%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999155 11.04%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999226 16.1%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999229 16.31%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,99952 3.7%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,99941 2.92%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,99928 1.99%2.2%
$200,000 or more13 0.93%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)27,566  41,994
With earnings935 33.52%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)41,747  56,604
With Social Security income522 18.72%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)8,853  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income85 3.05%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)6,545  6,320
With public assistance income96 3.44%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)2,310  3,032
With retirement income308 11.04%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)13,062  17,376
 
Families892  72,261,780
Less than $10,000123 13.79%5.75%
$10,000 to $14,99965 7.29%4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999109 12.22%10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999103 11.55%12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999187 20.96%17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999200 22.42%22.32%
$75,000 to $99,99946 5.16%12.47%
$100,000 to $149,99920 2.24%9.6%
$150,000 to $199,99928 3.14%2.75%
$200,000 or more11 1.23%2.92%
Median family income (dollars)41,520  50,046
 
Per capita income (dollars)15,562  21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers26,419  37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers17,905  27,194
 
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families180  6,620,945
With related children under 18 years107 59.44%77.87%
- With related children under 5 years36 20.0%38.7%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present102  3,315,916
With related children under 18 years59 57.84%88.68%
- With related children under 5 years8 7.84%42.27%
 
Individuals905  33,899,812
18 years and over576 63.65%65.35%
- 65 years and over177 19.56%9.7%
Related children under 18 years323 35.69%33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years263 29.06%23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over200 22.1%31.63%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.