Northampton, Virginia county Economy Profile

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Northampton, Virginia county Economy

fifty-three point six percent of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Northampton, Virginia. Among them 26.08% are females aged 16 and over. Seventy-one point zero eight percent of Northampton, Virginia workers 16 years and over commute to work by car, truck, or van - drive alone. 2.15% use public transportation (including taxicab). Four point seven percent of Northampton, Virginia residents work at home.

The total population of Northampton, Virginia is thirteen thousand, ninety-three people. The median household income in Northampton, Virginia is twenty-eight thousand, two hundred and seventy-six dollars. Management, professional, and related occupations make up 27.06% of all occupations. 10.04% of Northampton, Virginia population is involved into construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations. 19.93% of population are in sales and office occupations. Production, transportation, and material moving occupations account for 16.42% of occupations.

19.2% of families in Northampton, Virginia have an income from $35,000 to $49,999. Zero of families are below poverty level. Northampton, Virginia median household income is twenty-eight thousand, two hundred and seventy-six dollars. On an average, male full-time, year-round workers, receive twenty-six thousand, eight hundred and forty-two dollars, female full-time, year-round workers, are paid $21,839.

	Northampton, Virginia	%, Northampton, Virginia	United States
Population 16 years and over	10,412		217,168,077
In labor force	5,581	53.6%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	5,566	53.46%	63.39%
- - Employed	5,177	49.72%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	389	3.74%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	7.0		5.8
- Armed Forces	15	0.14%	0.53%
Not in labor force	4,831	46.4%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	5,582	53.61%	51.66%
In labor force	2,715	26.08%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	2,715	26.08%	29.65%
- - Employed	2,498	23.99%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	724	6.95%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	478		12,787,501
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	5,069		128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	3,603	71.08%	75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	816	16.1%	12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)	109	2.15%	4.73%
Walked	200	3.95%	2.93%
Other means	103	2.03%	1.19%
Worked at home	238	4.7%	3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	21.7	0.43%	25.5
Employed civilian population 16 years and over	5,177		129,721,512
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	1,401	27.06%	33.65%
Service occupations	1,033	19.95%	14.86%
Sales and office occupations	1,032	19.93%	26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	341	6.59%	0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations	520	10.04%	9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	850	16.42%	14.62%
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	411	7.94%	1.87%
Construction	359	6.93%	6.78%
Manufacturing	634	12.25%	14.1%
Wholesale trade	187	3.61%	3.6%
Retail trade	498	9.62%	11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	332	6.41%	5.2%
Information	62	1.2%	3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing	211	4.08%	6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services	240	4.64%	9.3%
Educational, health and social services	1,242	23.99%	19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services	415	8.02%	7.87%
Other services (except public administration)	291	5.62%	4.87%
Public administration	295	5.7%	4.79%
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers	3,597	69.48%	78.47%
Government workers	1,034	19.97%	14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	508	9.81%	6.63%
Unpaid family workers	38	0.73%	0.31%

	Northampton, Virginia	%, Northampton, Virginia	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	5,319		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	887	16.68%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	535	10.06%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	984	18.5%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	755	14.19%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	857	16.11%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	720	13.54%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	269	5.06%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	144	2.71%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	75	1.41%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	93	1.75%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	28,276		41,994
With earnings	3,702	35.56%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	37,683		56,604
With Social Security income	2,212	21.24%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,049		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	445	4.27%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	4,899		6,320
With public assistance income	285	2.74%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	1,586		3,032
With retirement income	1,228	11.79%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	18,102		17,376
Families	3,558		72,261,780
Less than $10,000	313	8.8%	5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999	324	9.11%	4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	606	17.03%	10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999	534	15.01%	12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999	683	19.2%	17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999	601	16.89%	22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999	229	6.44%	12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999	131	3.68%	9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	65	1.83%	2.75%
$200,000 or more	72	2.02%	2.92%
Median family income (dollars)	35,034		50,046
Per capita income (dollars)	16,591		21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers	26,842		37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers	21,839		27,194
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families	561		6,620,945
With related children under 18 years	406	72.37%	77.87%
- With related children under 5 years	214	38.15%	38.7%
Families with female householder, no husband present	325		3,315,916
With related children under 18 years	273	84.0%	88.68%
- With related children under 5 years	142	43.69%	42.27%
Individuals	2,633		33,899,812
18 years and over	1,750	66.46%	65.35%
- 65 years and over	448	17.01%	9.7%
Related children under 18 years	863	32.78%	33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years	580	22.03%	23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	720	27.35%	31.63%

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