Dekalb County, GA Economic Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Dekalb county georgia dp 3 profile of selected economic characteristics





NOTE: Data based on a sample except in P3, P4, H3, and H4. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, definitions, and count corrections see https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml.


Subject

Number

Percent

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over519,626100.0
In labor force368,08670.8
Civilian labor force
367,72070.8
Employed
347,41066.9
Unemployed
20,3103.9
Percent of civilian labor force
5.5(X)
Armed Forces
3660.1
Not in labor force151,54029.2
Females 16 years and over271,566100.0
In labor force179,80366.2
Civilian labor force
179,71866.2
Employed
169,59162.4
Own children under 6 years51,686100.0
All parents in family in labor force33,54264.9
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over341,110100.0
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone240,37470.5
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled52,59415.4
Public transportation (including taxicab)28,0958.2
Walked6,0211.8
Other means3,6481.1
Worked at home10,3783.0
Mean travel time to work (minutes)31.7(X)
Employed civilian population 16 years and over347,410100.0
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations137,48939.6
Service occupations45,57813.1
Sales and office occupations97,17928.0
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations3540.1
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations28,8218.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations37,98910.9
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining6200.2
Construction21,9736.3
Manufacturing27,9398.0
Wholesale trade11,2603.2
Retail trade35,16410.1
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities21,0766.1
Information21,9926.3
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing28,6168.2
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services48,39113.9
Educational, health and social services66,16719.0
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services26,5957.7
Other services (except public administration)17,6915.1
Public administration19,9265.7
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers278,99580.3
Government workers50,48014.5
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business17,1754.9
Unpaid family workers7600.2
INCOME IN 1999
Households249,391100.0
Less than $10,00016,1296.5
$10,000 to $14,9999,8283.9
$15,000 to $24,99925,89610.4
$25,000 to $34,99930,71412.3
$35,000 to $49,99944,22917.7
$50,000 to $74,99954,26921.8
$75,000 to $99,99929,66611.9
$100,000 to $149,99924,1169.7
$150,000 to $199,9997,5583.0
$200,000 or more6,9862.8
Median household income (dollars)49,117(X)
With earnings222,08989.1
Mean earnings (dollars)
61,170(X)
With Social Security income42,38817.0
Mean Social Security income (dollars)
11,235(X)
With Supplemental Security Income8,2713.3
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
6,239(X)
With public assistance income5,4432.2
Mean public assistance income (dollars)
2,388(X)
With retirement income30,73812.3
Mean retirement income (dollars)
19,126(X)
Families158,167100.0
Less than $10,0007,8655.0
$10,000 to $14,9995,0133.2
$15,000 to $24,99914,5279.2
$25,000 to $34,99918,07611.4
$35,000 to $49,99926,77516.9
$50,000 to $74,99935,37922.4
$75,000 to $99,99920,87213.2
$100,000 to $149,99917,98111.4
$150,000 to $199,9996,0863.8
$200,000 or more5,5933.5
Median family income (dollars)54,018(X)
Per capita income (dollars)23,968(X)

Median earnings (dollars):

Male full-time, year-round workers36,270(X)
Female full-time, year-round workers31,653(X)
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families12,330(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)7.8
With related children under 18 years9,893(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)11.1
With related children under 5 years
5,202(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)13.9
Families with female householder, no husband present7,060(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)16.8
With related children under 18 years6,251(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)21.1
With related children under 5 years
3,141(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)29.6
Individuals70,484(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)10.8
18 years and over47,176(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)9.6
65 years and over
4,503(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)8.7
Related children under 18 years22,328(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)14.1
Related children 5 to 17 years
15,515(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)13.7
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over25,657(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)17.6
(X) Not applicable.



Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P30, P32, P33, P43, P46, P49, P50, P51, P52, P53, P58, P62, P63, P64, P65, P67, P71, P72, P73, P74, P76, P77, P82, P87, P90, PCT47, PCT52, and PCT53


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