Greensboro, NC Economic Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Number

Percent

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over178,542100.0
In labor force122,64168.7
Civilian labor force
122,48868.6
Employed
114,54264.2
Unemployed
7,9464.5
Percent of civilian labor force
6.5(X)
Armed Forces
1530.1
Not in labor force55,90131.3
Females 16 years and over95,987100.0
In labor force60,31862.8
Civilian labor force
60,31862.8
Employed
56,34558.7
Own children under 6 years15,994100.0
All parents in family in labor force10,26564.2
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over112,625100.0
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone89,33379.3
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled14,41912.8
Public transportation (including taxicab)1,8951.7
Walked2,6502.4
Other means1,3251.2
Worked at home3,0032.7
Mean travel time to work (minutes)20.4(X)
Employed civilian population 16 years and over114,542100.0
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations41,08535.9
Service occupations15,93513.9
Sales and office occupations33,36929.1
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations930.1
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations8,1727.1
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations15,88813.9
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining1480.1
Construction6,8135.9
Manufacturing18,03415.7
Wholesale trade4,7324.1
Retail trade12,98011.3
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities5,8345.1
Information3,2672.9
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing9,8848.6
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services10,9319.5
Educational, health and social services23,58520.6
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services10,1688.9
Other services (except public administration)5,1984.5
Public administration2,9682.6
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers93,29181.4
Government workers15,43513.5
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business5,6514.9
Unpaid family workers1650.1
INCOME IN 1999
Households92,084100.0
Less than $10,0008,4819.2
$10,000 to $14,9995,5126.0
$15,000 to $24,99913,15414.3
$25,000 to $34,99913,63514.8
$35,000 to $49,99916,05417.4
$50,000 to $74,99917,25418.7
$75,000 to $99,9997,6748.3
$100,000 to $149,9995,9676.5
$150,000 to $199,9992,0352.2
$200,000 or more2,3182.5
Median household income (dollars)39,661(X)
With earnings77,73684.4
Mean earnings (dollars)
52,438(X)
With Social Security income19,94521.7
Mean Social Security income (dollars)
11,485(X)
With Supplemental Security Income2,8863.1
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
5,828(X)
With public assistance income2,2672.5
Mean public assistance income (dollars)
2,552(X)
With retirement income13,19514.3
Mean retirement income (dollars)
17,158(X)
Families54,065100.0
Less than $10,0002,9685.5
$10,000 to $14,9992,0823.9
$15,000 to $24,9996,05411.2
$25,000 to $34,9996,44211.9
$35,000 to $49,9999,35217.3
$50,000 to $74,99912,11522.4
$75,000 to $99,9996,30511.7
$100,000 to $149,9994,8919.0
$150,000 to $199,9991,7813.3
$200,000 or more2,0753.8
Median family income (dollars)50,192(X)
Per capita income (dollars)22,986(X)

Median earnings (dollars):

Male full-time, year-round workers34,681(X)
Female full-time, year-round workers26,797(X)
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families4,674(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)8.6
With related children under 18 years3,752(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)13.4
With related children under 5 years
2,043(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)18.0
Families with female householder, no husband present2,873(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)22.1
With related children under 18 years2,595(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)28.3
With related children under 5 years
1,417(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)38.8
Individuals26,107(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)12.3
18 years and over18,100(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)11.1
65 years and over
2,651(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)10.6
Related children under 18 years7,732(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)15.8
Related children 5 to 17 years
5,107(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)14.5
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over10,805(X)
Percent below poverty level
(X)20.4
(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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