Winston County Economic QuickFacts

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Subject

Number

Percent

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

Population 16 years and over

19,544

100

In labor force

11,367

58.2

Civilian labor force

11,356

58.1

Employed

10,646

54.5

Unemployed

710

3.6

Percent of civilian labor force

6.3

(X)

Armed Forces

11

0.1

Not in labor force

8,177

41.8

Females 16 years and over

10,052

100

In labor force

4,858

48.3

Civilian labor force

4,858

48.3

Employed

4,452

44.3

Own children under 6 years

1,813

100

All parents in family in labor force

1,049

57.9

COMMUTING TO WORK

Workers 16 years and over

10,428

100

Car, truck, or van -- drove alone

8,434

80.9

Car, truck, or van -- carpooled

1,421

13.6

Public transportation (including taxicab)

22

0.2

Walked

145

1.4

Other means

93

0.9

Worked at home

313

3

Mean travel time to work (minutes)

26.4

(X)

Employed civilian population 16 years and over

10,646

100

OCCUPATION

Management, professional, and related occupations

2,083

19.6

Service occupations

1,091

10.2

Sales and office occupations

2,303

21.6

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

173

1.6

Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations

1,457

13.7

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

3,539

33.2

INDUSTRY

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining

450

4.2

Construction

763

7.2

Manufacturing

3,610

33.9

Wholesale trade

278

2.6

Retail trade

1,299

12.2

Transportation and warehousing, and utilities

845

7.9

Information

85

0.8

Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing

358

3.4

Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services

274

2.6

Educational, health and social services

1,534

14.4

Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services

462

4.3

Other services (except public administration)

402

3.8

Public administration

286

2.7

CLASS OF WORKER

Private wage and salary workers

8,210

77.1

Government workers

1,237

11.6

Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business

1,157

10.9

Unpaid family workers

42

0.4

INCOME IN 1999

Households

10,125

100

Less than $10,000

1,744

17.2

$10,000 to $14,999

939

9.3

$15,000 to $24,999

1,825

18

$25,000 to $34,999

1,798

17.8

$35,000 to $49,999

1,594

15.7

$50,000 to $74,999

1,310

12.9

$75,000 to $99,999

455

4.5

$100,000 to $149,999

297

2.9

$150,000 to $199,999

80

0.8

$200,000 or more

83

0.8

Median household income (dollars)

28,435

(X)

With earnings

7,446

73.5

Mean earnings (dollars)

41,033

(X)

With Social Security income

3,025

29.9

Mean Social Security income (dollars)

9,484

(X)

With Supplemental Security Income

785

7.8

Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)

5,643

(X)

With public assistance income

229

2.3

Mean public assistance income (dollars)

1,662

(X)

With retirement income

1,513

14.9

Mean retirement income (dollars)

17,880

(X)

Families

7,391

100

Less than $10,000

624

8.4

$10,000 to $14,999

520

7

$15,000 to $24,999

1,347

18.2

$25,000 to $34,999

1,529

20.7

$35,000 to $49,999

1,278

17.3

$50,000 to $74,999

1,237

16.7

$75,000 to $99,999

417

5.6

$100,000 to $149,999

289

3.9

$150,000 to $199,999

73

1

$200,000 or more

77

1

Median family income (dollars)

32,628

(X)

Per capita income (dollars)

15,738

(X)

Median earnings (dollars):

Male full-time, year-round workers

26,206

(X)

Female full-time, year-round workers

17,760

(X)

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)

Families

956

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

12.9

With related children under 18 years

624

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

17.9

With related children under 5 years

299

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

22.6

Families with female householder, no husband present

352

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

35.3

With related children under 18 years

321

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

43.6

With related children under 5 years

139

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

58.2

Individuals

4,196

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

17.1

18 years and over

2,909

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

15.6

65 years and over

759

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

23

Related children under 18 years

1,266

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

21.8

Related children 5 to 17 years

917

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

21.5

Unrelated individuals 15 years and over

1,232

(X)

Percent below poverty level

(X)

38.3

Population, 2009 estimate

23,997

Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2009

-3.4%

Population, 2000

24,843

Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000

12.7%

Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2008

5.7%

Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2008

21.9%

Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2008

16.1%

Female persons, percent, 2008

50.9%

White persons, percent, 2008 (a)

97.7%

Black persons, percent, 2008(a)

0.7%

American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2008 (a)

0.5%

Asian persons, percent, 2008(a)

0.1%

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2008 (a)

0.0%

Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2008

0.8%

Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2008 (b)

2.6%

White persons, not Hispanic, percent, 2008

95.2%

Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct age 5+, 2000

62.9%

Foreign born persons, percent, 2000

1.0%

Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000

2.6%

High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000

62.6%

Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000

8.3%

Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000

5,678

Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000

26.4

Housing units, 2008

12,770

Homeownership rate, 2000

80.1%

Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000

5.5%

Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000

$60,800

Households, 2000

10,107

Persons per household, 2000

2.43

Per capita money income, 1999

$15,738

Median household income, 2008

$32,018

Persons below poverty, percent, 2007

16.0%

Geography QuickFacts

Winston County

Land area, 2000 (square miles)

614

Persons per square mile, 2000

40.5

FIPS Code

133

Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area

None

Private nonfarm establishments, 2007

523

Private nonfarm employment, 2007

9,033

Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2007

-1.1%

Nonemployer establishments, 2007

2,046

Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000)

704,904

Retail sales, 2002 ($1000)

141,211

Retail sales per capita, 2002

$5,727

Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997

F

Women-owned firms, percent of total, 2002

18.3%

Building permits, 2008

0

Federal spending, 2008 ($1000)

184,602

Winston County Social QuickFacts

Subject

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT

Population 3 years and over enrolled in school

5,275

100

Nursery school, preschool

255

4.8

Kindergarten

339

6.4

Elementary school (grades 1-8)

2,801

53.1

High school (grades 9-12)

1,171

22.2

College or graduate school

709

13.4

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Population 25 years and over

17,078

100

Less than 9th grade

2,700

15.8

9th to 12th grade, no diploma

3,687

21.6

High school graduate (includes equivalency)

5,855

34.3

Some college, no degree

2,874

16.8

Associate degree

551

3.2

Bachelor's degree

746

4.4

Graduate or professional degree

665

3.9

Percent high school graduate or higher

62.6

(X)

Percent bachelor's degree or higher

8.3

(X)

MARITAL STATUS

Population 15 years and over

19,956

100

Never married

3,094

15.5

Now married, except separated

12,643

63.4

Separated

368

1.8

Widowed

1,695

8.5

Female

1,439

7.2

Divorced

2,156

10.8

Female

1,147

5.7

GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS

Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years

401

100

Grandparent responsible for grandchildren

205

51.1

VETERAN STATUS

Civilian population 18 years and over

18,933

100

Civilian veterans

2,237

11.8

DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION

Population 5 to 20 years

5,240

100

With a disability

382

7.3

Population 21 to 64 years

14,447

100

With a disability

3,596

24.9

Percent employed

46.4

(X)

No disability

10,851

75.1

Percent employed

73.8

(X)

Population 65 years and over

3,296

100

With a disability

1,700

51.6

RESIDENCE IN 1995

Population 5 years and over

23,293

100

Same house in 1995

14,661

62.9

Different house in the U.S. in 1995

8,488

36.4

Same county

4,825

20.7

Different county

3,663

15.7

Same state

2,547

10.9

Different state

1,116

4.8

Elsewhere in 1995

144

0.6

NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH

Total population

24,843

100

Native

24,586

99

Born in United States

24,494

98.6

State of residence

19,789

79.7

Different state

4,705

18.9

Born outside United States

92

0.4

Foreign born

257

1

Entered 1990 to March 2000

170

0.7

Naturalized citizen

58

0.2

Not a citizen

199

0.8

REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN

Total (excluding born at sea)

257

100

Europe

35

13.6

Asia

39

15.2

Africa

0

0

Oceania

0

0

Latin America

183

71.2

Northern America

0

0

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME

Population 5 years and over

23,293

100

English only

22,676

97.4

Language other than English

617

2.6

Speak English less than 'very well

142

0.6

Spanish

467

2

Speak English less than "very well"

124

0.5

Other Indo-European languages

80

0.3

Speak English less than "very well"

10

0

Asian and Pacific Island languages

42

0.2

Speak English less than "very well"

8

0

ANCESTRY (single or multiple)

Total population

24,843

100

Total ancestries reported

16,397

66

Arab

18

0.1

Czech1

0

0

Danish

0

0

Dutch

195

0.8

English

1,262

5.1

French (except Basque)1

166

0.7

French Canadian1

75

0.3

German

1,016

4.1

Greek

43

0.2

Hungarian

0

0

Irish1

2,093

8.4

Italian

142

0.6

Lithuanian

0

0

Norwegian

82

0.3

Polish

53

0.2

Portuguese

6

0

Russian

7

0

Scotch-Irish

291

1.2

Scottish

236

0.9

Slovak

0

0

Subsaharan African

0

0

Swedish

24

0.1

Swiss

2

0

Ukrainian

0

0

United States or American

6,797

27.4

Welsh

38

0.2

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)

0

0

Other ancestries

3,851

15.5