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35020 Economics
Zip Code: 35020
State: Alabama
City Name: Bessemer
County: Jefferson
State Zip Codes: Alabama Zip Codes
State Geography: Alabama Geography


35020 Overview 35020 Demographic 35020 Economic 35020 Housing 35020 Social
Subject
Number
Percent
     
EMPLOYMENT STATUS    
Population 16 years and over 24,183 100.0
In labor force 11,919 49.3
  Civilian labor force 11,907 49.2
    Employed 10,643 44.0
    Unemployed 1,264 5.2
      Percent of civilian labor force 10.6 (X)
  Armed Forces 12 0.0
Not in labor force 12,264 50.7
     
Females 16 years and over 13,582 100.0
In labor force 6,228 45.9
  Civilian labor force 6,223 45.8
    Employed 5,596 41.2
     
Own children under 6 years 2,401 100.0
All parents in family in labor force 1,301 54.2
     
COMMUTING TO WORK    
Workers 16 years and over 10,351 100.0
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 8,049 77.8
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 1,781 17.2
Public transportation (including taxicab) 174 1.7
Walked 163 1.6
Other means 94 0.9
Worked at home 90 0.9
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 24.4 (X)
     
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 10,643 100.0
OCCUPATION    
Management, professional, and related occupations 1,999 18.8
Service occupations 2,482 23.3
Sales and office occupations 2,691 25.3
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 14 0.1
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 1,127 10.6
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 2,330 21.9
     
INDUSTRY    
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 109 1.0
Construction 774 7.3
Manufacturing 1,462 13.7
Wholesale trade 352 3.3
Retail trade 1,350 12.7
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 508 4.8
Information 191 1.8
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 667 6.3
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 733 6.9
Educational, health and social services 2,414 22.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 911 8.6
Other services (except public administration) 714 6.7
Public administration 458 4.3
     
CLASS OF WORKER    
Private wage and salary workers 8,660 81.4
Government workers 1,506 14.2
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 477 4.5
Unpaid family workers 0 0.0
     
INCOME IN 1999    
Households 12,200 100.0
Less than $10,000 2,976 24.4
$10,000 to $14,999 1,469 12.0
$15,000 to $24,999 2,382 19.5
$25,000 to $34,999 1,691 13.9
$35,000 to $49,999 1,756 14.4
$50,000 to $74,999 1,209 9.9
$75,000 to $99,999 473 3.9
$100,000 to $149,999 171 1.4
$150,000 to $199,999 44 0.4
$200,000 or more 29 0.2
Median household income (dollars) 21,772 (X)
     
With earnings 8,264 67.7
  Mean earnings (dollars) 31,199 (X)
With Social Security income 4,453 36.5
  Mean Social Security income (dollars) 9,338 (X)
With Supplemental Security Income 1,410 11.6
  Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars) 6,215 (X)
With public assistance income 595 4.9
  Mean public assistance income (dollars) 1,890 (X)
With retirement income 2,339 19.2
  Mean retirement income (dollars) 9,888 (X)
     
Families 8,378 100.0
Less than $10,000 1,407 16.8
$10,000 to $14,999 850 10.1
$15,000 to $24,999 1,677 20.0
$25,000 to $34,999 1,300 15.5
$35,000 to $49,999 1,487 17.7
$50,000 to $74,999 1,051 12.5
$75,000 to $99,999 409 4.9
$100,000 to $149,999 144 1.7
$150,000 to $199,999 37 0.4
$200,000 or more 16 0.2
Median family income (dollars) 26,728 (X)
     
Per capita income (dollars) 11,279 (X)
Median earnings (dollars):    
  Male full-time, year-round workers 26,604 (X)
  Female full-time, year-round workers 20,080 (X)
     
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)    
Families 2,088 (X)
    Percent below poverty level (X) 24.9
With related children under 18 years 1,635 (X)
    Percent below poverty level (X) 34.2
  With related children under 5 years 795 (X)
    Percent below poverty level (X) 43.7
     
Families with female householder, no husband present 1,440 (X)
    Percent below poverty level (X) 40.4
With related children under 18 years 1,185 (X)
    Percent below poverty level (X) 50.0
  With related children under 5 years 617 (X)
    Percent below poverty level (X) 63.3
     
Individuals 8,784 (X)
    Percent below poverty level (X) 28.0
18 years and over 5,570 (X)
    Percent below poverty level (X) 24.5
  65 years and over 1,250 (X)
    Percent below poverty level (X) 25.5
Related children under 18 years 3,196 (X)
    Percent below poverty level (X) 37.5
  Related children 5 to 17 years 2,214 (X)
    Percent below poverty level (X) 35.5
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 1,866 (X)
    Percent below poverty level (X) 40.1


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