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Data & Statistics

COUNTY POPULATION 2010 2000 1990 1980
Black Belt Area Total 196,413 225,830 227,023 236,034
Greene County 9,045 9,974 10,153 11,021
HOUSEHOLDS & INCOME Households (2010) Median Income (2010) Per Capita Income (2010)
Black Belt Area Total 73,819 $28,656 $15,826
Greene County 3,522 $22,222 $14,738
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT No. Percent
Population 25 years and over 6,088 100
Less than 9th grade 704 11.6
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 966 15.9
High school graduate (includes equivalency) 2,245 36.9
Some college, no degree 1,261 20.7
Associate degree 307 56.0
Bachelor's degree 320 5.3
Graduate or professional degree 285 4.7
     
Percent high school graduate or higher (X) 72.6
Percent bachelor's degree or higher (X) 9.9
 
EMPLOYMENT STATUS No. Percent
Population 16 years and over 7,267 100
In labor force 3,692 50.8
Civilian labor force 3,692 50.8
Employed 2,883 39.7
Unemployed 809 11.1
Percent of civilian labor force 3,692 100
Armed Forces 0 0
Not in labor force 3,575 49.2
     
Females 16 years and over    
In labor force 1,714 44.2
Civilian labor force 1,714 44.2
Employed 1,403 36.2
 
COMMUTING TO WORK No. Percent
Workers 16 years and over 2,848 100
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 2,070 72.7
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 489 17.2
Public transportation (including taxicab) 81 2.8
Other means 43 1.5
Walked 120 4.2
Worked at home 45 1.6
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 25.1 (X)
 
OCCUPATION No. Percent
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 2,883 100
Management, business, science, and arts 645 22.4
Service occupations 482 16.7
Sales and office occupations 540 18.7
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 436 15.1
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 780 27.1
 
INDUSTRY No. Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 52 1.8
Construction 324 11.2
Manufacturing 329 11.4
Wholesale trade 70 2.4
Retail trade 160 5.5
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 307 10.6
Information 17 0.6
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 147 5.1
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 183 6.3
Educational, health and social services 536 18.6
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 370 12.8
Other services (except public administration) 233 8.1
Public administration 155 5.4
 
Source: US Census 2010
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