Income And Benefits (In 2012 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars) - Total households in Bessemer City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 11,000 | 100% |
Less than $10,000 | 1,725 | 15.7% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 1,132 | 10.3% |
$15,000 to $24,999 | 2,059 | 18.7% |
$25,000 to $34,999 | 1,219 | 11.1% |
$35,000 to $49,999 | 1,471 | 13.4% |
$50,000 to $74,999 | 1,850 | 16.8% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 808 | 7.3% |
$100,000 to $149,999 | 611 | 5.6% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 72 | 0.7% |
$200,000 or more | 53 | 0.5% |
Median household income (dollars) | 30,377 | 0% |
Mean household income (dollars) | 39,934 | 0% |
Income And Benefits (In 2012 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars) - Families in Bessemer City
*Base on 2012 Data
Families | 6,804 | 100% |
Less than $10,000 | 574 | 8.4% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 409 | 6.0% |
$15,000 to $24,999 | 1,198 | 17.6% |
$25,000 to $34,999 | 812 | 11.9% |
$35,000 to $49,999 | 1,108 | 16.3% |
$50,000 to $74,999 | 1,297 | 19.1% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 693 | 10.2% |
$100,000 to $149,999 | 588 | 8.6% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 72 | 1.1% |
$200,000 or more | 53 | 0.8% |
Median family income (dollars) | 39,937 | 0% |
Mean family income (dollars) | 49,151 | 0% |
Income And Benefits (In 2012 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars) - Per capita income (dollars) in Bessemer City
*Base on 2012 Data
Per capita income (dollars) | 16,868 | 0% |
Income And Benefits (In 2012 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars) - Median Earning in Bessemer City
*Base on 2012 Data
Median earnings for workers (dollars) | 23,814 | 0% |
Median earnings for male full-time, year-round workers (dollars) | 36,481 | 0% |
Median earnings for female full-time, year-round workers (dollars) | 27,470 | 0% |
Employment Status in Bessemer City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 16 years and over | 21,859 | 100% |
In labor force | 11,474 | 52.5% |
Civilian labor force | 11,465 | 52.4% |
Employed | 9,847 | 45.0% |
Unemployed | 1,618 | 7.4% |
Armed Forces | 9 | 0.0% |
Not in labor force | 10,385 | 47.5% |
Civilian labor force | 11,465 | 100% |
Percent Unemployed | 0 | 14.1% |
Females 16 years and over | 12,028 | 100% |
In labor force | 6,144 | 51.1% |
Civilian labor force | 6,138 | 51.0% |
Employed | 5,298 | 44.0% |
Own children under 6 years | 2,019 | 100% |
All parents in family in labor force | 1,367 | 67.7% |
Own children 6 to 17 years | 4,136 | 100% |
All parents in family in labor force | 3,235 | 78.2% |
Commuting To Work in Bessemer City
*Base on 2012 Data
Workers 16 years and over | 9,726 | 100% |
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone | 8,196 | 84.3% |
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled | 1,072 | 11.0% |
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) | 161 | 1.7% |
Walked | 69 | 0.7% |
Other means | 139 | 1.4% |
Worked at home | 89 | 0.9% |
Mean travel time to work (minutes) | 24 | 0% |
Occupation in Bessemer City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian employed population 16 years and over | 9,847 | 100% |
Management, business, science, and arts occupations | 2,394 | 24.3% |
Service occupations | 1,896 | 19.3% |
Sales and office occupations | 3,283 | 33.3% |
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations | 587 | 6.0% |
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations | 1,687 | 17.1% |
Industry in Bessemer City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian employed population 16 years and over | 9,847 | 100% |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining | 68 | 0.7% |
Construction | 460 | 4.7% |
Manufacturing | 1,170 | 11.9% |
Wholesale trade | 174 | 1.8% |
Retail trade | 1,633 | 16.6% |
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities | 637 | 6.5% |
Information | 131 | 1.3% |
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing | 609 | 6.2% |
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services | 762 | 7.7% |
Educational services, and health care and social assistance | 2,348 | 23.8% |
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services | 944 | 9.6% |
Other services, except public administration | 533 | 5.4% |
Public administration | 378 | 3.8% |
Class of Worker in Bessemer City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian employed population 16 years and over | 9,847 | 100% |
Private wage and salary workers | 7,644 | 77.6% |
Government workers | 1,600 | 16.2% |
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers | 555 | 5.6% |
Unpaid family workers | 48 | 0.5% |
Income And Benefits (In 2012 Inflation-adjusted Dollars) in Bessemer City
*Base on 2012 Data
With earnings | 7,052 | 64.1% |
Mean earnings (dollars) | 43,626 | 0% |
With Social Security | 4,397 | 40.0% |
Mean Social Security income (dollars) | 14,393 | 0% |
With retirement income | 2,589 | 23.5% |
Mean retirement income (dollars) | 14,048 | 0% |
With Supplemental Security Income | 1,139 | 10.4% |
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars) | 7,847 | 0% |
With cash public assistance income | 322 | 2.9% |
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars) | 2,151 | 0% |
With Food Stamp/SNAP benefits in the past 12 months | 2,447 | 22.2% |
Nonfamily households | 4,196 | 100% |
Median nonfamily income (dollars) | 16,362 | 0% |
Mean nonfamily income (dollars) | 24,143 | 0% |
Health Insurance Coverage in Bessemer City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian noninstitutionalized population | 26,965 | 100% |
With health insurance coverage | 22,788 | 84.5% |
With private health insurance | 14,444 | 53.6% |
With public coverage | 11,612 | 43.1% |
No health insurance coverage | 4,177 | 15.5% |
Civilian noninstitutionalized population under 18 years | 6,523 | 100% |
No health insurance coverage | 289 | 4.4% |
Civilian noninstitutionalized population 18 to 64 years | 16,199 | 100% |
In labor force: | 10,882 | 100% |
Employed: | 9,341 | 100% |
With health insurance coverage | 7,346 | 78.6% |
With private health insurance | 6,849 | 73.3% |
With public coverage | 748 | 8.0% |
No health insurance coverage | 1,995 | 21.4% |
Unemployed: | 1,541 | 100% |
With health insurance coverage | 773 | 50.2% |
With private health insurance | 431 | 28.0% |
With public coverage | 348 | 22.6% |
No health insurance coverage | 768 | 49.8% |
Not in labor force: | 5,317 | 100% |
With health insurance coverage | 4,209 | 79.2% |
With private health insurance | 1,919 | 36.1% |
With public coverage | 2,805 | 52.8% |
No health insurance coverage | 1,108 | 20.8% |
Percentage Of Families And People Whose Income In The Past 12 Months Is Below The Poverty Level in Bessemer City
*Base on 2012 Data
All families | 0 | 21.1% |
With related children under 18 years | 0 | 36.7% |
With related children under 5 years only | 0 | 30.4% |
Married couple families | 0 | 8.3% |
With related children under 18 years | 0 | 16.2% |
With related children under 5 years only | 0 | 21.3% |
Families with female householder, no husband present | 0 | 38.7% |
With related children under 18 years | 0 | 52.4% |
With related children under 5 years only | 0 | 40.3% |
All people | 0 | 26.7% |
Under 18 years | 0 | 43.8% |
Related children under 18 years | 0 | 43.8% |
Related children under 5 years | 0 | 45.7% |
Related children 5 to 17 years | 0 | 43.0% |
18 years and over | 0 | 21.2% |
18 to 64 years | 0 | 22.6% |
65 years and over | 0 | 15.9% |
People in families | 0 | 24.5% |
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over | 0 | 36.4% |