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Labor Force 1,360 Gifford residents were included in the labor force in 1979. Approximately 43 percent of these persons received ® unemployment benefits during 1979. Income The median household income for the Gifford area in 1979 was $8,545. The median household income for the County in 1979 was $15,370. Approximately 64 percent of the Gifford population (4,014 persons) were determined to be living in households above the poverty level in 1979 and 36 percent of the households were below the poverty line. In the entire County approximately 88 percent (52,704 persons) were living in households above the poverty level in 1979 and 12 percent of the households were below the poverty line. Therefore, Gifford has a higher percentage of persons living below the poverty line than the County does as a whole. Housing • Of the 2,076 year-round housing units located in the Gifford Area, approximately 70 percent (1,462 units) are single-family detached structures. Approximately 9 percent (194 units) are duplexes. Another 14 percent (294 units) contain three or more living units. Mobile homes constitute approximately 6 percent (126 units) of the total housing stock in the Gifford Area. Approximately 41 percent (833 households) of Gifford's households are serviced by individual wells. However, 59 percent (1,243) of the households are serviced by public water systems and 25 percent (524 households) are currently serviced by public sewers. Approximately 75 percent of the households use septic tanks to dispose of and treat their sewage. For the past several years the Gifford Area has had a higher percentage of public sewer and water availability than other parts of the unincorporated County. Occupancy Approximately 36 percent (767 units) of the housing units in the Gifford area are leased out. In 1979, approximately 2 percent (57 units) of the rental units remained vacant. These 57 units a d9/