Blue Hills, CT

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0906050, place: Blue Hills CDP, Connecticut)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 2,421 (100%)
In labor force: 1,550 (64.02%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,543 (63.73%)
----Employed: 1,411 (58.28%)
----Unemployed: 132 (5.45%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 8.6%
--Armed Forces: 7 (0.29%)
Not in labor force: 871 (35.98%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,332 (55.02%)
In labor force: 805 (33.25%)
--Civilian labor force: 805 (33.25%)
----Employed: 774 (31.97%)
Own children under 6 years: 185 (7.64%)
All parents in family in labor force: 185 (7.64%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,382 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,058 (76.56%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 197 (14.25%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 90 (6.51%)
Walked: 3 (0.22%)
Other means: 16 (1.16%)
Worked at home: 18 (1.3%)
Mean travel time to work: 21.2 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,411 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 379 (26.86%)
Service occupations: 330 (23.39%)
Sales and office occupations: 368 (26.08%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 96 (6.8%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 238 (16.87%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 0 (0%)
Construction: 44 (3.12%)
Manufacturing: 148 (10.49%)
Wholesale trade.: 58 (4.11%)
Retail trade: 131 (9.28%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 31 (2.2%)
Information: 38 (2.69%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 200 (14.17%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 74 (5.24%)
Educational, health and social services: 463 (32.81%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 76 (5.39%)
Other services (except public administration): 71 (5.03%)
Public administration: 77 (5.46%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,177 (83.42%)
Government workers: 211 (14.95%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 23 (1.63%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,049 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 50 (4.77%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 61 (5.82%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 117 (11.15%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 111 (10.58%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 196 (18.68%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 267 (25.45%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 131 (12.49%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 77 (7.34%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 19 (1.81%)
$200,000 or more: 20 (1.91%)
Median household income: $48,859

With earnings: 871 (83.03%)
--Mean earnings: $62,406
With Social Security income: 285 (27.17%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,894
With Supplemental Security Income: 56 (5.34%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,430
With public assistance income: 88 (8.39%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,494
With retirement income: 279 (26.6%)
--Mean retirement income: $15,978

Families: 820 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 0 (0%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 47 (5.73%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 91 (11.1%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 97 (11.83%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 158 (19.27%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 210 (25.61%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 110 (13.41%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 77 (9.39%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 19 (2.32%)
$200,000 or more: 11 (1.34%)
Median family income: $52,361

Per capita income: $21,618

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $36,842
Female full-time, year-round workers: $30,972

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 32 (3.9%)
--With related children under 18 years: 32 (3.9%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 14 (1.71%)
--With related children under 18 years: 14 (1.71%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Individuals: 257 (31.34%)
--18 years and over: 146 (17.8%)
----65 years and over: 51 (6.22%)
--Related children under 18 years: 111 (13.54%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 111 (13.54%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 78 (9.51%)

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