General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0908420, place: Bristol city, Connecticut)EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over: 47,736 (100%)
In labor force: 32,747 (68.6%)
--Civilian labor force: 32,728 (68.56%)
----Employed: 31,219 (65.4%)
----Unemployed: 1,509 (3.16%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.6%
--Armed Forces: 19 (0.04%)
Not in labor force: 14,989 (31.4%)
Females 16 years and over: 25,154 (52.69%)
In labor force: 15,704 (32.9%)
--Civilian labor force: 15,704 (32.9%)
----Employed: 15,085 (31.6%)
Own children under 6 years: 4,381 (9.18%)
All parents in family in labor force: 3,290 (6.89%)
COMMUTING TO WORKWorkers 16 years and over: 30,798 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 26,465 (85.93%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 3,016 (9.79%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 195 (0.63%)
Walked: 566 (1.84%)
Other means: 159 (0.52%)
Worked at home: 397 (1.29%)
Mean travel time to work: 22.2 minutes
OCCUPATIONEmployed civilian population 16 years and over: 31,219 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 8,916 (28.56%)
Service occupations: 4,560 (14.61%)
Sales and office occupations: 8,753 (28.04%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 32 (0.1%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 3,088 (9.89%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 5,870 (18.8%)
INDUSTRYAgriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 64 (0.21%)
Construction: 2,073 (6.64%)
Manufacturing: 7,127 (22.83%)
Wholesale trade.: 928 (2.97%)
Retail trade: 3,405 (10.91%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 949 (3.04%)
Information: 897 (2.87%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 3,362 (10.77%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 1,900 (6.09%)
Educational, health and social services: 6,198 (19.85%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 1,745 (5.59%)
Other services (except public administration): 1,477 (4.73%)
Public administration: 1,094 (3.5%)
CLASS OF WORKERPrivate wage and salary workers: 26,525 (84.96%)
Government workers: 3,235 (10.36%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 1,407 (4.51%)
Unpaid family workers: 52 (0.17%)
INCOME IN 1999Households: 24,887 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,651 (6.63%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,372 (5.51%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 2,847 (11.44%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 3,054 (12.27%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 4,039 (16.23%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 6,059 (24.35%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 3,182 (12.79%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 2,019 (8.11%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 407 (1.64%)
$200,000 or more: 257 (1.03%)
Median household income: $47,422
With earnings: 19,947 (80.15%)
--Mean earnings: $56,849
With Social Security income: 6,989 (28.08%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,857
With Supplemental Security Income: 809 (3.25%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,635
With public assistance income: 773 (3.11%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,100
With retirement income: 4,930 (19.81%)
--Mean retirement income: $15,510
Families: 16,221 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 540 (3.33%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 408 (2.52%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,293 (7.97%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,813 (11.18%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 2,539 (15.65%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 4,614 (28.44%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 2,622 (16.16%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,804 (11.12%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 365 (2.25%)
$200,000 or more: 223 (1.37%)
Median family income: $58,259
Per capita income: $23,362
Median earnings (dollars)Male full-time, year-round workers: $40,483
Female full-time, year-round workers: $30,584
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999Families: 780 (4.81%)
--With related children under 18 years: 605 (3.73%)
----With related children under 5 years: 275 (1.7%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 457 (2.82%)
--With related children under 18 years: 397 (2.45%)
----With related children under 5 years: 188 (1.16%)
Individuals: 3,921 (24.17%)
--18 years and over: 2,675 (16.49%)
----65 years and over: 498 (3.07%)
--Related children under 18 years: 1,182 (7.29%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 882 (5.44%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 1,606 (9.9%)
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