Canaan, CT

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General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0910870, place: Canaan CDP, Connecticut)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,032 (100%)
In labor force: 663 (64.24%)
--Civilian labor force: 663 (64.24%)
----Employed: 619 (59.98%)
----Unemployed: 44 (4.26%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 6.6%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 369 (35.76%)
Females 16 years and over: 581 (56.3%)
In labor force: 335 (32.46%)
--Civilian labor force: 335 (32.46%)
----Employed: 312 (30.23%)
Own children under 6 years: 77 (7.46%)
All parents in family in labor force: 57 (5.52%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 613 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 474 (77.32%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 84 (13.7%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 26 (4.24%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 29 (4.73%)
Mean travel time to work: 18.2 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 619 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 186 (30.05%)
Service occupations: 152 (24.56%)
Sales and office occupations: 96 (15.51%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 2 (0.32%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 81 (13.09%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 102 (16.48%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 17 (2.75%)
Construction: 47 (7.59%)
Manufacturing: 110 (17.77%)
Wholesale trade.: 10 (1.62%)
Retail trade: 69 (11.15%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 24 (3.88%)
Information: 2 (0.32%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 39 (6.3%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 36 (5.82%)
Educational, health and social services: 189 (30.53%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 21 (3.39%)
Other services (except public administration): 47 (7.59%)
Public administration: 8 (1.29%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 483 (78.03%)
Government workers: 53 (8.56%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 77 (12.44%)
Unpaid family workers: 6 (0.97%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 584 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 45 (7.71%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 42 (7.19%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 152 (26.03%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 93 (15.92%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 58 (9.93%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 102 (17.47%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 58 (9.93%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 30 (5.14%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 4 (0.68%)
Median household income: $30,437

With earnings: 437 (74.83%)
--Mean earnings: $41,963
With Social Security income: 204 (34.93%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,796
With Supplemental Security Income: 4 (0.68%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $11,350
With public assistance income: 14 (2.4%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,229
With retirement income: 97 (16.61%)
--Mean retirement income: $9,613

Families: 364 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 14 (3.85%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 12 (3.3%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 86 (23.63%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 44 (12.09%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 37 (10.16%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 88 (24.18%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 64 (17.58%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 15 (4.12%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 4 (1.1%)
Median family income: $44,000

Per capita income: $18,816

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $31,861
Female full-time, year-round workers: $23,375

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 19 (5.22%)
--With related children under 18 years: 13 (3.57%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 5 (1.37%)
--With related children under 18 years: 5 (1.37%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Individuals: 84 (23.08%)
--18 years and over: 75 (20.6%)
----65 years and over: 17 (4.67%)
--Related children under 18 years: 9 (2.47%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 9 (2.47%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 47 (12.91%)

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