Danbury, CT

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0918430, place: Danbury city, Connecticut)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 60,459 (100%)
In labor force: 41,741 (69.04%)
--Civilian labor force: 41,718 (69%)
----Employed: 40,070 (66.28%)
----Unemployed: 1,648 (2.73%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4%
--Armed Forces: 23 (0.04%)
Not in labor force: 18,718 (30.96%)
Females 16 years and over: 31,016 (51.3%)
In labor force: 18,715 (30.95%)
--Civilian labor force: 18,715 (30.95%)
----Employed: 17,987 (29.75%)
Own children under 6 years: 5,667 (9.37%)
All parents in family in labor force: 3,625 (6%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 39,448 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 29,938 (75.89%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 5,694 (14.43%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 1,500 (3.8%)
Walked: 751 (1.9%)
Other means: 445 (1.13%)
Worked at home: 1,120 (2.84%)
Mean travel time to work: 25.8 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 40,070 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 13,004 (32.45%)
Service occupations: 6,798 (16.97%)
Sales and office occupations: 10,176 (25.4%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 35 (0.09%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 4,349 (10.85%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 5,708 (14.25%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 69 (0.17%)
Construction: 3,811 (9.51%)
Manufacturing: 7,323 (18.28%)
Wholesale trade.: 1,181 (2.95%)
Retail trade: 5,039 (12.58%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 1,213 (3.03%)
Information: 1,602 (4%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 2,529 (6.31%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 4,656 (11.62%)
Educational, health and social services: 6,893 (17.2%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 2,780 (6.94%)
Other services (except public administration): 2,165 (5.4%)
Public administration: 809 (2.02%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 33,511 (83.63%)
Government workers: 3,721 (9.29%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 2,799 (6.99%)
Unpaid family workers: 39 (0.1%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 27,198 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,692 (6.22%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,335 (4.91%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 2,329 (8.56%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 2,950 (10.85%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 4,348 (15.99%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 5,836 (21.46%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 3,892 (14.31%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 3,095 (11.38%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 1,025 (3.77%)
$200,000 or more: 696 (2.56%)
Median household income: $53,664

With earnings: 22,981 (84.5%)
--Mean earnings: $66,600
With Social Security income: 6,421 (23.61%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,633
With Supplemental Security Income: 1,018 (3.74%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,466
With public assistance income: 766 (2.82%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,564
With retirement income: 3,841 (14.12%)
--Mean retirement income: $15,039

Families: 18,146 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 684 (3.77%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 452 (2.49%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,341 (7.39%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,695 (9.34%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 2,721 (15%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 4,299 (23.69%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 2,988 (16.47%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 2,561 (14.11%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 790 (4.35%)
$200,000 or more: 615 (3.39%)
Median family income: $61,899

Per capita income: $24,500

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $39,016
Female full-time, year-round workers: $31,319

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 1,079 (5.95%)
--With related children under 18 years: 736 (4.06%)
----With related children under 5 years: 394 (2.17%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 456 (2.51%)
--With related children under 18 years: 375 (2.07%)
----With related children under 5 years: 195 (1.07%)
Individuals: 5,705 (31.44%)
--18 years and over: 4,275 (23.56%)
----65 years and over: 638 (3.52%)
--Related children under 18 years: 1,388 (7.65%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 985 (5.43%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 2,342 (12.91%)

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