East Hartford, CT

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0922700, place: East Hartford CDP, Connecticut)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 38,811 (100%)
In labor force: 24,886 (64.12%)
--Civilian labor force: 24,874 (64.09%)
----Employed: 23,601 (60.81%)
----Unemployed: 1,273 (3.28%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5.1%
--Armed Forces: 12 (0.03%)
Not in labor force: 13,925 (35.88%)
Females 16 years and over: 20,571 (53%)
In labor force: 12,149 (31.3%)
--Civilian labor force: 12,144 (31.29%)
----Employed: 11,606 (29.9%)
Own children under 6 years: 3,672 (9.46%)
All parents in family in labor force: 2,485 (6.4%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 23,070 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 17,862 (77.43%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 2,973 (12.89%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 1,343 (5.82%)
Walked: 419 (1.82%)
Other means: 178 (0.77%)
Worked at home: 295 (1.28%)
Mean travel time to work: 21.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 23,601 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 6,046 (25.62%)
Service occupations: 3,918 (16.6%)
Sales and office occupations: 7,435 (31.5%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 9 (0.04%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 1,999 (8.47%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 4,194 (17.77%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 30 (0.13%)
Construction: 1,362 (5.77%)
Manufacturing: 3,571 (15.13%)
Wholesale trade.: 868 (3.68%)
Retail trade: 3,065 (12.99%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 1,226 (5.19%)
Information: 587 (2.49%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 2,970 (12.58%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 1,939 (8.22%)
Educational, health and social services: 3,975 (16.84%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 1,682 (7.13%)
Other services (except public administration): 1,136 (4.81%)
Public administration: 1,190 (5.04%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 19,523 (82.72%)
Government workers: 3,023 (12.81%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 1,018 (4.31%)
Unpaid family workers: 37 (0.16%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 20,224 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,811 (8.95%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,229 (6.08%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 2,543 (12.57%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 2,735 (13.52%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 3,551 (17.56%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 4,047 (20.01%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 2,418 (11.96%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,450 (7.17%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 210 (1.04%)
$200,000 or more: 230 (1.14%)
Median household income: $41,424

With earnings: 15,629 (77.28%)
--Mean earnings: $52,359
With Social Security income: 6,040 (29.87%)
--Mean Social Security income: $12,170
With Supplemental Security Income: 720 (3.56%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,687
With public assistance income: 940 (4.65%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,306
With retirement income: 4,450 (22%)
--Mean retirement income: $19,627

Families: 12,914 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 666 (5.16%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 516 (4%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,352 (10.47%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,533 (11.87%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 2,303 (17.83%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 3,014 (23.34%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,909 (14.78%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,259 (9.75%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 193 (1.49%)
$200,000 or more: 169 (1.31%)
Median family income: $50,540

Per capita income: $21,763

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $36,823
Female full-time, year-round workers: $29,860

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 1,049 (8.12%)
--With related children under 18 years: 869 (6.73%)
----With related children under 5 years: 435 (3.37%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 697 (5.4%)
--With related children under 18 years: 646 (5%)
----With related children under 5 years: 319 (2.47%)
Individuals: 5,048 (39.09%)
--18 years and over: 3,156 (24.44%)
----65 years and over: 528 (4.09%)
--Related children under 18 years: 1,827 (14.15%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 1,246 (9.65%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 1,681 (13.02%)

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