Newington, CT

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0952210, place: Newington CDP, Connecticut)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 23,944 (100%)
In labor force: 16,068 (67.11%)
--Civilian labor force: 16,068 (67.11%)
----Employed: 15,451 (64.53%)
----Unemployed: 617 (2.58%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 3.8%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 7,876 (32.89%)
Females 16 years and over: 13,011 (54.34%)
In labor force: 8,091 (33.79%)
--Civilian labor force: 8,091 (33.79%)
----Employed: 7,841 (32.75%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,869 (7.81%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,388 (5.8%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 15,299 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 13,525 (88.4%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,200 (7.84%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 162 (1.06%)
Walked: 76 (0.5%)
Other means: 65 (0.42%)
Worked at home: 271 (1.77%)
Mean travel time to work: 20.1 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 15,451 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 6,088 (39.4%)
Service occupations: 1,790 (11.59%)
Sales and office occupations: 4,855 (31.42%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 1,066 (6.9%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,652 (10.69%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 19 (0.12%)
Construction: 803 (5.2%)
Manufacturing: 1,770 (11.46%)
Wholesale trade.: 561 (3.63%)
Retail trade: 1,775 (11.49%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 611 (3.95%)
Information: 378 (2.45%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 2,159 (13.97%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 1,347 (8.72%)
Educational, health and social services: 3,731 (24.15%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 701 (4.54%)
Other services (except public administration): 576 (3.73%)
Public administration: 1,020 (6.6%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 12,002 (77.68%)
Government workers: 2,693 (17.43%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 730 (4.72%)
Unpaid family workers: 26 (0.17%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 11,999 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 497 (4.14%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 531 (4.43%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,001 (8.34%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,092 (9.1%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,842 (15.35%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 3,019 (25.16%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 2,028 (16.9%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,499 (12.49%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 315 (2.63%)
$200,000 or more: 175 (1.46%)
Median household income: $57,118

With earnings: 9,507 (79.23%)
--Mean earnings: $65,971
With Social Security income: 3,782 (31.52%)
--Mean Social Security income: $13,133
With Supplemental Security Income: 216 (1.8%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,880
With public assistance income: 176 (1.47%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,700
With retirement income: 2,790 (23.25%)
--Mean retirement income: $14,981

Families: 8,266 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 137 (1.66%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 107 (1.29%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 468 (5.66%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 633 (7.66%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,148 (13.89%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 2,271 (27.47%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,738 (21.03%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,307 (15.81%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 303 (3.67%)
$200,000 or more: 154 (1.86%)
Median family income: $67,085

Per capita income: $26,881

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $43,475
Female full-time, year-round workers: $35,601

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 179 (2.17%)
--With related children under 18 years: 128 (1.55%)
----With related children under 5 years: 62 (0.75%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 59 (0.71%)
--With related children under 18 years: 59 (0.71%)
----With related children under 5 years: 15 (0.18%)
Individuals: 1,005 (12.16%)
--18 years and over: 784 (9.48%)
----65 years and over: 164 (1.98%)
--Related children under 18 years: 218 (2.64%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 156 (1.89%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 463 (5.6%)

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