Shelton, CT

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0968100, place: Shelton city, Connecticut)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 30,135 (100%)
In labor force: 21,050 (69.85%)
--Civilian labor force: 21,041 (69.82%)
----Employed: 20,372 (67.6%)
----Unemployed: 669 (2.22%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 3.2%
--Armed Forces: 9 (0.03%)
Not in labor force: 9,085 (30.15%)
Females 16 years and over: 15,822 (52.5%)
In labor force: 9,843 (32.66%)
--Civilian labor force: 9,843 (32.66%)
----Employed: 9,649 (32.02%)
Own children under 6 years: 2,783 (9.24%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,986 (6.59%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 20,043 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 17,461 (87.12%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,485 (7.41%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 309 (1.54%)
Walked: 185 (0.92%)
Other means: 70 (0.35%)
Worked at home: 533 (2.66%)
Mean travel time to work: 24.8 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 20,372 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 8,343 (40.95%)
Service occupations: 2,434 (11.95%)
Sales and office occupations: 5,537 (27.18%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 10 (0.05%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 1,837 (9.02%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 2,211 (10.85%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 39 (0.19%)
Construction: 1,283 (6.3%)
Manufacturing: 3,754 (18.43%)
Wholesale trade.: 777 (3.81%)
Retail trade: 2,570 (12.62%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 606 (2.97%)
Information: 559 (2.74%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 1,721 (8.45%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 2,174 (10.67%)
Educational, health and social services: 4,156 (20.4%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 1,193 (5.86%)
Other services (except public administration): 857 (4.21%)
Public administration: 683 (3.35%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 16,690 (81.93%)
Government workers: 2,266 (11.12%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 1,368 (6.72%)
Unpaid family workers: 48 (0.24%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 14,180 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 568 (4.01%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 455 (3.21%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,025 (7.23%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,217 (8.58%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,598 (11.27%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 3,229 (22.77%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 2,369 (16.71%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 2,424 (17.09%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 778 (5.49%)
$200,000 or more: 517 (3.65%)
Median household income: $67,292

With earnings: 11,827 (83.41%)
--Mean earnings: $80,418
With Social Security income: 3,954 (27.88%)
--Mean Social Security income: $12,899
With Supplemental Security Income: 315 (2.22%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,611
With public assistance income: 266 (1.88%)
--Mean public assistance income: $4,040
With retirement income: 2,769 (19.53%)
--Mean retirement income: $14,736

Families: 10,557 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 198 (1.88%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 96 (0.91%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 492 (4.66%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 748 (7.09%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,172 (11.1%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 2,521 (23.88%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 2,078 (19.68%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 2,151 (20.38%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 672 (6.37%)
$200,000 or more: 429 (4.06%)
Median family income: $75,523

Per capita income: $29,893

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $50,210
Female full-time, year-round workers: $36,815

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 259 (2.45%)
--With related children under 18 years: 160 (1.52%)
----With related children under 5 years: 84 (0.8%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 76 (0.72%)
--With related children under 18 years: 69 (0.65%)
----With related children under 5 years: 38 (0.36%)
Individuals: 1,208 (11.44%)
--18 years and over: 904 (8.56%)
----65 years and over: 276 (2.61%)
--Related children under 18 years: 281 (2.66%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 187 (1.77%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 483 (4.58%)

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