Storrs, CT

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:0973980, place: Storrs CDP, Connecticut)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 10,783 (100%)
In labor force: 6,326 (58.67%)
--Civilian labor force: 6,313 (58.55%)
----Employed: 5,387 (49.96%)
----Unemployed: 926 (8.59%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 14.7%
--Armed Forces: 13 (0.12%)
Not in labor force: 4,457 (41.33%)
Females 16 years and over: 5,645 (52.35%)
In labor force: 3,454 (32.03%)
--Civilian labor force: 3,447 (31.97%)
----Employed: 3,019 (28%)
Own children under 6 years: 144 (1.34%)
All parents in family in labor force: 94 (0.87%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 5,199 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,966 (37.81%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 459 (8.83%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 222 (4.27%)
Walked: 2,331 (44.84%)
Other means: 95 (1.83%)
Worked at home: 126 (2.42%)
Mean travel time to work: 14.9 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 5,387 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 2,035 (37.78%)
Service occupations: 1,231 (22.85%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,691 (31.39%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 19 (0.35%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 116 (2.15%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 295 (5.48%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 38 (0.71%)
Construction: 46 (0.85%)
Manufacturing: 148 (2.75%)
Wholesale trade.: 56 (1.04%)
Retail trade: 477 (8.85%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 60 (1.11%)
Information: 254 (4.72%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 214 (3.97%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 304 (5.64%)
Educational, health and social services: 2,543 (47.21%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 984 (18.27%)
Other services (except public administration): 144 (2.67%)
Public administration: 119 (2.21%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 2,560 (47.52%)
Government workers: 2,757 (51.18%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 56 (1.04%)
Unpaid family workers: 14 (0.26%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,668 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 366 (21.94%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 148 (8.87%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 303 (18.17%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 173 (10.37%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 169 (10.13%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 181 (10.85%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 108 (6.47%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 139 (8.33%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 45 (2.7%)
$200,000 or more: 36 (2.16%)
Median household income: $26,371

With earnings: 1,240 (74.34%)
--Mean earnings: $39,700
With Social Security income: 478 (28.66%)
--Mean Social Security income: $12,767
With Supplemental Security Income: 16 (0.96%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $11,331
With public assistance income: 22 (1.32%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,459
With retirement income: 338 (20.26%)
--Mean retirement income: $41,707

Families: 650 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 40 (6.15%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 37 (5.69%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 64 (9.85%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 49 (7.54%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 72 (11.08%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 126 (19.38%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 74 (11.38%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 128 (19.69%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 34 (5.23%)
$200,000 or more: 26 (4%)
Median family income: $64,833

Per capita income: $9,947

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $34,766
Female full-time, year-round workers: $23,229

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 65 (10%)
--With related children under 18 years: 20 (3.08%)
----With related children under 5 years: 8 (1.23%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 12 (1.85%)
--With related children under 18 years: 4 (0.62%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Individuals: 1,259 (193.69%)
--18 years and over: 1,229 (189.08%)
----65 years and over: 53 (8.15%)
--Related children under 18 years: 25 (3.85%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 18 (2.77%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 1,095 (168.46%)

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