Bear, DE

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1004130, place: Bear CDP, Delaware)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 12,129 (100%)
In labor force: 9,219 (76.01%)
--Civilian labor force: 9,199 (75.84%)
----Employed: 8,721 (71.9%)
----Unemployed: 478 (3.94%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5.2%
--Armed Forces: 20 (0.16%)
Not in labor force: 2,910 (23.99%)
Females 16 years and over: 6,256 (51.58%)
In labor force: 4,523 (37.29%)
--Civilian labor force: 4,512 (37.2%)
----Employed: 4,317 (35.59%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,912 (15.76%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,375 (11.34%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 8,581 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 7,098 (82.72%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,037 (12.08%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 214 (2.49%)
Walked: 66 (0.77%)
Other means: 54 (0.63%)
Worked at home: 112 (1.31%)
Mean travel time to work: 26.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 8,721 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 2,751 (31.54%)
Service occupations: 1,024 (11.74%)
Sales and office occupations: 2,884 (33.07%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 14 (0.16%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 854 (9.79%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,194 (13.69%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 37 (0.42%)
Construction: 530 (6.08%)
Manufacturing: 1,152 (13.21%)
Wholesale trade.: 233 (2.67%)
Retail trade: 1,093 (12.53%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 653 (7.49%)
Information: 152 (1.74%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 1,329 (15.24%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 801 (9.18%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,440 (16.51%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 617 (7.07%)
Other services (except public administration): 365 (4.19%)
Public administration: 319 (3.66%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 7,553 (86.61%)
Government workers: 883 (10.12%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 285 (3.27%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 5,971 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 229 (3.84%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 214 (3.58%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 578 (9.68%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 706 (11.82%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 999 (16.73%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,598 (26.76%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 872 (14.6%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 631 (10.57%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 86 (1.44%)
$200,000 or more: 58 (0.97%)
Median household income: $53,240

With earnings: 5,475 (91.69%)
--Mean earnings: $60,872
With Social Security income: 844 (14.13%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,967
With Supplemental Security Income: 159 (2.66%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,674
With public assistance income: 126 (2.11%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,629
With retirement income: 682 (11.42%)
--Mean retirement income: $13,497

Families: 4,525 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 129 (2.85%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 119 (2.63%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 424 (9.37%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 585 (12.93%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 633 (13.99%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,229 (27.16%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 735 (16.24%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 534 (11.8%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 79 (1.75%)
$200,000 or more: 58 (1.28%)
Median family income: $57,509

Per capita income: $20,715

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $40,115
Female full-time, year-round workers: $30,231

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 196 (4.33%)
--With related children under 18 years: 173 (3.82%)
----With related children under 5 years: 96 (2.12%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 120 (2.65%)
--With related children under 18 years: 114 (2.52%)
----With related children under 5 years: 59 (1.3%)
Individuals: 933 (20.62%)
--18 years and over: 543 (12%)
----65 years and over: 59 (1.3%)
--Related children under 18 years: 389 (8.6%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 250 (5.52%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 213 (4.71%)

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