Bridgeville, DE

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1008680, place: Bridgeville town, Delaware)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,065 (100%)
In labor force: 628 (58.97%)
--Civilian labor force: 622 (58.4%)
----Employed: 577 (54.18%)
----Unemployed: 45 (4.23%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 7.2%
--Armed Forces: 6 (0.56%)
Not in labor force: 437 (41.03%)
Females 16 years and over: 565 (53.05%)
In labor force: 265 (24.88%)
--Civilian labor force: 265 (24.88%)
----Employed: 241 (22.63%)
Own children under 6 years: 160 (15.02%)
All parents in family in labor force: 88 (8.26%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 576 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 430 (74.65%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 86 (14.93%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 2 (0.35%)
Walked: 28 (4.86%)
Other means: 21 (3.65%)
Worked at home: 9 (1.56%)
Mean travel time to work: 21.1 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 577 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 142 (24.61%)
Service occupations: 71 (12.31%)
Sales and office occupations: 116 (20.1%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 27 (4.68%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 76 (13.17%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 145 (25.13%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 27 (4.68%)
Construction: 53 (9.19%)
Manufacturing: 149 (25.82%)
Wholesale trade.: 29 (5.03%)
Retail trade: 69 (11.96%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 18 (3.12%)
Information: 12 (2.08%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 23 (3.99%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 31 (5.37%)
Educational, health and social services: 98 (16.98%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 36 (6.24%)
Other services (except public administration): 23 (3.99%)
Public administration: 9 (1.56%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 483 (83.71%)
Government workers: 62 (10.75%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 28 (4.85%)
Unpaid family workers: 4 (0.69%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 586 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 103 (17.58%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 74 (12.63%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 104 (17.75%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 92 (15.7%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 59 (10.07%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 99 (16.89%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 30 (5.12%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 19 (3.24%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 4 (0.68%)
$200,000 or more: 2 (0.34%)
Median household income: $26,579

With earnings: 424 (72.35%)
--Mean earnings: $34,272
With Social Security income: 194 (33.11%)
--Mean Social Security income: $12,084
With Supplemental Security Income: 47 (8.02%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,969
With public assistance income: 45 (7.68%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,090
With retirement income: 100 (17.06%)
--Mean retirement income: $14,978

Families: 397 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 49 (12.34%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 54 (13.6%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 58 (14.61%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 62 (15.62%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 48 (12.09%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 81 (20.4%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 26 (6.55%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 13 (3.27%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 4 (1.01%)
$200,000 or more: 2 (0.5%)
Median family income: $30,083

Per capita income: $14,965

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $25,536
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,298

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 99 (24.94%)
--With related children under 18 years: 86 (21.66%)
----With related children under 5 years: 67 (16.88%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 63 (15.87%)
--With related children under 18 years: 56 (14.11%)
----With related children under 5 years: 39 (9.82%)
Individuals: 391 (98.49%)
--18 years and over: 225 (56.68%)
----65 years and over: 35 (8.82%)
--Related children under 18 years: 162 (40.81%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 89 (22.42%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 86 (21.66%)

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