Brookside, DE

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1009850, place: Brookside CDP, Delaware)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 11,310 (100%)
In labor force: 8,003 (70.76%)
--Civilian labor force: 8,003 (70.76%)
----Employed: 7,608 (67.27%)
----Unemployed: 395 (3.49%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.9%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 3,307 (29.24%)
Females 16 years and over: 5,884 (52.02%)
In labor force: 3,746 (33.12%)
--Civilian labor force: 3,746 (33.12%)
----Employed: 3,600 (31.83%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,259 (11.13%)
All parents in family in labor force: 831 (7.35%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 7,489 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 5,977 (79.81%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 905 (12.08%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 178 (2.38%)
Walked: 148 (1.98%)
Other means: 67 (0.89%)
Worked at home: 214 (2.86%)
Mean travel time to work: 22.1 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 7,608 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 2,040 (26.81%)
Service occupations: 1,279 (16.81%)
Sales and office occupations: 2,355 (30.95%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 14 (0.18%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 748 (9.83%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,172 (15.4%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 41 (0.54%)
Construction: 573 (7.53%)
Manufacturing: 1,002 (13.17%)
Wholesale trade.: 165 (2.17%)
Retail trade: 850 (11.17%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 413 (5.43%)
Information: 141 (1.85%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 1,004 (13.2%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 798 (10.49%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,343 (17.65%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 628 (8.25%)
Other services (except public administration): 385 (5.06%)
Public administration: 265 (3.48%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 6,407 (84.21%)
Government workers: 900 (11.83%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 268 (3.52%)
Unpaid family workers: 33 (0.43%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 5,435 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 344 (6.33%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 218 (4.01%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 548 (10.08%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 635 (11.68%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 963 (17.72%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,528 (28.11%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 701 (12.9%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 444 (8.17%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 45 (0.83%)
$200,000 or more: 9 (0.17%)
Median household income: $50,107

With earnings: 4,681 (86.13%)
--Mean earnings: $53,723
With Social Security income: 1,192 (21.93%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,574
With Supplemental Security Income: 122 (2.24%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,456
With public assistance income: 92 (1.69%)
--Mean public assistance income: $997
With retirement income: 854 (15.71%)
--Mean retirement income: $13,333

Families: 3,894 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 155 (3.98%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 97 (2.49%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 338 (8.68%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 362 (9.3%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 689 (17.69%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,274 (32.72%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 595 (15.28%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 344 (8.83%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 31 (0.8%)
$200,000 or more: 9 (0.23%)
Median family income: $55,077

Per capita income: $19,527

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $37,040
Female full-time, year-round workers: $29,494

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 219 (5.62%)
--With related children under 18 years: 184 (4.73%)
----With related children under 5 years: 128 (3.29%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 115 (2.95%)
--With related children under 18 years: 115 (2.95%)
----With related children under 5 years: 89 (2.29%)
Individuals: 1,092 (28.04%)
--18 years and over: 716 (18.39%)
----65 years and over: 126 (3.24%)
--Related children under 18 years: 358 (9.19%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 214 (5.5%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 396 (10.17%)

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