Camden, DE

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General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1010760, place: Camden town, Delaware)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,794 (100%)
In labor force: 1,299 (72.41%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,240 (69.12%)
----Employed: 1,200 (66.89%)
----Unemployed: 40 (2.23%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 3.2%
--Armed Forces: 59 (3.29%)
Not in labor force: 495 (27.59%)
Females 16 years and over: 945 (52.68%)
In labor force: 689 (38.41%)
--Civilian labor force: 678 (37.79%)
----Employed: 661 (36.85%)
Own children under 6 years: 150 (8.36%)
All parents in family in labor force: 131 (7.3%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,240 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,063 (85.73%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 94 (7.58%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 7 (0.56%)
Walked: 34 (2.74%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 42 (3.39%)
Mean travel time to work: 17.7 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,200 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 424 (35.33%)
Service occupations: 191 (15.92%)
Sales and office occupations: 286 (23.83%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 122 (10.17%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 177 (14.75%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 2 (0.17%)
Construction: 109 (9.08%)
Manufacturing: 117 (9.75%)
Wholesale trade.: 13 (1.08%)
Retail trade: 115 (9.58%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 73 (6.08%)
Information: 7 (0.58%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 96 (8%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 76 (6.33%)
Educational, health and social services: 286 (23.83%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 68 (5.67%)
Other services (except public administration): 52 (4.33%)
Public administration: 186 (15.5%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 796 (66.33%)
Government workers: 352 (29.33%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 52 (4.33%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 904 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 56 (6.19%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 31 (3.43%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 78 (8.63%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 113 (12.5%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 226 (25%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 205 (22.68%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 84 (9.29%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 90 (9.96%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 16 (1.77%)
$200,000 or more: 5 (0.55%)
Median household income: $47,097

With earnings: 824 (91.15%)
--Mean earnings: $49,045
With Social Security income: 205 (22.68%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,363
With Supplemental Security Income: 55 (6.08%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $8,290
With public assistance income: 27 (2.99%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,574
With retirement income: 217 (24%)
--Mean retirement income: $18,408

Families: 651 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 6 (0.92%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 6 (0.92%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 60 (9.22%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 83 (12.75%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 168 (25.81%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 135 (20.74%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 82 (12.6%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 90 (13.82%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 16 (2.46%)
$200,000 or more: 5 (0.77%)
Median family income: $50,347

Per capita income: $21,113

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $32,154
Female full-time, year-round workers: $25,261

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 12 (1.84%)
--With related children under 18 years: 12 (1.84%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 12 (1.84%)
--With related children under 18 years: 12 (1.84%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Individuals: 114 (17.51%)
--18 years and over: 85 (13.06%)
----65 years and over: 6 (0.92%)
--Related children under 18 years: 29 (4.45%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 29 (4.45%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 73 (11.21%)

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