Delmar, DE

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General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1020380, place: Delmar town, Delaware)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,074 (100%)
In labor force: 600 (55.87%)
--Civilian labor force: 600 (55.87%)
----Employed: 582 (54.19%)
----Unemployed: 18 (1.68%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 3%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 474 (44.13%)
Females 16 years and over: 631 (58.75%)
In labor force: 310 (28.86%)
--Civilian labor force: 310 (28.86%)
----Employed: 298 (27.75%)
Own children under 6 years: 117 (10.89%)
All parents in family in labor force: 87 (8.1%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 574 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 453 (78.92%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 76 (13.24%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 3 (0.52%)
Walked: 14 (2.44%)
Other means: 7 (1.22%)
Worked at home: 21 (3.66%)
Mean travel time to work: 22.6 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 582 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 136 (23.37%)
Service occupations: 83 (14.26%)
Sales and office occupations: 184 (31.62%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 3 (0.52%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 75 (12.89%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 101 (17.35%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 5 (0.86%)
Construction: 58 (9.97%)
Manufacturing: 83 (14.26%)
Wholesale trade.: 28 (4.81%)
Retail trade: 106 (18.21%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 29 (4.98%)
Information: 15 (2.58%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 21 (3.61%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 46 (7.9%)
Educational, health and social services: 121 (20.79%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 37 (6.36%)
Other services (except public administration): 17 (2.92%)
Public administration: 16 (2.75%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 473 (81.27%)
Government workers: 84 (14.43%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 25 (4.3%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 526 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 72 (13.69%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 59 (11.22%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 108 (20.53%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 84 (15.97%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 72 (13.69%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 94 (17.87%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 18 (3.42%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 19 (3.61%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $26,818

With earnings: 347 (65.97%)
--Mean earnings: $39,349
With Social Security income: 202 (38.4%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,205
With Supplemental Security Income: 25 (4.75%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,292
With public assistance income: 26 (4.94%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,008
With retirement income: 115 (21.86%)
--Mean retirement income: $13,921

Families: 329 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 21 (6.38%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 21 (6.38%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 65 (19.76%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 55 (16.72%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 47 (14.29%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 86 (26.14%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 15 (4.56%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 19 (5.78%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $35,521

Per capita income: $15,060

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $26,250
Female full-time, year-round workers: $22,188

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 30 (9.12%)
--With related children under 18 years: 23 (6.99%)
----With related children under 5 years: 18 (5.47%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 21 (6.38%)
--With related children under 18 years: 17 (5.17%)
----With related children under 5 years: 12 (3.65%)
Individuals: 170 (51.67%)
--18 years and over: 113 (34.35%)
----65 years and over: 33 (10.03%)
--Related children under 18 years: 51 (15.5%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 29 (8.81%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 65 (19.76%)

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