General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1021387, place: Dover Base Housing CDP, Delaware)EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over: 2,137 (100%)
In labor force: 1,661 (77.73%)
--Civilian labor force: 788 (36.87%)
----Employed: 723 (33.83%)
----Unemployed: 65 (3.04%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 8.2%
--Armed Forces: 873 (40.85%)
Not in labor force: 476 (22.27%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,075 (50.3%)
In labor force: 679 (31.77%)
--Civilian labor force: 563 (26.35%)
----Employed: 505 (23.63%)
Own children under 6 years: 670 (31.35%)
All parents in family in labor force: 312 (14.6%)
COMMUTING TO WORKWorkers 16 years and over: 1,565 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,392 (88.95%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 101 (6.45%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 6 (0.38%)
Walked: 25 (1.6%)
Other means: 24 (1.53%)
Worked at home: 17 (1.09%)
Mean travel time to work: 11.1 minutes
OCCUPATIONEmployed civilian population 16 years and over: 723 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 140 (19.36%)
Service occupations: 153 (21.16%)
Sales and office occupations: 307 (42.46%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 6 (0.83%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 83 (11.48%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 34 (4.7%)
INDUSTRYAgriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 0 (0%)
Construction: 44 (6.09%)
Manufacturing: 43 (5.95%)
Wholesale trade.: 15 (2.07%)
Retail trade: 117 (16.18%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 32 (4.43%)
Information: 8 (1.11%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 51 (7.05%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 36 (4.98%)
Educational, health and social services: 181 (25.03%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 89 (12.31%)
Other services (except public administration): 18 (2.49%)
Public administration: 89 (12.31%)
CLASS OF WORKERPrivate wage and salary workers: 496 (68.6%)
Government workers: 210 (29.05%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 11 (1.52%)
Unpaid family workers: 6 (0.83%)
INCOME IN 1999Households: 1,050 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 44 (4.19%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 16 (1.52%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 191 (18.19%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 283 (26.95%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 202 (19.24%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 245 (23.33%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 38 (3.62%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 31 (2.95%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $34,318
With earnings: 1,043 (99.33%)
--Mean earnings: $38,255
With Social Security income: 16 (1.52%)
--Mean Social Security income: $7,300
With Supplemental Security Income: 7 (0.67%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $12,843
With public assistance income: 33 (3.14%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,052
With retirement income: 16 (1.52%)
--Mean retirement income: $12,500
Families: 1,029 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 44 (4.28%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 15 (1.46%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 183 (17.78%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 277 (26.92%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 202 (19.63%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 239 (23.23%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 38 (3.69%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 31 (3.01%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $34,659
Per capita income: $12,119
Median earnings (dollars)Male full-time, year-round workers: $26,322
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,444
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999Families: 53 (5.15%)
--With related children under 18 years: 46 (4.47%)
----With related children under 5 years: 24 (2.33%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 20 (1.94%)
--With related children under 18 years: 20 (1.94%)
----With related children under 5 years: 4 (0.39%)
Individuals: 146 (14.19%)
--18 years and over: 98 (9.52%)
----65 years and over: 0 (0%)
--Related children under 18 years: 48 (4.66%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 28 (2.72%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 0 (0%)
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