Dover, DE

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1021200, place: Dover city, Delaware)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 25,596 (100%)
In labor force: 16,320 (63.76%)
--Civilian labor force: 15,318 (59.85%)
----Employed: 14,174 (55.38%)
----Unemployed: 1,144 (4.47%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 7.5%
--Armed Forces: 1,002 (3.91%)
Not in labor force: 9,276 (36.24%)
Females 16 years and over: 13,836 (54.06%)
In labor force: 7,980 (31.18%)
--Civilian labor force: 7,778 (30.39%)
----Employed: 7,238 (28.28%)
Own children under 6 years: 2,396 (9.36%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,571 (6.14%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 14,675 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 11,275 (76.83%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,910 (13.02%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 154 (1.05%)
Walked: 724 (4.93%)
Other means: 218 (1.49%)
Worked at home: 394 (2.68%)
Mean travel time to work: 19 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 14,174 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 5,014 (35.37%)
Service occupations: 2,575 (18.17%)
Sales and office occupations: 4,089 (28.85%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 44 (0.31%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 999 (7.05%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,453 (10.25%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 89 (0.63%)
Construction: 707 (4.99%)
Manufacturing: 1,276 (9%)
Wholesale trade.: 316 (2.23%)
Retail trade: 1,989 (14.03%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 526 (3.71%)
Information: 293 (2.07%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 1,002 (7.07%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 1,054 (7.44%)
Educational, health and social services: 3,322 (23.44%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 1,216 (8.58%)
Other services (except public administration): 454 (3.2%)
Public administration: 1,930 (13.62%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 9,527 (67.21%)
Government workers: 4,028 (28.42%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 619 (4.37%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 12,460 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,272 (10.21%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 984 (7.9%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,836 (14.74%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,550 (12.44%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 2,191 (17.58%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 2,319 (18.61%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,203 (9.65%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 829 (6.65%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 192 (1.54%)
$200,000 or more: 84 (0.67%)
Median household income: $38,669

With earnings: 9,938 (79.76%)
--Mean earnings: $47,554
With Social Security income: 3,182 (25.54%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,756
With Supplemental Security Income: 543 (4.36%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,813
With public assistance income: 455 (3.65%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,862
With retirement income: 2,777 (22.29%)
--Mean retirement income: $16,491

Families: 7,468 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 554 (7.42%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 376 (5.03%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 836 (11.19%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 782 (10.47%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,295 (17.34%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,659 (22.21%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,039 (13.91%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 691 (9.25%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 164 (2.2%)
$200,000 or more: 72 (0.96%)
Median family income: $48,338

Per capita income: $19,445

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $34,824
Female full-time, year-round workers: $26,061

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 861 (11.53%)
--With related children under 18 years: 738 (9.88%)
----With related children under 5 years: 440 (5.89%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 559 (7.49%)
--With related children under 18 years: 524 (7.02%)
----With related children under 5 years: 317 (4.24%)
Individuals: 4,041 (54.11%)
--18 years and over: 2,559 (34.27%)
----65 years and over: 390 (5.22%)
--Related children under 18 years: 1,460 (19.55%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 893 (11.96%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 1,341 (17.96%)

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