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Elsmere, DE

Delaware

Latitude: 39.739112     Longitude: -75.594267
Population 5,722 (2005)
Elevation of Elsmere, Delaware: 80 feet



General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1024540, place: Elsmere town, Delaware)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 4,483 (100%)
In labor force: 3,086 (68.84%)
--Civilian labor force: 3,086 (68.84%)
----Employed: 2,912 (64.96%)
----Unemployed: 174 (3.88%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5.6%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 1,397 (31.16%)
Females 16 years and over: 2,329 (51.95%)
In labor force: 1,440 (32.12%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,440 (32.12%)
----Employed: 1,393 (31.07%)
Own children under 6 years: 422 (9.41%)
All parents in family in labor force: 272 (6.07%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 2,854 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 2,111 (73.97%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 457 (16.01%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 169 (5.92%)
Walked: 51 (1.79%)
Other means: 15 (0.53%)
Worked at home: 51 (1.79%)
Mean travel time to work: 20.5 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 2,912 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 575 (19.75%)
Service occupations: 663 (22.77%)
Sales and office occupations: 797 (27.37%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 35 (1.2%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 396 (13.6%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 446 (15.32%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 47 (1.61%)
Construction: 354 (12.16%)
Manufacturing: 284 (9.75%)
Wholesale trade.: 107 (3.67%)
Retail trade: 289 (9.92%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 184 (6.32%)
Information: 39 (1.34%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 350 (12.02%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 223 (7.66%)
Educational, health and social services: 481 (16.52%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 287 (9.86%)
Other services (except public administration): 149 (5.12%)
Public administration: 118 (4.05%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 2,430 (83.45%)
Government workers: 312 (10.71%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 165 (5.67%)
Unpaid family workers: 5 (0.17%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 2,282 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 189 (8.28%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 117 (5.13%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 368 (16.13%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 350 (15.34%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 371 (16.26%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 497 (21.78%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 226 (9.9%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 139 (6.09%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 25 (1.1%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $39,415

With earnings: 1,869 (81.9%)
--Mean earnings: $46,946
With Social Security income: 689 (30.19%)
--Mean Social Security income: $12,088
With Supplemental Security Income: 50 (2.19%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,902
With public assistance income: 49 (2.15%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,268
With retirement income: 397 (17.4%)
--Mean retirement income: $12,191

Families: 1,476 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 56 (3.79%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 39 (2.64%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 178 (12.06%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 260 (17.62%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 251 (17.01%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 414 (28.05%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 161 (10.91%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 99 (6.71%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 18 (1.22%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $46,357

Per capita income: $18,643

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $35,427
Female full-time, year-round workers: $28,089

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 99 (6.71%)
--With related children under 18 years: 71 (4.81%)
----With related children under 5 years: 31 (2.1%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 75 (5.08%)
--With related children under 18 years: 63 (4.27%)
----With related children under 5 years: 31 (2.1%)
Individuals: 510 (34.55%)
--18 years and over: 344 (23.31%)
----65 years and over: 68 (4.61%)
--Related children under 18 years: 166 (11.25%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 132 (8.94%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 185 (12.53%)

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