Felton, DE

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General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1026620, place: Felton town, Delaware)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 543 (100%)
In labor force: 384 (70.72%)
--Civilian labor force: 374 (68.88%)
----Employed: 361 (66.48%)
----Unemployed: 13 (2.39%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 3.5%
--Armed Forces: 10 (1.84%)
Not in labor force: 159 (29.28%)
Females 16 years and over: 277 (51.01%)
In labor force: 182 (33.52%)
--Civilian labor force: 182 (33.52%)
----Employed: 171 (31.49%)
Own children under 6 years: 83 (15.29%)
All parents in family in labor force: 54 (9.94%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 360 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 307 (85.28%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 45 (12.5%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 2 (0.56%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 6 (1.67%)
Mean travel time to work: 25.1 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 361 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 107 (29.64%)
Service occupations: 65 (18.01%)
Sales and office occupations: 92 (25.48%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 43 (11.91%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 54 (14.96%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 2 (0.55%)
Construction: 34 (9.42%)
Manufacturing: 36 (9.97%)
Wholesale trade.: 11 (3.05%)
Retail trade: 36 (9.97%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 32 (8.86%)
Information: 10 (2.77%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 29 (8.03%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 18 (4.99%)
Educational, health and social services: 63 (17.45%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 40 (11.08%)
Other services (except public administration): 10 (2.77%)
Public administration: 40 (11.08%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 273 (75.62%)
Government workers: 75 (20.78%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 13 (3.6%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 301 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 16 (5.32%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 21 (6.98%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 27 (8.97%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 47 (15.61%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 81 (26.91%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 63 (20.93%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 20 (6.64%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 23 (7.64%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 3 (1%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $42,589

With earnings: 246 (81.73%)
--Mean earnings: $46,716
With Social Security income: 65 (21.59%)
--Mean Social Security income: $8,440
With Supplemental Security Income: 25 (8.31%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $8,152
With public assistance income: 14 (4.65%)
--Mean public assistance income: $664
With retirement income: 57 (18.94%)
--Mean retirement income: $24,725

Families: 231 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 15 (6.49%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 5 (2.16%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 16 (6.93%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 50 (21.65%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 54 (23.38%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 54 (23.38%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 17 (7.36%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 17 (7.36%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 3 (1.3%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $44,875

Per capita income: $17,854

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $32,857
Female full-time, year-round workers: $24,375

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 22 (9.52%)
--With related children under 18 years: 20 (8.66%)
----With related children under 5 years: 18 (7.79%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 16 (6.93%)
--With related children under 18 years: 16 (6.93%)
----With related children under 5 years: 16 (6.93%)
Individuals: 79 (34.2%)
--18 years and over: 42 (18.18%)
----65 years and over: 9 (3.9%)
--Related children under 18 years: 37 (16.02%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 16 (6.93%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 11 (4.76%)

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