Harrington, DE

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1033120, place: Harrington city, Delaware)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 2,268 (100%)
In labor force: 1,498 (66.05%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,498 (66.05%)
----Employed: 1,403 (61.86%)
----Unemployed: 95 (4.19%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 6.3%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 770 (33.95%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,251 (55.16%)
In labor force: 745 (32.85%)
--Civilian labor force: 745 (32.85%)
----Employed: 691 (30.47%)
Own children under 6 years: 298 (13.14%)
All parents in family in labor force: 210 (9.26%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,377 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,063 (77.2%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 247 (17.94%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 44 (3.2%)
Other means: 6 (0.44%)
Worked at home: 17 (1.23%)
Mean travel time to work: 25.7 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,403 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 287 (20.46%)
Service occupations: 316 (22.52%)
Sales and office occupations: 352 (25.09%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 3 (0.21%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 168 (11.97%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 277 (19.74%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 12 (0.86%)
Construction: 131 (9.34%)
Manufacturing: 198 (14.11%)
Wholesale trade.: 33 (2.35%)
Retail trade: 172 (12.26%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 85 (6.06%)
Information: 14 (1%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 58 (4.13%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 93 (6.63%)
Educational, health and social services: 197 (14.04%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 229 (16.32%)
Other services (except public administration): 80 (5.7%)
Public administration: 101 (7.2%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,086 (77.41%)
Government workers: 255 (18.18%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 62 (4.42%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,209 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 140 (11.58%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 143 (11.83%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 197 (16.29%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 175 (14.47%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 243 (20.1%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 189 (15.63%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 101 (8.35%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 13 (1.08%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 1 (0.08%)
$200,000 or more: 7 (0.58%)
Median household income: $30,945

With earnings: 921 (76.18%)
--Mean earnings: $40,204
With Social Security income: 377 (31.18%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,483
With Supplemental Security Income: 49 (4.05%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,463
With public assistance income: 69 (5.71%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,900
With retirement income: 205 (16.96%)
--Mean retirement income: $11,853

Families: 851 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 44 (5.17%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 75 (8.81%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 165 (19.39%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 119 (13.98%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 196 (23.03%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 140 (16.45%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 92 (10.81%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 13 (1.53%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 7 (0.82%)
Median family income: $36,815

Per capita income: $15,049

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $32,064
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,801

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 103 (12.1%)
--With related children under 18 years: 78 (9.17%)
----With related children under 5 years: 53 (6.23%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 72 (8.46%)
--With related children under 18 years: 66 (7.76%)
----With related children under 5 years: 51 (5.99%)
Individuals: 516 (60.63%)
--18 years and over: 259 (30.43%)
----65 years and over: 57 (6.7%)
--Related children under 18 years: 250 (29.38%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 143 (16.8%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 117 (13.75%)

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