Hockessin, DE

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1035850, place: Hockessin CDP, Delaware)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 9,744 (100%)
In labor force: 6,518 (66.89%)
--Civilian labor force: 6,508 (66.79%)
----Employed: 6,425 (65.94%)
----Unemployed: 83 (0.85%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 1.3%
--Armed Forces: 10 (0.1%)
Not in labor force: 3,226 (33.11%)
Females 16 years and over: 4,981 (51.12%)
In labor force: 2,867 (29.42%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,867 (29.42%)
----Employed: 2,840 (29.15%)
Own children under 6 years: 939 (9.64%)
All parents in family in labor force: 475 (4.87%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 6,355 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 5,358 (84.31%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 548 (8.62%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 49 (0.77%)
Walked: 55 (0.87%)
Other means: 55 (0.87%)
Worked at home: 290 (4.56%)
Mean travel time to work: 26.8 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 6,425 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 3,862 (60.11%)
Service occupations: 510 (7.94%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,467 (22.83%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 294 (4.58%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 292 (4.54%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 20 (0.31%)
Construction: 300 (4.67%)
Manufacturing: 1,414 (22.01%)
Wholesale trade.: 178 (2.77%)
Retail trade: 447 (6.96%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 158 (2.46%)
Information: 76 (1.18%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 857 (13.34%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 864 (13.45%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,308 (20.36%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 328 (5.11%)
Other services (except public administration): 236 (3.67%)
Public administration: 239 (3.72%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 5,398 (84.02%)
Government workers: 643 (10.01%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 349 (5.43%)
Unpaid family workers: 35 (0.54%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 4,434 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 84 (1.89%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 51 (1.15%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 179 (4.04%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 159 (3.59%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 287 (6.47%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 654 (14.75%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 772 (17.41%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,224 (27.6%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 630 (14.21%)
$200,000 or more: 394 (8.89%)
Median household income: $100,844

With earnings: 3,726 (84.03%)
--Mean earnings: $113,349
With Social Security income: 1,207 (27.22%)
--Mean Social Security income: $15,055
With Supplemental Security Income: 81 (1.83%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $3,661
With public assistance income: 15 (0.34%)
--Mean public assistance income: $4,667
With retirement income: 1,205 (27.18%)
--Mean retirement income: $29,357

Families: 3,680 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 32 (0.87%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 9 (0.24%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 115 (3.13%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 124 (3.37%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 206 (5.6%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 446 (12.12%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 632 (17.17%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,149 (31.22%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 609 (16.55%)
$200,000 or more: 358 (9.73%)
Median family income: $108,784

Per capita income: $40,516

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $76,617
Female full-time, year-round workers: $46,988

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 38 (1.03%)
--With related children under 18 years: 38 (1.03%)
----With related children under 5 years: 14 (0.38%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 16 (0.43%)
--With related children under 18 years: 16 (0.43%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Individuals: 221 (6.01%)
--18 years and over: 139 (3.78%)
----65 years and over: 22 (0.6%)
--Related children under 18 years: 68 (1.85%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 55 (1.49%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 91 (2.47%)

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