Middletown, DE

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1047030, place: Middletown town, Delaware)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 4,529 (100%)
In labor force: 3,291 (72.67%)
--Civilian labor force: 3,291 (72.67%)
----Employed: 3,144 (69.42%)
----Unemployed: 147 (3.25%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.5%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 1,238 (27.33%)
Females 16 years and over: 2,401 (53.01%)
In labor force: 1,608 (35.5%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,608 (35.5%)
----Employed: 1,523 (33.63%)
Own children under 6 years: 716 (15.81%)
All parents in family in labor force: 523 (11.55%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 3,112 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 2,494 (80.14%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 342 (10.99%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 41 (1.32%)
Walked: 86 (2.76%)
Other means: 76 (2.44%)
Worked at home: 73 (2.35%)
Mean travel time to work: 32.4 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 3,144 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 806 (25.64%)
Service occupations: 468 (14.89%)
Sales and office occupations: 985 (31.33%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 9 (0.29%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 331 (10.53%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 545 (17.33%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 9 (0.29%)
Construction: 260 (8.27%)
Manufacturing: 623 (19.82%)
Wholesale trade.: 107 (3.4%)
Retail trade: 402 (12.79%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 129 (4.1%)
Information: 72 (2.29%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 355 (11.29%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 264 (8.4%)
Educational, health and social services: 391 (12.44%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 179 (5.69%)
Other services (except public administration): 162 (5.15%)
Public administration: 191 (6.08%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 2,657 (84.51%)
Government workers: 385 (12.25%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 102 (3.24%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 2,331 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 203 (8.71%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 110 (4.72%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 328 (14.07%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 267 (11.45%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 429 (18.4%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 505 (21.66%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 309 (13.26%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 129 (5.53%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 36 (1.54%)
$200,000 or more: 15 (0.64%)
Median household income: $41,663

With earnings: 1,946 (83.48%)
--Mean earnings: $51,782
With Social Security income: 485 (20.81%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,585
With Supplemental Security Income: 69 (2.96%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,211
With public assistance income: 93 (3.99%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,349
With retirement income: 343 (14.71%)
--Mean retirement income: $12,728

Families: 1,691 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 107 (6.33%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 77 (4.55%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 219 (12.95%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 166 (9.82%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 304 (17.98%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 359 (21.23%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 279 (16.5%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 133 (7.87%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 40 (2.37%)
$200,000 or more: 7 (0.41%)
Median family income: $47,270

Per capita income: $18,517

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $35,687
Female full-time, year-round workers: $30,044

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 149 (8.81%)
--With related children under 18 years: 105 (6.21%)
----With related children under 5 years: 59 (3.49%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 114 (6.74%)
--With related children under 18 years: 84 (4.97%)
----With related children under 5 years: 38 (2.25%)
Individuals: 676 (39.98%)
--18 years and over: 423 (25.01%)
----65 years and over: 70 (4.14%)
--Related children under 18 years: 227 (13.42%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 156 (9.23%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 239 (14.13%)

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