Milford, DE

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1047420, place: Milford city, Delaware)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 5,246 (100%)
In labor force: 3,152 (60.08%)
--Civilian labor force: 3,128 (59.63%)
----Employed: 2,885 (54.99%)
----Unemployed: 243 (4.63%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 7.8%
--Armed Forces: 24 (0.46%)
Not in labor force: 2,094 (39.92%)
Females 16 years and over: 2,861 (54.54%)
In labor force: 1,514 (28.86%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,514 (28.86%)
----Employed: 1,451 (27.66%)
Own children under 6 years: 612 (11.67%)
All parents in family in labor force: 421 (8.03%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 2,861 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 2,170 (75.85%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 435 (15.2%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 22 (0.77%)
Walked: 124 (4.33%)
Other means: 38 (1.33%)
Worked at home: 72 (2.52%)
Mean travel time to work: 20.4 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 2,885 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 855 (29.64%)
Service occupations: 452 (15.67%)
Sales and office occupations: 715 (24.78%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 22 (0.76%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 288 (9.98%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 553 (19.17%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 22 (0.76%)
Construction: 174 (6.03%)
Manufacturing: 464 (16.08%)
Wholesale trade.: 168 (5.82%)
Retail trade: 336 (11.65%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 120 (4.16%)
Information: 72 (2.5%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 174 (6.03%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 122 (4.23%)
Educational, health and social services: 649 (22.5%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 257 (8.91%)
Other services (except public administration): 104 (3.6%)
Public administration: 223 (7.73%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 2,170 (75.22%)
Government workers: 570 (19.76%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 140 (4.85%)
Unpaid family workers: 5 (0.17%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 2,740 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 324 (11.82%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 227 (8.28%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 545 (19.89%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 374 (13.65%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 502 (18.32%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 452 (16.5%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 181 (6.61%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 128 (4.67%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 7 (0.26%)
Median household income: $32,525

With earnings: 1,982 (72.34%)
--Mean earnings: $40,925
With Social Security income: 922 (33.65%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,339
With Supplemental Security Income: 175 (6.39%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,815
With public assistance income: 138 (5.04%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,233
With retirement income: 537 (19.6%)
--Mean retirement income: $18,523

Families: 1,774 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 141 (7.95%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 46 (2.59%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 300 (16.91%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 250 (14.09%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 408 (23%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 339 (19.11%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 172 (9.7%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 118 (6.65%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $40,333

Per capita income: $16,181

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $29,271
Female full-time, year-round workers: $23,164

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 184 (10.37%)
--With related children under 18 years: 165 (9.3%)
----With related children under 5 years: 93 (5.24%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 116 (6.54%)
--With related children under 18 years: 107 (6.03%)
----With related children under 5 years: 46 (2.59%)
Individuals: 950 (53.55%)
--18 years and over: 588 (33.15%)
----65 years and over: 139 (7.84%)
--Related children under 18 years: 362 (20.41%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 234 (13.19%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 328 (18.49%)

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