Milton, DE

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1048330, place: Milton town, Delaware)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,314 (100%)
In labor force: 840 (63.93%)
--Civilian labor force: 836 (63.62%)
----Employed: 777 (59.13%)
----Unemployed: 59 (4.49%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 7.1%
--Armed Forces: 4 (0.3%)
Not in labor force: 474 (36.07%)
Females 16 years and over: 705 (53.65%)
In labor force: 437 (33.26%)
--Civilian labor force: 437 (33.26%)
----Employed: 408 (31.05%)
Own children under 6 years: 147 (11.19%)
All parents in family in labor force: 87 (6.62%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 774 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 617 (79.72%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 79 (10.21%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 5 (0.65%)
Walked: 27 (3.49%)
Other means: 8 (1.03%)
Worked at home: 38 (4.91%)
Mean travel time to work: 26.4 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 777 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 224 (28.83%)
Service occupations: 145 (18.66%)
Sales and office occupations: 198 (25.48%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 7 (0.9%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 61 (7.85%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 142 (18.28%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 5 (0.64%)
Construction: 71 (9.14%)
Manufacturing: 92 (11.84%)
Wholesale trade.: 9 (1.16%)
Retail trade: 135 (17.37%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 28 (3.6%)
Information: 15 (1.93%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 28 (3.6%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 48 (6.18%)
Educational, health and social services: 140 (18.02%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 73 (9.4%)
Other services (except public administration): 65 (8.37%)
Public administration: 68 (8.75%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 575 (74%)
Government workers: 135 (17.37%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 50 (6.44%)
Unpaid family workers: 17 (2.19%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 692 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 105 (15.17%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 63 (9.1%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 93 (13.44%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 118 (17.05%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 124 (17.92%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 111 (16.04%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 43 (6.21%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 24 (3.47%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 5 (0.72%)
$200,000 or more: 6 (0.87%)
Median household income: $32,368

With earnings: 517 (74.71%)
--Mean earnings: $42,311
With Social Security income: 257 (37.14%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,440
With Supplemental Security Income: 19 (2.75%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,916
With public assistance income: 22 (3.18%)
--Mean public assistance income: $591
With retirement income: 135 (19.51%)
--Mean retirement income: $12,632

Families: 436 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 34 (7.8%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 30 (6.88%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 51 (11.7%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 82 (18.81%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 83 (19.04%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 91 (20.87%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 36 (8.26%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 20 (4.59%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 3 (0.69%)
$200,000 or more: 6 (1.38%)
Median family income: $40,313

Per capita income: $17,016

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $26,065
Female full-time, year-round workers: $23,269

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 56 (12.84%)
--With related children under 18 years: 45 (10.32%)
----With related children under 5 years: 31 (7.11%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 35 (8.03%)
--With related children under 18 years: 35 (8.03%)
----With related children under 5 years: 21 (4.82%)
Individuals: 298 (68.35%)
--18 years and over: 192 (44.04%)
----65 years and over: 37 (8.49%)
--Related children under 18 years: 106 (24.31%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 56 (12.84%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 109 (25%)

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