New Castle, DE

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1050800, place: New Castle city, Delaware)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 3,938 (100%)
In labor force: 2,657 (67.47%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,657 (67.47%)
----Employed: 2,536 (64.4%)
----Unemployed: 121 (3.07%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.6%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 1,281 (32.53%)
Females 16 years and over: 2,163 (54.93%)
In labor force: 1,380 (35.04%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,380 (35.04%)
----Employed: 1,293 (32.83%)
Own children under 6 years: 330 (8.38%)
All parents in family in labor force: 249 (6.32%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 2,498 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 2,012 (80.54%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 307 (12.29%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 49 (1.96%)
Walked: 85 (3.4%)
Other means: 29 (1.16%)
Worked at home: 16 (0.64%)
Mean travel time to work: 23.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 2,536 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 896 (35.33%)
Service occupations: 350 (13.8%)
Sales and office occupations: 685 (27.01%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 274 (10.8%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 331 (13.05%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 0 (0%)
Construction: 191 (7.53%)
Manufacturing: 360 (14.2%)
Wholesale trade.: 49 (1.93%)
Retail trade: 320 (12.62%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 174 (6.86%)
Information: 45 (1.77%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 358 (14.12%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 186 (7.33%)
Educational, health and social services: 451 (17.78%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 148 (5.84%)
Other services (except public administration): 108 (4.26%)
Public administration: 146 (5.76%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 2,013 (79.38%)
Government workers: 420 (16.56%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 103 (4.06%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,997 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 111 (5.56%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 78 (3.91%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 246 (12.32%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 196 (9.81%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 296 (14.82%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 514 (25.74%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 231 (11.57%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 266 (13.32%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 41 (2.05%)
$200,000 or more: 18 (0.9%)
Median household income: $52,449

With earnings: 1,597 (79.97%)
--Mean earnings: $58,440
With Social Security income: 500 (25.04%)
--Mean Social Security income: $12,861
With Supplemental Security Income: 87 (4.36%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $8,131
With public assistance income: 11 (0.55%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,209
With retirement income: 451 (22.58%)
--Mean retirement income: $18,711

Families: 1,375 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 43 (3.13%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 30 (2.18%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 132 (9.6%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 129 (9.38%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 224 (16.29%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 364 (26.47%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 202 (14.69%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 208 (15.13%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 31 (2.25%)
$200,000 or more: 12 (0.87%)
Median family income: $56,368

Per capita income: $24,052

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $40,153
Female full-time, year-round workers: $31,571

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 53 (3.85%)
--With related children under 18 years: 46 (3.35%)
----With related children under 5 years: 10 (0.73%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 35 (2.55%)
--With related children under 18 years: 28 (2.04%)
----With related children under 5 years: 10 (0.73%)
Individuals: 263 (19.13%)
--18 years and over: 175 (12.73%)
----65 years and over: 49 (3.56%)
--Related children under 18 years: 63 (4.58%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 53 (3.85%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 121 (8.8%)

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