Newark, DE

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1050670, place: Newark city, Delaware)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 25,587 (100%)
In labor force: 16,446 (64.27%)
--Civilian labor force: 16,438 (64.24%)
----Employed: 14,362 (56.13%)
----Unemployed: 2,076 (8.11%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 12.6%
--Armed Forces: 8 (0.03%)
Not in labor force: 9,141 (35.73%)
Females 16 years and over: 14,112 (55.15%)
In labor force: 8,253 (32.25%)
--Civilian labor force: 8,245 (32.22%)
----Employed: 7,248 (28.33%)
Own children under 6 years: 972 (3.8%)
All parents in family in labor force: 512 (2%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 14,015 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 9,734 (69.45%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,190 (8.49%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 554 (3.95%)
Walked: 1,824 (13.01%)
Other means: 379 (2.7%)
Worked at home: 334 (2.38%)
Mean travel time to work: 21.6 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 14,362 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 6,421 (44.71%)
Service occupations: 2,544 (17.71%)
Sales and office occupations: 3,721 (25.91%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 23 (0.16%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 668 (4.65%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 985 (6.86%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 33 (0.23%)
Construction: 448 (3.12%)
Manufacturing: 1,370 (9.54%)
Wholesale trade.: 255 (1.78%)
Retail trade: 1,692 (11.78%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 396 (2.76%)
Information: 288 (2.01%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 1,194 (8.31%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 1,247 (8.68%)
Educational, health and social services: 4,647 (32.36%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 2,007 (13.97%)
Other services (except public administration): 420 (2.92%)
Public administration: 365 (2.54%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 11,505 (80.11%)
Government workers: 2,424 (16.88%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 411 (2.86%)
Unpaid family workers: 22 (0.15%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 8,959 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 975 (10.88%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 598 (6.67%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 874 (9.76%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 932 (10.4%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,183 (13.2%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,552 (17.32%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,186 (13.24%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,071 (11.95%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 420 (4.69%)
$200,000 or more: 168 (1.88%)
Median household income: $48,758

With earnings: 7,622 (85.08%)
--Mean earnings: $59,087
With Social Security income: 1,889 (21.08%)
--Mean Social Security income: $12,663
With Supplemental Security Income: 154 (1.72%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,132
With public assistance income: 119 (1.33%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,842
With retirement income: 1,573 (17.56%)
--Mean retirement income: $18,065

Families: 4,657 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 120 (2.58%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 98 (2.1%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 187 (4.02%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 344 (7.39%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 528 (11.34%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,041 (22.35%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 919 (19.73%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 880 (18.9%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 395 (8.48%)
$200,000 or more: 145 (3.11%)
Median family income: $75,188

Per capita income: $20,376

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $45,813
Female full-time, year-round workers: $33,165

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 192 (4.12%)
--With related children under 18 years: 131 (2.81%)
----With related children under 5 years: 51 (1.1%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 93 (2%)
--With related children under 18 years: 84 (1.8%)
----With related children under 5 years: 28 (0.6%)
Individuals: 4,392 (94.31%)
--18 years and over: 4,145 (89.01%)
----65 years and over: 172 (3.69%)
--Related children under 18 years: 236 (5.07%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 168 (3.61%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 3,881 (83.34%)

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