North Star, DE

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1052490, place: North Star CDP, Delaware)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 5,982 (100%)
In labor force: 4,156 (69.48%)
--Civilian labor force: 4,147 (69.32%)
----Employed: 4,094 (68.44%)
----Unemployed: 53 (0.89%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 1.3%
--Armed Forces: 9 (0.15%)
Not in labor force: 1,826 (30.52%)
Females 16 years and over: 2,954 (49.38%)
In labor force: 1,719 (28.74%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,719 (28.74%)
----Employed: 1,713 (28.64%)
Own children under 6 years: 727 (12.15%)
All parents in family in labor force: 336 (5.62%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 4,017 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 3,316 (82.55%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 438 (10.9%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 43 (1.07%)
Walked: 38 (0.95%)
Other means: 35 (0.87%)
Worked at home: 147 (3.66%)
Mean travel time to work: 29 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 4,094 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 2,564 (62.63%)
Service occupations: 220 (5.37%)
Sales and office occupations: 909 (22.2%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 14 (0.34%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 203 (4.96%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 184 (4.49%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 59 (1.44%)
Construction: 161 (3.93%)
Manufacturing: 830 (20.27%)
Wholesale trade.: 86 (2.1%)
Retail trade: 265 (6.47%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 148 (3.62%)
Information: 74 (1.81%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 676 (16.51%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 662 (16.17%)
Educational, health and social services: 793 (19.37%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 149 (3.64%)
Other services (except public administration): 130 (3.18%)
Public administration: 61 (1.49%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 3,476 (84.9%)
Government workers: 326 (7.96%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 268 (6.55%)
Unpaid family workers: 24 (0.59%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 2,648 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 25 (0.94%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 33 (1.25%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 41 (1.55%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 58 (2.19%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 128 (4.83%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 363 (13.71%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 456 (17.22%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 823 (31.08%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 477 (18.01%)
$200,000 or more: 244 (9.21%)
Median household income: $110,616

With earnings: 2,469 (93.24%)
--Mean earnings: $115,390
With Social Security income: 344 (12.99%)
--Mean Social Security income: $14,344
With Supplemental Security Income: 56 (2.11%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $11,022
With public assistance income: 0 (0%)
--Mean public assistance income: $0
With retirement income: 493 (18.62%)
--Mean retirement income: $25,651

Families: 2,409 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 19 (0.79%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 27 (1.12%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 28 (1.16%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 44 (1.83%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 104 (4.32%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 308 (12.79%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 413 (17.14%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 788 (32.71%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 477 (19.8%)
$200,000 or more: 201 (8.34%)
Median family income: $113,621

Per capita income: $39,677

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $81,175
Female full-time, year-round workers: $46,603

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 53 (2.2%)
--With related children under 18 years: 33 (1.37%)
----With related children under 5 years: 17 (0.71%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 26 (1.08%)
--With related children under 18 years: 26 (1.08%)
----With related children under 5 years: 10 (0.42%)
Individuals: 197 (8.18%)
--18 years and over: 111 (4.61%)
----65 years and over: 0 (0%)
--Related children under 18 years: 86 (3.57%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 56 (2.32%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 13 (0.54%)

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