Ocean View, DE

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1053920, place: Ocean View town, Delaware)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 872 (100%)
In labor force: 447 (51.26%)
--Civilian labor force: 447 (51.26%)
----Employed: 427 (48.97%)
----Unemployed: 20 (2.29%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.5%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 425 (48.74%)
Females 16 years and over: 463 (53.1%)
In labor force: 229 (26.26%)
--Civilian labor force: 229 (26.26%)
----Employed: 216 (24.77%)
Own children under 6 years: 66 (7.57%)
All parents in family in labor force: 44 (5.05%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 420 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 332 (79.05%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 44 (10.48%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 4 (0.95%)
Walked: 10 (2.38%)
Other means: 4 (0.95%)
Worked at home: 26 (6.19%)
Mean travel time to work: 33.5 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 427 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 173 (40.52%)
Service occupations: 60 (14.05%)
Sales and office occupations: 135 (31.62%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 2 (0.47%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 38 (8.9%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 19 (4.45%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 8 (1.87%)
Construction: 49 (11.48%)
Manufacturing: 4 (0.94%)
Wholesale trade.: 5 (1.17%)
Retail trade: 72 (16.86%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 15 (3.51%)
Information: 5 (1.17%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 58 (13.58%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 30 (7.03%)
Educational, health and social services: 95 (22.25%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 43 (10.07%)
Other services (except public administration): 21 (4.92%)
Public administration: 22 (5.15%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 300 (70.26%)
Government workers: 69 (16.16%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 58 (13.58%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 450 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 17 (3.78%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 25 (5.56%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 42 (9.33%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 65 (14.44%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 91 (20.22%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 117 (26%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 52 (11.56%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 18 (4%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 15 (3.33%)
$200,000 or more: 8 (1.78%)
Median household income: $47,500

With earnings: 333 (74%)
--Mean earnings: $48,902
With Social Security income: 207 (46%)
--Mean Social Security income: $13,331
With Supplemental Security Income: 13 (2.89%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $3,892
With public assistance income: 3 (0.67%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,000
With retirement income: 154 (34.22%)
--Mean retirement income: $31,565

Families: 330 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 4 (1.21%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 12 (3.64%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 14 (4.24%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 47 (14.24%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 71 (21.52%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 99 (30%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 44 (13.33%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 18 (5.45%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 15 (4.55%)
$200,000 or more: 6 (1.82%)
Median family income: $52,125

Per capita income: $27,188

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $37,614
Female full-time, year-round workers: $31,333

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 5 (1.52%)
--With related children under 18 years: 0 (0%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 0 (0%)
--With related children under 18 years: 0 (0%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Individuals: 29 (8.79%)
--18 years and over: 29 (8.79%)
----65 years and over: 14 (4.24%)
--Related children under 18 years: 0 (0%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 0 (0%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 17 (5.15%)

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