Selbyville, DE

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1064840, place: Selbyville town, Delaware)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,287 (100%)
In labor force: 782 (60.76%)
--Civilian labor force: 782 (60.76%)
----Employed: 741 (57.58%)
----Unemployed: 41 (3.19%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5.2%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 505 (39.24%)
Females 16 years and over: 670 (52.06%)
In labor force: 366 (28.44%)
--Civilian labor force: 366 (28.44%)
----Employed: 335 (26.03%)
Own children under 6 years: 129 (10.02%)
All parents in family in labor force: 60 (4.66%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 707 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 483 (68.32%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 115 (16.27%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 61 (8.63%)
Other means: 15 (2.12%)
Worked at home: 33 (4.67%)
Mean travel time to work: 18.5 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 741 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 148 (19.97%)
Service occupations: 175 (23.62%)
Sales and office occupations: 143 (19.3%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 6 (0.81%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 101 (13.63%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 168 (22.67%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 7 (0.94%)
Construction: 98 (13.23%)
Manufacturing: 136 (18.35%)
Wholesale trade.: 23 (3.1%)
Retail trade: 80 (10.8%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 23 (3.1%)
Information: 12 (1.62%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 39 (5.26%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 50 (6.75%)
Educational, health and social services: 84 (11.34%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 103 (13.9%)
Other services (except public administration): 48 (6.48%)
Public administration: 38 (5.13%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 593 (80.03%)
Government workers: 83 (11.2%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 63 (8.5%)
Unpaid family workers: 2 (0.27%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 621 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 76 (12.24%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 29 (4.67%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 105 (16.91%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 91 (14.65%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 129 (20.77%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 91 (14.65%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 63 (10.14%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 24 (3.86%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 8 (1.29%)
$200,000 or more: 5 (0.81%)
Median household income: $36,250

With earnings: 467 (75.2%)
--Mean earnings: $40,265
With Social Security income: 216 (34.78%)
--Mean Social Security income: $12,216
With Supplemental Security Income: 22 (3.54%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,295
With public assistance income: 30 (4.83%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,191
With retirement income: 132 (21.26%)
--Mean retirement income: $21,293

Families: 464 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 42 (9.05%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 10 (2.16%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 59 (12.72%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 67 (14.44%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 114 (24.57%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 88 (18.97%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 54 (11.64%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 22 (4.74%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 8 (1.72%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $41,522

Per capita income: $16,965

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $25,368
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,660

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 49 (10.56%)
--With related children under 18 years: 33 (7.11%)
----With related children under 5 years: 26 (5.6%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 21 (4.53%)
--With related children under 18 years: 14 (3.02%)
----With related children under 5 years: 9 (1.94%)
Individuals: 191 (41.16%)
--18 years and over: 138 (29.74%)
----65 years and over: 34 (7.33%)
--Related children under 18 years: 50 (10.78%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 21 (4.53%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 62 (13.36%)

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