Smyrna, DE

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1067310, place: Smyrna town, Delaware)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 4,057 (100%)
In labor force: 2,692 (66.35%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,672 (65.86%)
----Employed: 2,585 (63.72%)
----Unemployed: 87 (2.14%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 3.3%
--Armed Forces: 20 (0.49%)
Not in labor force: 1,365 (33.65%)
Females 16 years and over: 2,281 (56.22%)
In labor force: 1,404 (34.61%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,397 (34.43%)
----Employed: 1,343 (33.1%)
Own children under 6 years: 493 (12.15%)
All parents in family in labor force: 398 (9.81%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 2,528 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 2,123 (83.98%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 280 (11.08%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 13 (0.51%)
Walked: 27 (1.07%)
Other means: 52 (2.06%)
Worked at home: 33 (1.31%)
Mean travel time to work: 25.9 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 2,585 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 668 (25.84%)
Service occupations: 560 (21.66%)
Sales and office occupations: 704 (27.23%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 21 (0.81%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 244 (9.44%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 388 (15.01%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 27 (1.04%)
Construction: 186 (7.2%)
Manufacturing: 345 (13.35%)
Wholesale trade.: 73 (2.82%)
Retail trade: 317 (12.26%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 99 (3.83%)
Information: 8 (0.31%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 300 (11.61%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 143 (5.53%)
Educational, health and social services: 502 (19.42%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 197 (7.62%)
Other services (except public administration): 120 (4.64%)
Public administration: 268 (10.37%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 2,016 (77.99%)
Government workers: 479 (18.53%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 90 (3.48%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 2,082 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 225 (10.81%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 199 (9.56%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 282 (13.54%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 319 (15.32%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 364 (17.48%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 350 (16.81%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 204 (9.8%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 117 (5.62%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 8 (0.38%)
$200,000 or more: 14 (0.67%)
Median household income: $36,212

With earnings: 1,671 (80.26%)
--Mean earnings: $42,532
With Social Security income: 619 (29.73%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,504
With Supplemental Security Income: 69 (3.31%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $7,754
With public assistance income: 123 (5.91%)
--Mean public assistance income: $4,011
With retirement income: 452 (21.71%)
--Mean retirement income: $10,883

Families: 1,407 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 66 (4.69%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 85 (6.04%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 183 (13.01%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 212 (15.07%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 289 (20.54%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 266 (18.91%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 189 (13.43%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 102 (7.25%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 8 (0.57%)
$200,000 or more: 7 (0.5%)
Median family income: $42,355

Per capita income: $17,443

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $32,500
Female full-time, year-round workers: $22,135

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 111 (7.89%)
--With related children under 18 years: 102 (7.25%)
----With related children under 5 years: 51 (3.62%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 85 (6.04%)
--With related children under 18 years: 85 (6.04%)
----With related children under 5 years: 45 (3.2%)
Individuals: 546 (38.81%)
--18 years and over: 327 (23.24%)
----65 years and over: 40 (2.84%)
--Related children under 18 years: 198 (14.07%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 149 (10.59%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 215 (15.28%)

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