Boynton Beach, FL

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1207875, place: Boynton Beach city, Florida)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 49,418 (100%)
In labor force: 27,978 (56.61%)
--Civilian labor force: 27,953 (56.56%)
----Employed: 26,671 (53.97%)
----Unemployed: 1,282 (2.59%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.6%
--Armed Forces: 25 (0.05%)
Not in labor force: 21,440 (43.39%)
Females 16 years and over: 26,818 (54.27%)
In labor force: 13,262 (26.84%)
--Civilian labor force: 13,262 (26.84%)
----Employed: 12,619 (25.54%)
Own children under 6 years: 3,869 (7.83%)
All parents in family in labor force: 2,527 (5.11%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 26,010 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 21,222 (81.59%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 3,141 (12.08%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 397 (1.53%)
Walked: 281 (1.08%)
Other means: 300 (1.15%)
Worked at home: 669 (2.57%)
Mean travel time to work: 24.7 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 26,671 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 7,890 (29.58%)
Service occupations: 5,630 (21.11%)
Sales and office occupations: 7,933 (29.74%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 167 (0.63%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 2,835 (10.63%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 2,216 (8.31%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 231 (0.87%)
Construction: 2,483 (9.31%)
Manufacturing: 1,351 (5.07%)
Wholesale trade.: 946 (3.55%)
Retail trade: 3,887 (14.57%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 895 (3.36%)
Information: 968 (3.63%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 2,434 (9.13%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 3,121 (11.7%)
Educational, health and social services: 4,864 (18.24%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 2,909 (10.91%)
Other services (except public administration): 1,525 (5.72%)
Public administration: 1,057 (3.96%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 21,725 (81.46%)
Government workers: 3,054 (11.45%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 1,809 (6.78%)
Unpaid family workers: 83 (0.31%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 26,055 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 2,060 (7.91%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,663 (6.38%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 3,811 (14.63%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 3,788 (14.54%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 4,780 (18.35%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 5,433 (20.85%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 2,374 (9.11%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,406 (5.4%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 312 (1.2%)
$200,000 or more: 428 (1.64%)
Median household income: $39,845

With earnings: 17,723 (68.02%)
--Mean earnings: $48,953
With Social Security income: 10,395 (39.9%)
--Mean Social Security income: $12,546
With Supplemental Security Income: 721 (2.77%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $7,180
With public assistance income: 420 (1.61%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,246
With retirement income: 5,502 (21.12%)
--Mean retirement income: $18,460

Families: 15,761 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 670 (4.25%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 621 (3.94%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,761 (11.17%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 2,055 (13.04%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 3,227 (20.47%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 3,897 (24.73%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,898 (12.04%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,014 (6.43%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 252 (1.6%)
$200,000 or more: 366 (2.32%)
Median family income: $47,546

Per capita income: $22,573

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $32,503
Female full-time, year-round workers: $26,399

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 1,173 (7.44%)
--With related children under 18 years: 830 (5.27%)
----With related children under 5 years: 367 (2.33%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 491 (3.12%)
--With related children under 18 years: 431 (2.73%)
----With related children under 5 years: 141 (0.89%)
Individuals: 5,976 (37.92%)
--18 years and over: 3,891 (24.69%)
----65 years and over: 1,018 (6.46%)
--Related children under 18 years: 2,048 (12.99%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 1,492 (9.47%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 1,784 (11.32%)

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