Delray Beach, FL

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1217100, place: Delray Beach city, Florida)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 50,525 (100%)
In labor force: 27,264 (53.96%)
--Civilian labor force: 27,264 (53.96%)
----Employed: 25,672 (50.81%)
----Unemployed: 1,592 (3.15%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5.8%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 23,261 (46.04%)
Females 16 years and over: 26,973 (53.39%)
In labor force: 12,831 (25.4%)
--Civilian labor force: 12,831 (25.4%)
----Employed: 12,066 (23.88%)
Own children under 6 years: 3,144 (6.22%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,942 (3.84%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 25,300 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 19,760 (78.1%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 3,147 (12.44%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 423 (1.67%)
Walked: 463 (1.83%)
Other means: 407 (1.61%)
Worked at home: 1,100 (4.35%)
Mean travel time to work: 22.4 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 25,672 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 8,619 (33.57%)
Service occupations: 5,663 (22.06%)
Sales and office occupations: 6,913 (26.93%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 129 (0.5%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 2,039 (7.94%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 2,309 (8.99%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 100 (0.39%)
Construction: 1,728 (6.73%)
Manufacturing: 1,565 (6.1%)
Wholesale trade.: 1,047 (4.08%)
Retail trade: 3,741 (14.57%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 1,032 (4.02%)
Information: 848 (3.3%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 2,107 (8.21%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 3,095 (12.06%)
Educational, health and social services: 4,584 (17.86%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 3,476 (13.54%)
Other services (except public administration): 1,526 (5.94%)
Public administration: 823 (3.21%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 21,378 (83.27%)
Government workers: 2,517 (9.8%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 1,667 (6.49%)
Unpaid family workers: 110 (0.43%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 26,854 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 2,161 (8.05%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,768 (6.58%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 3,522 (13.12%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 3,346 (12.46%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 4,278 (15.93%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 4,997 (18.61%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 2,737 (10.19%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 2,176 (8.1%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 777 (2.89%)
$200,000 or more: 1,092 (4.07%)
Median household income: $43,371

With earnings: 17,686 (65.86%)
--Mean earnings: $60,097
With Social Security income: 11,173 (41.61%)
--Mean Social Security income: $12,917
With Supplemental Security Income: 702 (2.61%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,896
With public assistance income: 469 (1.75%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,861
With retirement income: 5,345 (19.9%)
--Mean retirement income: $19,498

Families: 15,131 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 774 (5.12%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 679 (4.49%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,669 (11.03%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,753 (11.59%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 2,473 (16.34%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 3,104 (20.51%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,785 (11.8%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,502 (9.93%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 599 (3.96%)
$200,000 or more: 793 (5.24%)
Median family income: $51,195

Per capita income: $29,350

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $33,699
Female full-time, year-round workers: $28,469

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 1,236 (8.17%)
--With related children under 18 years: 818 (5.41%)
----With related children under 5 years: 315 (2.08%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 602 (3.98%)
--With related children under 18 years: 448 (2.96%)
----With related children under 5 years: 171 (1.13%)
Individuals: 7,012 (46.34%)
--18 years and over: 5,147 (34.02%)
----65 years and over: 1,190 (7.86%)
--Related children under 18 years: 1,813 (11.98%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 1,399 (9.25%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 2,668 (17.63%)

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