Lake Worth Corridor, FL

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1239087, place: Lake Worth Corridor CDP, Florida)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 13,436 (100%)
In labor force: 9,021 (67.14%)
--Civilian labor force: 9,021 (67.14%)
----Employed: 8,155 (60.7%)
----Unemployed: 866 (6.45%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 9.6%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 4,415 (32.86%)
Females 16 years and over: 6,222 (46.31%)
In labor force: 3,741 (27.84%)
--Civilian labor force: 3,741 (27.84%)
----Employed: 3,314 (24.67%)
Own children under 6 years: 2,069 (15.4%)
All parents in family in labor force: 973 (7.24%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 7,970 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 5,084 (63.79%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 2,271 (28.49%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 218 (2.74%)
Walked: 110 (1.38%)
Other means: 208 (2.61%)
Worked at home: 79 (0.99%)
Mean travel time to work: 26.9 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 8,155 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 1,100 (13.49%)
Service occupations: 2,016 (24.72%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,891 (23.19%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 223 (2.73%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 1,895 (23.24%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,030 (12.63%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 183 (2.24%)
Construction: 1,704 (20.9%)
Manufacturing: 554 (6.79%)
Wholesale trade.: 169 (2.07%)
Retail trade: 995 (12.2%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 321 (3.94%)
Information: 106 (1.3%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 469 (5.75%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 932 (11.43%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,053 (12.91%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 909 (11.15%)
Other services (except public administration): 530 (6.5%)
Public administration: 230 (2.82%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 6,883 (84.4%)
Government workers: 724 (8.88%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 494 (6.06%)
Unpaid family workers: 54 (0.66%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 5,893 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 537 (9.11%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 354 (6.01%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,150 (19.51%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,155 (19.6%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,288 (21.86%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 889 (15.09%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 332 (5.63%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 142 (2.41%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 15 (0.25%)
$200,000 or more: 31 (0.53%)
Median household income: $32,266

With earnings: 5,266 (89.36%)
--Mean earnings: $38,493
With Social Security income: 944 (16.02%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,659
With Supplemental Security Income: 250 (4.24%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,933
With public assistance income: 292 (4.96%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,027
With retirement income: 494 (8.38%)
--Mean retirement income: $14,203

Families: 4,103 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 414 (10.09%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 328 (7.99%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 785 (19.13%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 841 (20.5%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 803 (19.57%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 614 (14.96%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 212 (5.17%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 75 (1.83%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 31 (0.76%)
Median family income: $30,604

Per capita income: $12,825

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $23,281
Female full-time, year-round workers: $21,022

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 694 (16.91%)
--With related children under 18 years: 576 (14.04%)
----With related children under 5 years: 377 (9.19%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 347 (8.46%)
--With related children under 18 years: 315 (7.68%)
----With related children under 5 years: 200 (4.87%)
Individuals: 3,544 (86.38%)
--18 years and over: 1,974 (48.11%)
----65 years and over: 155 (3.78%)
--Related children under 18 years: 1,507 (36.73%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 945 (23.03%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 864 (21.06%)

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