Lake Worth, FL

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1239075, place: Lake Worth city, Florida)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 28,046 (100%)
In labor force: 17,561 (62.61%)
--Civilian labor force: 17,543 (62.55%)
----Employed: 16,291 (58.09%)
----Unemployed: 1,252 (4.46%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 7.1%
--Armed Forces: 18 (0.06%)
Not in labor force: 10,485 (37.39%)
Females 16 years and over: 13,421 (47.85%)
In labor force: 7,099 (25.31%)
--Civilian labor force: 7,081 (25.25%)
----Employed: 6,523 (23.26%)
Own children under 6 years: 2,609 (9.3%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,326 (4.73%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 16,091 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 10,885 (67.65%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 3,713 (23.08%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 383 (2.38%)
Walked: 271 (1.68%)
Other means: 415 (2.58%)
Worked at home: 424 (2.64%)
Mean travel time to work: 25.6 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 16,291 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 3,558 (21.84%)
Service occupations: 4,129 (25.35%)
Sales and office occupations: 3,708 (22.76%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 390 (2.39%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 2,813 (17.27%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,693 (10.39%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 392 (2.41%)
Construction: 2,570 (15.78%)
Manufacturing: 723 (4.44%)
Wholesale trade.: 455 (2.79%)
Retail trade: 1,661 (10.2%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 774 (4.75%)
Information: 294 (1.8%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 919 (5.64%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 2,344 (14.39%)
Educational, health and social services: 2,234 (13.71%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 2,442 (14.99%)
Other services (except public administration): 886 (5.44%)
Public administration: 597 (3.66%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 12,941 (79.44%)
Government workers: 1,966 (12.07%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 1,340 (8.23%)
Unpaid family workers: 44 (0.27%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 13,906 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,809 (13.01%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,239 (8.91%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 2,717 (19.54%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 2,216 (15.94%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 2,607 (18.75%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,997 (14.36%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 698 (5.02%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 448 (3.22%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 59 (0.42%)
$200,000 or more: 116 (0.83%)
Median household income: $30,034

With earnings: 10,763 (77.4%)
--Mean earnings: $38,339
With Social Security income: 3,768 (27.1%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,442
With Supplemental Security Income: 680 (4.89%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,279
With public assistance income: 410 (2.95%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,397
With retirement income: 1,801 (12.95%)
--Mean retirement income: $13,208

Families: 7,872 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 668 (8.49%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 670 (8.51%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,189 (15.1%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,340 (17.02%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,623 (20.62%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,458 (18.52%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 446 (5.67%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 354 (4.5%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 41 (0.52%)
$200,000 or more: 83 (1.05%)
Median family income: $35,374

Per capita income: $15,517

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $24,862
Female full-time, year-round workers: $22,971

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 1,245 (15.82%)
--With related children under 18 years: 937 (11.9%)
----With related children under 5 years: 597 (7.58%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 452 (5.74%)
--With related children under 18 years: 424 (5.39%)
----With related children under 5 years: 224 (2.85%)
Individuals: 6,863 (87.18%)
--18 years and over: 4,887 (62.08%)
----65 years and over: 575 (7.3%)
--Related children under 18 years: 1,857 (23.59%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 1,197 (15.21%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 2,547 (32.36%)

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