Marathon, FL

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1243000, place: Marathon city, Florida)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 8,710 (100%)
In labor force: 5,549 (63.71%)
--Civilian labor force: 5,525 (63.43%)
----Employed: 5,334 (61.24%)
----Unemployed: 191 (2.19%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 3.5%
--Armed Forces: 24 (0.28%)
Not in labor force: 3,161 (36.29%)
Females 16 years and over: 4,023 (46.19%)
In labor force: 2,414 (27.72%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,408 (27.65%)
----Employed: 2,340 (26.87%)
Own children under 6 years: 482 (5.53%)
All parents in family in labor force: 289 (3.32%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 5,133 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 3,543 (69.02%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 494 (9.62%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 112 (2.18%)
Walked: 409 (7.97%)
Other means: 390 (7.6%)
Worked at home: 185 (3.6%)
Mean travel time to work: 15.2 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 5,334 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 1,196 (22.42%)
Service occupations: 1,351 (25.33%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,178 (22.08%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 217 (4.07%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 799 (14.98%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 593 (11.12%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 217 (4.07%)
Construction: 619 (11.6%)
Manufacturing: 110 (2.06%)
Wholesale trade.: 120 (2.25%)
Retail trade: 938 (17.59%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 299 (5.61%)
Information: 99 (1.86%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 267 (5.01%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 459 (8.61%)
Educational, health and social services: 533 (9.99%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 1,114 (20.88%)
Other services (except public administration): 333 (6.24%)
Public administration: 226 (4.24%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 4,349 (81.53%)
Government workers: 497 (9.32%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 475 (8.91%)
Unpaid family workers: 13 (0.24%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 4,609 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 604 (13.1%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 266 (5.77%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 659 (14.3%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 708 (15.36%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 768 (16.66%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 772 (16.75%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 391 (8.48%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 190 (4.12%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 129 (2.8%)
$200,000 or more: 122 (2.65%)
Median household income: $36,010

With earnings: 3,457 (75.01%)
--Mean earnings: $44,782
With Social Security income: 1,288 (27.95%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,572
With Supplemental Security Income: 71 (1.54%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $9,832
With public assistance income: 99 (2.15%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,311
With retirement income: 630 (13.67%)
--Mean retirement income: $22,532

Families: 2,748 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 220 (8.01%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 149 (5.42%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 291 (10.59%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 388 (14.12%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 452 (16.45%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 602 (21.91%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 282 (10.26%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 184 (6.7%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 108 (3.93%)
$200,000 or more: 72 (2.62%)
Median family income: $46,361

Per capita income: $22,894

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $27,057
Female full-time, year-round workers: $24,592

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 259 (9.43%)
--With related children under 18 years: 84 (3.06%)
----With related children under 5 years: 38 (1.38%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 41 (1.49%)
--With related children under 18 years: 32 (1.16%)
----With related children under 5 years: 15 (0.55%)
Individuals: 1,422 (51.75%)
--18 years and over: 1,223 (44.51%)
----65 years and over: 205 (7.46%)
--Related children under 18 years: 179 (6.51%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 127 (4.62%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 693 (25.22%)

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