Margate, FL

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1243125, place: Margate city, Florida)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 44,016 (100%)
In labor force: 25,859 (58.75%)
--Civilian labor force: 25,822 (58.67%)
----Employed: 24,664 (56.03%)
----Unemployed: 1,158 (2.63%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.5%
--Armed Forces: 37 (0.08%)
Not in labor force: 18,157 (41.25%)
Females 16 years and over: 23,565 (53.54%)
In labor force: 12,055 (27.39%)
--Civilian labor force: 12,047 (27.37%)
----Employed: 11,418 (25.94%)
Own children under 6 years: 3,535 (8.03%)
All parents in family in labor force: 2,096 (4.76%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 24,196 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 19,799 (81.83%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 3,037 (12.55%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 312 (1.29%)
Walked: 219 (0.91%)
Other means: 400 (1.65%)
Worked at home: 429 (1.77%)
Mean travel time to work: 27.7 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 24,664 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 6,794 (27.55%)
Service occupations: 3,793 (15.38%)
Sales and office occupations: 8,507 (34.49%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 36 (0.15%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 3,082 (12.5%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 2,452 (9.94%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 61 (0.25%)
Construction: 2,356 (9.55%)
Manufacturing: 1,897 (7.69%)
Wholesale trade.: 1,255 (5.09%)
Retail trade: 3,918 (15.89%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 982 (3.98%)
Information: 949 (3.85%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 2,098 (8.51%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 2,453 (9.95%)
Educational, health and social services: 4,087 (16.57%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 2,147 (8.7%)
Other services (except public administration): 1,339 (5.43%)
Public administration: 1,122 (4.55%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 20,781 (84.26%)
Government workers: 2,792 (11.32%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 1,028 (4.17%)
Unpaid family workers: 63 (0.26%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 22,737 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,911 (8.4%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,745 (7.67%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 3,427 (15.07%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 3,204 (14.09%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 4,021 (17.68%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 4,525 (19.9%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 2,292 (10.08%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,259 (5.54%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 181 (0.8%)
$200,000 or more: 172 (0.76%)
Median household income: $38,722

With earnings: 15,835 (69.64%)
--Mean earnings: $51,581
With Social Security income: 8,534 (37.53%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,589
With Supplemental Security Income: 678 (2.98%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,264
With public assistance income: 315 (1.39%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,836
With retirement income: 4,414 (19.41%)
--Mean retirement income: $14,223

Families: 14,358 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 450 (3.13%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 562 (3.91%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,666 (11.6%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,881 (13.1%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 2,912 (20.28%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 3,639 (25.34%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,936 (13.48%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,005 (7%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 171 (1.19%)
$200,000 or more: 136 (0.95%)
Median family income: $48,254

Per capita income: $20,308

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $35,630
Female full-time, year-round workers: $26,624

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 796 (5.54%)
--With related children under 18 years: 565 (3.94%)
----With related children under 5 years: 207 (1.44%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 329 (2.29%)
--With related children under 18 years: 307 (2.14%)
----With related children under 5 years: 100 (0.7%)
Individuals: 4,457 (31.04%)
--18 years and over: 3,282 (22.86%)
----65 years and over: 1,223 (8.52%)
--Related children under 18 years: 1,158 (8.07%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 878 (6.12%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 1,814 (12.63%)

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