Merritt Island, FL

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1244275, place: Merritt Island CDP, Florida)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 29,424 (100%)
In labor force: 17,197 (58.45%)
--Civilian labor force: 17,112 (58.16%)
----Employed: 16,253 (55.24%)
----Unemployed: 859 (2.92%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5%
--Armed Forces: 85 (0.29%)
Not in labor force: 12,227 (41.55%)
Females 16 years and over: 15,300 (52%)
In labor force: 7,853 (26.69%)
--Civilian labor force: 7,847 (26.67%)
----Employed: 7,427 (25.24%)
Own children under 6 years: 2,115 (7.19%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,249 (4.24%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 16,042 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 13,596 (84.75%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,510 (9.41%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 49 (0.31%)
Walked: 196 (1.22%)
Other means: 235 (1.46%)
Worked at home: 456 (2.84%)
Mean travel time to work: 24.2 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 16,253 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 6,422 (39.51%)
Service occupations: 2,529 (15.56%)
Sales and office occupations: 4,211 (25.91%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 79 (0.49%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 1,476 (9.08%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,536 (9.45%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 79 (0.49%)
Construction: 1,142 (7.03%)
Manufacturing: 2,051 (12.62%)
Wholesale trade.: 295 (1.82%)
Retail trade: 2,156 (13.27%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 719 (4.42%)
Information: 407 (2.5%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 987 (6.07%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 2,019 (12.42%)
Educational, health and social services: 2,784 (17.13%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 1,757 (10.81%)
Other services (except public administration): 691 (4.25%)
Public administration: 1,166 (7.17%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 12,429 (76.47%)
Government workers: 2,665 (16.4%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 1,126 (6.93%)
Unpaid family workers: 33 (0.2%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 14,965 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,089 (7.28%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 932 (6.23%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,954 (13.06%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 2,030 (13.56%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 2,366 (15.81%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 2,817 (18.82%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,798 (12.01%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,342 (8.97%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 359 (2.4%)
$200,000 or more: 278 (1.86%)
Median household income: $43,532

With earnings: 10,943 (73.12%)
--Mean earnings: $56,076
With Social Security income: 5,146 (34.39%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,652
With Supplemental Security Income: 562 (3.76%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,053
With public assistance income: 354 (2.37%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,982
With retirement income: 4,042 (27.01%)
--Mean retirement income: $21,646

Families: 10,130 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 460 (4.54%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 344 (3.4%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 999 (9.86%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,282 (12.66%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,724 (17.02%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 2,188 (21.6%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,502 (14.83%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,111 (10.97%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 268 (2.65%)
$200,000 or more: 252 (2.49%)
Median family income: $52,388

Per capita income: $23,961

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $41,393
Female full-time, year-round workers: $25,787

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 726 (7.17%)
--With related children under 18 years: 556 (5.49%)
----With related children under 5 years: 243 (2.4%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 423 (4.18%)
--With related children under 18 years: 381 (3.76%)
----With related children under 5 years: 169 (1.67%)
Individuals: 3,334 (32.91%)
--18 years and over: 2,199 (21.71%)
----65 years and over: 478 (4.72%)
--Related children under 18 years: 1,050 (10.37%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 734 (7.25%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 1,154 (11.39%)

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