General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1254000, place: Palm Bay city, Florida)EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over: 60,776 (100%)
In labor force: 37,925 (62.4%)
--Civilian labor force: 37,784 (62.17%)
----Employed: 35,906 (59.08%)
----Unemployed: 1,878 (3.09%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5%
--Armed Forces: 141 (0.23%)
Not in labor force: 22,851 (37.6%)
Females 16 years and over: 31,766 (52.27%)
In labor force: 18,003 (29.62%)
--Civilian labor force: 17,984 (29.59%)
----Employed: 17,121 (28.17%)
Own children under 6 years: 5,724 (9.42%)
All parents in family in labor force: 3,717 (6.12%)
COMMUTING TO WORKWorkers 16 years and over: 35,147 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 29,354 (83.52%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 4,252 (12.1%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 137 (0.39%)
Walked: 147 (0.42%)
Other means: 523 (1.49%)
Worked at home: 734 (2.09%)
Mean travel time to work: 25.9 minutes
OCCUPATIONEmployed civilian population 16 years and over: 35,906 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 10,566 (29.43%)
Service occupations: 6,733 (18.75%)
Sales and office occupations: 9,857 (27.45%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 62 (0.17%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 4,352 (12.12%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 4,336 (12.08%)
INDUSTRYAgriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 159 (0.44%)
Construction: 3,114 (8.67%)
Manufacturing: 5,814 (16.19%)
Wholesale trade.: 946 (2.63%)
Retail trade: 4,987 (13.89%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 1,172 (3.26%)
Information: 1,093 (3.04%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 1,559 (4.34%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 3,354 (9.34%)
Educational, health and social services: 7,147 (19.9%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 3,174 (8.84%)
Other services (except public administration): 1,765 (4.92%)
Public administration: 1,622 (4.52%)
CLASS OF WORKERPrivate wage and salary workers: 29,551 (82.3%)
Government workers: 4,339 (12.08%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 1,929 (5.37%)
Unpaid family workers: 87 (0.24%)
INCOME IN 1999Households: 30,397 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 2,279 (7.5%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 2,161 (7.11%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 4,954 (16.3%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 4,943 (16.26%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 6,182 (20.34%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 6,187 (20.35%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 2,324 (7.65%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,066 (3.51%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 128 (0.42%)
$200,000 or more: 173 (0.57%)
Median household income: $36,508
With earnings: 23,522 (77.38%)
--Mean earnings: $42,461
With Social Security income: 9,699 (31.91%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,825
With Supplemental Security Income: 1,209 (3.98%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,818
With public assistance income: 674 (2.22%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,735
With retirement income: 6,684 (21.99%)
--Mean retirement income: $19,465
Families: 22,003 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 944 (4.29%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,073 (4.88%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 3,099 (14.08%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 3,543 (16.1%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 4,842 (22.01%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 5,195 (23.61%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 2,101 (9.55%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 921 (4.19%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 121 (0.55%)
$200,000 or more: 164 (0.75%)
Median family income: $41,636
Per capita income: $16,992
Median earnings (dollars)Male full-time, year-round workers: $31,060
Female full-time, year-round workers: $22,203
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999Families: 1,567 (7.12%)
--With related children under 18 years: 1,169 (5.31%)
----With related children under 5 years: 496 (2.25%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 743 (3.38%)
--With related children under 18 years: 663 (3.01%)
----With related children under 5 years: 260 (1.18%)
Individuals: 7,471 (33.95%)
--18 years and over: 5,059 (22.99%)
----65 years and over: 933 (4.24%)
--Related children under 18 years: 2,361 (10.73%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 1,706 (7.75%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 2,338 (10.63%)
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