Rockledge, FL

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1261500, place: Rockledge city, Florida)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 15,798 (100%)
In labor force: 9,868 (62.46%)
--Civilian labor force: 9,840 (62.29%)
----Employed: 9,463 (59.9%)
----Unemployed: 377 (2.39%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 3.8%
--Armed Forces: 28 (0.18%)
Not in labor force: 5,930 (37.54%)
Females 16 years and over: 8,404 (53.2%)
In labor force: 4,900 (31.02%)
--Civilian labor force: 4,889 (30.95%)
----Employed: 4,658 (29.48%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,294 (8.19%)
All parents in family in labor force: 834 (5.28%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 9,333 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 7,985 (85.56%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 891 (9.55%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 26 (0.28%)
Walked: 78 (0.84%)
Other means: 99 (1.06%)
Worked at home: 254 (2.72%)
Mean travel time to work: 24.1 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 9,463 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 3,575 (37.78%)
Service occupations: 1,427 (15.08%)
Sales and office occupations: 2,717 (28.71%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 6 (0.06%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 683 (7.22%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,055 (11.15%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 13 (0.14%)
Construction: 539 (5.7%)
Manufacturing: 1,225 (12.95%)
Wholesale trade.: 274 (2.9%)
Retail trade: 1,101 (11.63%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 408 (4.31%)
Information: 380 (4.02%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 398 (4.21%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 1,108 (11.71%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,967 (20.79%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 725 (7.66%)
Other services (except public administration): 369 (3.9%)
Public administration: 956 (10.1%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 7,044 (74.44%)
Government workers: 1,846 (19.51%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 558 (5.9%)
Unpaid family workers: 15 (0.16%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 7,813 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 454 (5.81%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 352 (4.51%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 905 (11.58%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,052 (13.46%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,570 (20.09%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,795 (22.97%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 976 (12.49%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 571 (7.31%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 82 (1.05%)
$200,000 or more: 56 (0.72%)
Median household income: $45,218

With earnings: 6,232 (79.76%)
--Mean earnings: $50,421
With Social Security income: 2,428 (31.08%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,760
With Supplemental Security Income: 216 (2.76%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $7,063
With public assistance income: 152 (1.95%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,269
With retirement income: 1,877 (24.02%)
--Mean retirement income: $17,111

Families: 5,661 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 150 (2.65%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 170 (3%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 548 (9.68%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 632 (11.16%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,129 (19.94%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,581 (27.93%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 848 (14.98%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 479 (8.46%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 82 (1.45%)
$200,000 or more: 42 (0.74%)
Median family income: $52,332

Per capita income: $20,700

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $39,434
Female full-time, year-round workers: $25,918

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 228 (4.03%)
--With related children under 18 years: 137 (2.42%)
----With related children under 5 years: 50 (0.88%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 117 (2.07%)
--With related children under 18 years: 89 (1.57%)
----With related children under 5 years: 37 (0.65%)
Individuals: 1,280 (22.61%)
--18 years and over: 965 (17.05%)
----65 years and over: 213 (3.76%)
--Related children under 18 years: 296 (5.23%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 216 (3.82%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 568 (10.03%)

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