Auburn, ME

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2302060, place: Auburn city, Maine)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 18,523 (100%)
In labor force: 12,208 (65.91%)
--Civilian labor force: 12,184 (65.78%)
----Employed: 11,605 (62.65%)
----Unemployed: 579 (3.13%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.8%
--Armed Forces: 24 (0.13%)
Not in labor force: 6,315 (34.09%)
Females 16 years and over: 9,886 (53.37%)
In labor force: 5,854 (31.6%)
--Civilian labor force: 5,850 (31.58%)
----Employed: 5,587 (30.16%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,539 (8.31%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,207 (6.52%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 11,445 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 9,036 (78.95%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,641 (14.34%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 104 (0.91%)
Walked: 320 (2.8%)
Other means: 95 (0.83%)
Worked at home: 249 (2.18%)
Mean travel time to work: 21.6 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 11,605 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 3,357 (28.93%)
Service occupations: 1,680 (14.48%)
Sales and office occupations: 3,388 (29.19%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 50 (0.43%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 1,045 (9%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 2,085 (17.97%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 93 (0.8%)
Construction: 612 (5.27%)
Manufacturing: 2,028 (17.48%)
Wholesale trade.: 473 (4.08%)
Retail trade: 1,674 (14.42%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 430 (3.71%)
Information: 332 (2.86%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 743 (6.4%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 927 (7.99%)
Educational, health and social services: 2,729 (23.52%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 739 (6.37%)
Other services (except public administration): 415 (3.58%)
Public administration: 410 (3.53%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 9,700 (83.58%)
Government workers: 1,360 (11.72%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 519 (4.47%)
Unpaid family workers: 26 (0.22%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 9,794 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,112 (11.35%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 713 (7.28%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,639 (16.73%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,344 (13.72%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,745 (17.82%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,849 (18.88%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 799 (8.16%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 376 (3.84%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 99 (1.01%)
$200,000 or more: 118 (1.2%)
Median household income: $35,652

With earnings: 7,561 (77.2%)
--Mean earnings: $46,656
With Social Security income: 2,943 (30.05%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,639
With Supplemental Security Income: 457 (4.67%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,676
With public assistance income: 576 (5.88%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,989
With retirement income: 1,564 (15.97%)
--Mean retirement income: $11,607

Families: 5,961 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 361 (6.06%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 299 (5.02%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 775 (13%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 783 (13.14%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,176 (19.73%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,431 (24.01%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 651 (10.92%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 307 (5.15%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 91 (1.53%)
$200,000 or more: 87 (1.46%)
Median family income: $44,012

Per capita income: $19,942

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $32,088
Female full-time, year-round workers: $22,349

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 536 (8.99%)
--With related children under 18 years: 416 (6.98%)
----With related children under 5 years: 253 (4.24%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 321 (5.39%)
--With related children under 18 years: 293 (4.92%)
----With related children under 5 years: 159 (2.67%)
Individuals: 2,688 (45.09%)
--18 years and over: 1,782 (29.89%)
----65 years and over: 406 (6.81%)
--Related children under 18 years: 855 (14.34%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 547 (9.18%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 1,056 (17.72%)

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