Bangor, ME

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2302795, place: Bangor city, Maine)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 25,732 (100%)
In labor force: 16,526 (64.22%)
--Civilian labor force: 16,506 (64.15%)
----Employed: 15,591 (60.59%)
----Unemployed: 915 (3.56%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5.5%
--Armed Forces: 20 (0.08%)
Not in labor force: 9,206 (35.78%)
Females 16 years and over: 13,816 (53.69%)
In labor force: 8,185 (31.81%)
--Civilian labor force: 8,178 (31.78%)
----Employed: 7,754 (30.13%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,909 (7.42%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,128 (4.38%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 15,334 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 11,739 (76.56%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,557 (10.15%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 347 (2.26%)
Walked: 819 (5.34%)
Other means: 193 (1.26%)
Worked at home: 679 (4.43%)
Mean travel time to work: 15.1 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 15,591 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 5,432 (34.84%)
Service occupations: 2,897 (18.58%)
Sales and office occupations: 4,623 (29.65%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 73 (0.47%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 1,167 (7.49%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,399 (8.97%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 162 (1.04%)
Construction: 685 (4.39%)
Manufacturing: 966 (6.2%)
Wholesale trade.: 569 (3.65%)
Retail trade: 2,427 (15.57%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 838 (5.37%)
Information: 431 (2.76%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 747 (4.79%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 848 (5.44%)
Educational, health and social services: 4,944 (31.71%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 1,416 (9.08%)
Other services (except public administration): 967 (6.2%)
Public administration: 591 (3.79%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 12,251 (78.58%)
Government workers: 2,346 (15.05%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 964 (6.18%)
Unpaid family workers: 30 (0.19%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 13,738 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 2,239 (16.3%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,193 (8.68%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 2,307 (16.79%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 2,138 (15.56%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 2,069 (15.06%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,925 (14.01%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 848 (6.17%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 669 (4.87%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 163 (1.19%)
$200,000 or more: 187 (1.36%)
Median household income: $29,740

With earnings: 10,404 (75.73%)
--Mean earnings: $44,776
With Social Security income: 3,629 (26.42%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,473
With Supplemental Security Income: 942 (6.86%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,013
With public assistance income: 930 (6.77%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,186
With retirement income: 2,285 (16.63%)
--Mean retirement income: $14,166

Families: 7,323 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 704 (9.61%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 413 (5.64%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 874 (11.93%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,038 (14.17%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,294 (17.67%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,471 (20.09%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 691 (9.44%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 551 (7.52%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 136 (1.86%)
$200,000 or more: 151 (2.06%)
Median family income: $42,047

Per capita income: $19,295

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $32,314
Female full-time, year-round workers: $23,759

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 868 (11.85%)
--With related children under 18 years: 680 (9.29%)
----With related children under 5 years: 377 (5.15%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 542 (7.4%)
--With related children under 18 years: 496 (6.77%)
----With related children under 5 years: 267 (3.65%)
Individuals: 4,950 (67.6%)
--18 years and over: 3,775 (51.55%)
----65 years and over: 511 (6.98%)
--Related children under 18 years: 1,029 (14.05%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 648 (8.85%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 2,641 (36.06%)

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