Bar Harbor, ME

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2302830, place: Bar Harbor CDP, Maine)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 2,284 (100%)
In labor force: 1,448 (63.4%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,448 (63.4%)
----Employed: 1,288 (56.39%)
----Unemployed: 160 (7.01%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 11%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 836 (36.6%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,323 (57.92%)
In labor force: 778 (34.06%)
--Civilian labor force: 778 (34.06%)
----Employed: 681 (29.82%)
Own children under 6 years: 62 (2.71%)
All parents in family in labor force: 22 (0.96%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,250 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 716 (57.28%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 88 (7.04%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 12 (0.96%)
Walked: 319 (25.52%)
Other means: 34 (2.72%)
Worked at home: 81 (6.48%)
Mean travel time to work: 10.8 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,288 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 451 (35.02%)
Service occupations: 299 (23.21%)
Sales and office occupations: 323 (25.08%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 21 (1.63%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 90 (6.99%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 104 (8.07%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 29 (2.25%)
Construction: 56 (4.35%)
Manufacturing: 67 (5.2%)
Wholesale trade.: 18 (1.4%)
Retail trade: 167 (12.97%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 20 (1.55%)
Information: 38 (2.95%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 67 (5.2%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 163 (12.66%)
Educational, health and social services: 270 (20.96%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 254 (19.72%)
Other services (except public administration): 82 (6.37%)
Public administration: 57 (4.43%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,033 (80.2%)
Government workers: 119 (9.24%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 129 (10.02%)
Unpaid family workers: 7 (0.54%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,263 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 177 (14.01%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 160 (12.67%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 153 (12.11%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 176 (13.94%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 192 (15.2%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 178 (14.09%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 92 (7.28%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 72 (5.7%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 26 (2.06%)
$200,000 or more: 37 (2.93%)
Median household income: $33,609

With earnings: 966 (76.48%)
--Mean earnings: $46,356
With Social Security income: 350 (27.71%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,338
With Supplemental Security Income: 32 (2.53%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,617
With public assistance income: 19 (1.5%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,579
With retirement income: 190 (15.04%)
--Mean retirement income: $12,837

Families: 568 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 19 (3.35%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 20 (3.52%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 25 (4.4%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 92 (16.2%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 121 (21.3%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 121 (21.3%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 67 (11.8%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 53 (9.33%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 13 (2.29%)
$200,000 or more: 37 (6.51%)
Median family income: $50,729

Per capita income: $23,730

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $30,688
Female full-time, year-round workers: $24,844

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 25 (4.4%)
--With related children under 18 years: 20 (3.52%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 19 (3.35%)
--With related children under 18 years: 14 (2.46%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Individuals: 253 (44.54%)
--18 years and over: 215 (37.85%)
----65 years and over: 33 (5.81%)
--Related children under 18 years: 26 (4.58%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 26 (4.58%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 190 (33.45%)

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