General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2303950, place: Belfast city, Maine)EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over: 5,201 (100%)
In labor force: 3,187 (61.28%)
--Civilian labor force: 3,176 (61.07%)
----Employed: 2,979 (57.28%)
----Unemployed: 197 (3.79%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 6.2%
--Armed Forces: 11 (0.21%)
Not in labor force: 2,014 (38.72%)
Females 16 years and over: 2,850 (54.8%)
In labor force: 1,649 (31.71%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,649 (31.71%)
----Employed: 1,559 (29.98%)
Own children under 6 years: 389 (7.48%)
All parents in family in labor force: 271 (5.21%)
COMMUTING TO WORKWorkers 16 years and over: 2,884 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 2,244 (77.81%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 295 (10.23%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 7 (0.24%)
Walked: 135 (4.68%)
Other means: 27 (0.94%)
Worked at home: 176 (6.1%)
Mean travel time to work: 20.2 minutes
OCCUPATIONEmployed civilian population 16 years and over: 2,979 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 988 (33.17%)
Service occupations: 410 (13.76%)
Sales and office occupations: 888 (29.81%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 46 (1.54%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 268 (9%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 379 (12.72%)
INDUSTRYAgriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 63 (2.11%)
Construction: 294 (9.87%)
Manufacturing: 406 (13.63%)
Wholesale trade.: 79 (2.65%)
Retail trade: 371 (12.45%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 63 (2.11%)
Information: 67 (2.25%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 436 (14.64%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 152 (5.1%)
Educational, health and social services: 595 (19.97%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 249 (8.36%)
Other services (except public administration): 147 (4.93%)
Public administration: 57 (1.91%)
CLASS OF WORKERPrivate wage and salary workers: 2,276 (76.4%)
Government workers: 320 (10.74%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 360 (12.08%)
Unpaid family workers: 23 (0.77%)
INCOME IN 1999Households: 2,767 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 318 (11.49%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 285 (10.3%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 450 (16.26%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 417 (15.07%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 460 (16.62%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 437 (15.79%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 248 (8.96%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 100 (3.61%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 32 (1.16%)
$200,000 or more: 20 (0.72%)
Median household income: $32,400
With earnings: 2,108 (76.18%)
--Mean earnings: $40,585
With Social Security income: 930 (33.61%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,304
With Supplemental Security Income: 125 (4.52%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,779
With public assistance income: 129 (4.66%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,895
With retirement income: 496 (17.93%)
--Mean retirement income: $17,859
Families: 1,714 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 75 (4.38%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 155 (9.04%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 263 (15.34%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 203 (11.84%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 351 (20.48%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 343 (20.01%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 214 (12.49%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 66 (3.85%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 24 (1.4%)
$200,000 or more: 20 (1.17%)
Median family income: $43,253
Per capita income: $19,276
Median earnings (dollars)Male full-time, year-round workers: $30,514
Female full-time, year-round workers: $27,518
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999Families: 172 (10.04%)
--With related children under 18 years: 141 (8.23%)
----With related children under 5 years: 72 (4.2%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 114 (6.65%)
--With related children under 18 years: 109 (6.36%)
----With related children under 5 years: 63 (3.68%)
Individuals: 816 (47.61%)
--18 years and over: 544 (31.74%)
----65 years and over: 103 (6.01%)
--Related children under 18 years: 259 (15.11%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 173 (10.09%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 322 (18.79%)
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