Bingham, ME

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2304965, place: Bingham CDP, Maine)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 678 (100%)
In labor force: 361 (53.24%)
--Civilian labor force: 361 (53.24%)
----Employed: 349 (51.47%)
----Unemployed: 12 (1.77%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 3.3%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 317 (46.76%)
Females 16 years and over: 355 (52.36%)
In labor force: 169 (24.93%)
--Civilian labor force: 169 (24.93%)
----Employed: 169 (24.93%)
Own children under 6 years: 57 (8.41%)
All parents in family in labor force: 34 (5.01%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 336 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 230 (68.45%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 61 (18.15%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 29 (8.63%)
Other means: 3 (0.89%)
Worked at home: 13 (3.87%)
Mean travel time to work: 23.9 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 349 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 85 (24.36%)
Service occupations: 52 (14.9%)
Sales and office occupations: 72 (20.63%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 15 (4.3%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 33 (9.46%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 92 (26.36%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 28 (8.02%)
Construction: 16 (4.58%)
Manufacturing: 100 (28.65%)
Wholesale trade.: 0 (0%)
Retail trade: 28 (8.02%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 19 (5.44%)
Information: 1 (0.29%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 12 (3.44%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 3 (0.86%)
Educational, health and social services: 82 (23.5%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 23 (6.59%)
Other services (except public administration): 20 (5.73%)
Public administration: 17 (4.87%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 244 (69.91%)
Government workers: 70 (20.06%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 35 (10.03%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 362 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 73 (20.17%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 40 (11.05%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 56 (15.47%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 64 (17.68%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 74 (20.44%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 34 (9.39%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 11 (3.04%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 7 (1.93%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 3 (0.83%)
Median household income: $26,500

With earnings: 251 (69.34%)
--Mean earnings: $31,073
With Social Security income: 135 (37.29%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,982
With Supplemental Security Income: 18 (4.97%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,022
With public assistance income: 34 (9.39%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,798
With retirement income: 69 (19.06%)
--Mean retirement income: $23,374

Families: 223 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 27 (12.11%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 17 (7.62%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 30 (13.45%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 56 (25.11%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 46 (20.63%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 27 (12.11%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 10 (4.48%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 7 (3.14%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 3 (1.35%)
Median family income: $29,950

Per capita income: $13,849

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $25,795
Female full-time, year-round workers: $17,083

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 42 (18.83%)
--With related children under 18 years: 31 (13.9%)
----With related children under 5 years: 12 (5.38%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 24 (10.76%)
--With related children under 18 years: 17 (7.62%)
----With related children under 5 years: 5 (2.24%)
Individuals: 182 (81.61%)
--18 years and over: 114 (51.12%)
----65 years and over: 16 (7.17%)
--Related children under 18 years: 67 (30.04%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 53 (23.77%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 48 (21.52%)

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