Brewer, ME

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2306925, place: Brewer city, Maine)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 7,179 (100%)
In labor force: 4,610 (64.22%)
--Civilian labor force: 4,588 (63.91%)
----Employed: 4,413 (61.47%)
----Unemployed: 175 (2.44%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 3.8%
--Armed Forces: 22 (0.31%)
Not in labor force: 2,569 (35.78%)
Females 16 years and over: 3,843 (53.53%)
In labor force: 2,246 (31.29%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,238 (31.17%)
----Employed: 2,144 (29.86%)
Own children under 6 years: 474 (6.6%)
All parents in family in labor force: 336 (4.68%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 4,344 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 3,697 (85.11%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 417 (9.6%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 24 (0.55%)
Walked: 79 (1.82%)
Other means: 8 (0.18%)
Worked at home: 119 (2.74%)
Mean travel time to work: 16.4 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 4,413 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 1,462 (33.13%)
Service occupations: 679 (15.39%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,404 (31.82%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 316 (7.16%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 552 (12.51%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 13 (0.29%)
Construction: 258 (5.85%)
Manufacturing: 362 (8.2%)
Wholesale trade.: 246 (5.57%)
Retail trade: 713 (16.16%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 206 (4.67%)
Information: 198 (4.49%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 168 (3.81%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 357 (8.09%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,246 (28.23%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 309 (7%)
Other services (except public administration): 215 (4.87%)
Public administration: 122 (2.76%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 3,623 (82.1%)
Government workers: 537 (12.17%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 242 (5.48%)
Unpaid family workers: 11 (0.25%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 3,879 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 462 (11.91%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 323 (8.33%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 440 (11.34%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 596 (15.36%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 745 (19.21%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 722 (18.61%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 354 (9.13%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 172 (4.43%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 30 (0.77%)
$200,000 or more: 35 (0.9%)
Median household income: $36,949

With earnings: 2,911 (75.05%)
--Mean earnings: $46,847
With Social Security income: 1,156 (29.8%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,620
With Supplemental Security Income: 128 (3.3%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,367
With public assistance income: 168 (4.33%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,416
With retirement income: 688 (17.74%)
--Mean retirement income: $14,925

Families: 2,389 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 164 (6.86%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 85 (3.56%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 229 (9.59%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 324 (13.56%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 519 (21.72%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 545 (22.81%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 309 (12.93%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 161 (6.74%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 30 (1.26%)
$200,000 or more: 23 (0.96%)
Median family income: $46,632

Per capita income: $20,158

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $35,016
Female full-time, year-round workers: $26,850

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 206 (8.62%)
--With related children under 18 years: 149 (6.24%)
----With related children under 5 years: 52 (2.18%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 117 (4.9%)
--With related children under 18 years: 112 (4.69%)
----With related children under 5 years: 32 (1.34%)
Individuals: 923 (38.64%)
--18 years and over: 646 (27.04%)
----65 years and over: 135 (5.65%)
--Related children under 18 years: 259 (10.84%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 212 (8.87%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 374 (15.66%)

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