Calais, ME

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2309585, place: Calais city, Maine)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 2,791 (100%)
In labor force: 1,578 (56.54%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,547 (55.43%)
----Employed: 1,426 (51.09%)
----Unemployed: 121 (4.34%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 7.8%
--Armed Forces: 31 (1.11%)
Not in labor force: 1,213 (43.46%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,520 (54.46%)
In labor force: 751 (26.91%)
--Civilian labor force: 751 (26.91%)
----Employed: 701 (25.12%)
Own children under 6 years: 200 (7.17%)
All parents in family in labor force: 112 (4.01%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,417 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,167 (82.36%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 115 (8.12%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 10 (0.71%)
Walked: 75 (5.29%)
Other means: 5 (0.35%)
Worked at home: 45 (3.18%)
Mean travel time to work: 14.1 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,426 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 377 (26.44%)
Service occupations: 352 (24.68%)
Sales and office occupations: 330 (23.14%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 17 (1.19%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 175 (12.27%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 175 (12.27%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 17 (1.19%)
Construction: 111 (7.78%)
Manufacturing: 277 (19.42%)
Wholesale trade.: 49 (3.44%)
Retail trade: 202 (14.17%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 34 (2.38%)
Information: 13 (0.91%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 67 (4.7%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 23 (1.61%)
Educational, health and social services: 331 (23.21%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 121 (8.49%)
Other services (except public administration): 80 (5.61%)
Public administration: 101 (7.08%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,133 (79.45%)
Government workers: 204 (14.31%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 89 (6.24%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,490 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 265 (17.79%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 249 (16.71%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 239 (16.04%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 168 (11.28%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 148 (9.93%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 206 (13.83%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 122 (8.19%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 57 (3.83%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 20 (1.34%)
$200,000 or more: 16 (1.07%)
Median household income: $24,623

With earnings: 951 (63.83%)
--Mean earnings: $46,904
With Social Security income: 575 (38.59%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,333
With Supplemental Security Income: 110 (7.38%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,469
With public assistance income: 108 (7.25%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,773
With retirement income: 249 (16.71%)
--Mean retirement income: $9,687

Families: 900 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 65 (7.22%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 105 (11.67%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 176 (19.56%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 85 (9.44%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 97 (10.78%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 164 (18.22%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 115 (12.78%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 57 (6.33%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 20 (2.22%)
$200,000 or more: 16 (1.78%)
Median family income: $39,118

Per capita income: $16,135

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $37,684
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,058

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 100 (11.11%)
--With related children under 18 years: 70 (7.78%)
----With related children under 5 years: 31 (3.44%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 51 (5.67%)
--With related children under 18 years: 44 (4.89%)
----With related children under 5 years: 20 (2.22%)
Individuals: 559 (62.11%)
--18 years and over: 413 (45.89%)
----65 years and over: 123 (13.67%)
--Related children under 18 years: 140 (15.56%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 86 (9.56%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 262 (29.11%)

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