Farmington, ME

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2324740, place: Farmington CDP, Maine)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 3,644 (100%)
In labor force: 2,218 (60.87%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,218 (60.87%)
----Employed: 1,868 (51.26%)
----Unemployed: 350 (9.6%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 15.8%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 1,426 (39.13%)
Females 16 years and over: 2,227 (61.11%)
In labor force: 1,269 (34.82%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,269 (34.82%)
----Employed: 1,074 (29.47%)
Own children under 6 years: 156 (4.28%)
All parents in family in labor force: 56 (1.54%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,783 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,042 (58.44%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 229 (12.84%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 18 (1.01%)
Walked: 402 (22.55%)
Other means: 15 (0.84%)
Worked at home: 77 (4.32%)
Mean travel time to work: 18.2 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,868 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 607 (32.49%)
Service occupations: 438 (23.45%)
Sales and office occupations: 483 (25.86%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 27 (1.45%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 74 (3.96%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 239 (12.79%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 27 (1.45%)
Construction: 67 (3.59%)
Manufacturing: 152 (8.14%)
Wholesale trade.: 8 (0.43%)
Retail trade: 291 (15.58%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 26 (1.39%)
Information: 31 (1.66%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 135 (7.23%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 59 (3.16%)
Educational, health and social services: 664 (35.55%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 306 (16.38%)
Other services (except public administration): 78 (4.18%)
Public administration: 24 (1.28%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,492 (79.87%)
Government workers: 218 (11.67%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 149 (7.98%)
Unpaid family workers: 9 (0.48%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,560 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 349 (22.37%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 247 (15.83%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 249 (15.96%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 255 (16.35%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 254 (16.28%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 107 (6.86%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 80 (5.13%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 5 (0.32%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 14 (0.9%)
Median household income: $22,130

With earnings: 1,093 (70.06%)
--Mean earnings: $28,580
With Social Security income: 508 (32.56%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,332
With Supplemental Security Income: 90 (5.77%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,655
With public assistance income: 115 (7.37%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,388
With retirement income: 284 (18.21%)
--Mean retirement income: $10,485

Families: 688 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 145 (21.08%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 97 (14.1%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 42 (6.1%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 110 (15.99%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 135 (19.62%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 83 (12.06%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 65 (9.45%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 5 (0.73%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 6 (0.87%)
Median family income: $31,471

Per capita income: $12,455

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $31,296
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,385

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 215 (31.25%)
--With related children under 18 years: 197 (28.63%)
----With related children under 5 years: 97 (14.1%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 129 (18.75%)
--With related children under 18 years: 129 (18.75%)
----With related children under 5 years: 40 (5.81%)
Individuals: 1,056 (153.49%)
--18 years and over: 777 (112.94%)
----65 years and over: 27 (3.92%)
--Related children under 18 years: 279 (40.55%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 192 (27.91%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 500 (72.67%)

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