Limestone, ME

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2339265, place: Limestone CDP, Maine)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,184 (100%)
In labor force: 585 (49.41%)
--Civilian labor force: 570 (48.14%)
----Employed: 439 (37.08%)
----Unemployed: 131 (11.06%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 23%
--Armed Forces: 15 (1.27%)
Not in labor force: 599 (50.59%)
Females 16 years and over: 548 (46.28%)
In labor force: 227 (19.17%)
--Civilian labor force: 227 (19.17%)
----Employed: 215 (18.16%)
Own children under 6 years: 52 (4.39%)
All parents in family in labor force: 16 (1.35%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 454 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 345 (75.99%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 76 (16.74%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 9 (1.98%)
Other means: 16 (3.52%)
Worked at home: 8 (1.76%)
Mean travel time to work: 19.1 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 439 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 137 (31.21%)
Service occupations: 71 (16.17%)
Sales and office occupations: 84 (19.13%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 41 (9.34%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 30 (6.83%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 76 (17.31%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 49 (11.16%)
Construction: 19 (4.33%)
Manufacturing: 41 (9.34%)
Wholesale trade.: 29 (6.61%)
Retail trade: 49 (11.16%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 26 (5.92%)
Information: 0 (0%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 11 (2.51%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 29 (6.61%)
Educational, health and social services: 120 (27.33%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 27 (6.15%)
Other services (except public administration): 19 (4.33%)
Public administration: 20 (4.56%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 293 (66.74%)
Government workers: 113 (25.74%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 33 (7.52%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 366 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 50 (13.66%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 41 (11.2%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 54 (14.75%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 52 (14.21%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 90 (24.59%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 40 (10.93%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 18 (4.92%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 21 (5.74%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $33,600

With earnings: 290 (79.23%)
--Mean earnings: $33,102
With Social Security income: 103 (28.14%)
--Mean Social Security income: $8,184
With Supplemental Security Income: 26 (7.1%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,908
With public assistance income: 33 (9.02%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,959
With retirement income: 98 (26.78%)
--Mean retirement income: $23,283

Families: 263 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 11 (4.18%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 30 (11.41%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 46 (17.49%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 52 (19.77%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 61 (23.19%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 30 (11.41%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 12 (4.56%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 21 (7.98%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $34,250

Per capita income: $11,160

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $30,278
Female full-time, year-round workers: $15,948

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 18 (6.84%)
--With related children under 18 years: 11 (4.18%)
----With related children under 5 years: 6 (2.28%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 8 (3.04%)
--With related children under 18 years: 8 (3.04%)
----With related children under 5 years: 6 (2.28%)
Individuals: 328 (124.71%)
--18 years and over: 217 (82.51%)
----65 years and over: 0 (0%)
--Related children under 18 years: 39 (14.83%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 28 (10.65%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 253 (96.2%)

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