Portland, ME

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2360545, place: Portland city, Maine)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 53,543 (100%)
In labor force: 37,003 (69.11%)
--Civilian labor force: 36,931 (68.97%)
----Employed: 35,150 (65.65%)
----Unemployed: 1,781 (3.33%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.8%
--Armed Forces: 72 (0.13%)
Not in labor force: 16,540 (30.89%)
Females 16 years and over: 28,349 (52.95%)
In labor force: 18,295 (34.17%)
--Civilian labor force: 18,295 (34.17%)
----Employed: 17,549 (32.78%)
Own children under 6 years: 3,810 (7.12%)
All parents in family in labor force: 2,475 (4.62%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 34,626 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 24,477 (70.69%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 3,748 (10.82%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 1,533 (4.43%)
Walked: 3,097 (8.94%)
Other means: 540 (1.56%)
Worked at home: 1,231 (3.56%)
Mean travel time to work: 18.7 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 35,150 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 13,956 (39.7%)
Service occupations: 5,716 (16.26%)
Sales and office occupations: 10,017 (28.5%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 144 (0.41%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 1,845 (5.25%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 3,472 (9.88%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 173 (0.49%)
Construction: 1,453 (4.13%)
Manufacturing: 2,614 (7.44%)
Wholesale trade.: 1,309 (3.72%)
Retail trade: 4,734 (13.47%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 1,335 (3.8%)
Information: 1,718 (4.89%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 3,741 (10.64%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 3,925 (11.17%)
Educational, health and social services: 7,648 (21.76%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 3,736 (10.63%)
Other services (except public administration): 1,707 (4.86%)
Public administration: 1,057 (3.01%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 28,855 (82.09%)
Government workers: 3,736 (10.63%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 2,512 (7.15%)
Unpaid family workers: 47 (0.13%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 29,722 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 3,582 (12.05%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 2,178 (7.33%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 4,359 (14.67%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 4,473 (15.05%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 5,118 (17.22%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 5,382 (18.11%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 2,553 (8.59%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,258 (4.23%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 324 (1.09%)
$200,000 or more: 495 (1.67%)
Median household income: $35,650

With earnings: 23,458 (78.92%)
--Mean earnings: $48,011
With Social Security income: 7,254 (24.41%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,313
With Supplemental Security Income: 1,877 (6.32%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,134
With public assistance income: 1,602 (5.39%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,695
With retirement income: 4,045 (13.61%)
--Mean retirement income: $13,414

Families: 13,670 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 925 (6.77%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 543 (3.97%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,435 (10.5%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,652 (12.08%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 2,477 (18.12%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 3,227 (23.61%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,888 (13.81%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 930 (6.8%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 221 (1.62%)
$200,000 or more: 372 (2.72%)
Median family income: $48,763

Per capita income: $22,698

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $31,828
Female full-time, year-round workers: $27,173

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 1,331 (9.74%)
--With related children under 18 years: 1,165 (8.52%)
----With related children under 5 years: 612 (4.48%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 927 (6.78%)
--With related children under 18 years: 868 (6.35%)
----With related children under 5 years: 458 (3.35%)
Individuals: 8,844 (64.7%)
--18 years and over: 6,365 (46.56%)
----65 years and over: 1,000 (7.32%)
--Related children under 18 years: 2,370 (17.34%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 1,684 (12.32%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 4,551 (33.29%)

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