Rumford, ME

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2364255, place: Rumford CDP, Maine)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 3,800 (100%)
In labor force: 1,870 (49.21%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,870 (49.21%)
----Employed: 1,703 (44.82%)
----Unemployed: 167 (4.39%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 8.9%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 1,930 (50.79%)
Females 16 years and over: 2,041 (53.71%)
In labor force: 852 (22.42%)
--Civilian labor force: 852 (22.42%)
----Employed: 757 (19.92%)
Own children under 6 years: 368 (9.68%)
All parents in family in labor force: 237 (6.24%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,633 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,129 (69.14%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 307 (18.8%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 35 (2.14%)
Walked: 133 (8.14%)
Other means: 11 (0.67%)
Worked at home: 18 (1.1%)
Mean travel time to work: 15.4 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,703 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 443 (26.01%)
Service occupations: 363 (21.32%)
Sales and office occupations: 390 (22.9%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 11 (0.65%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 172 (10.1%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 324 (19.03%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 16 (0.94%)
Construction: 87 (5.11%)
Manufacturing: 389 (22.84%)
Wholesale trade.: 23 (1.35%)
Retail trade: 194 (11.39%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 51 (2.99%)
Information: 38 (2.23%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 68 (3.99%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 70 (4.11%)
Educational, health and social services: 368 (21.61%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 239 (14.03%)
Other services (except public administration): 75 (4.4%)
Public administration: 85 (4.99%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,342 (78.8%)
Government workers: 233 (13.68%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 120 (7.05%)
Unpaid family workers: 8 (0.47%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 2,201 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 426 (19.35%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 257 (11.68%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 421 (19.13%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 367 (16.67%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 291 (13.22%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 235 (10.68%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 136 (6.18%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 63 (2.86%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 5 (0.23%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $24,938

With earnings: 1,332 (60.52%)
--Mean earnings: $35,346
With Social Security income: 973 (44.21%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,064
With Supplemental Security Income: 180 (8.18%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,559
With public assistance income: 219 (9.95%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,158
With retirement income: 543 (24.67%)
--Mean retirement income: $11,350

Families: 1,281 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 139 (10.85%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 103 (8.04%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 238 (18.58%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 250 (19.52%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 206 (16.08%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 177 (13.82%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 100 (7.81%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 63 (4.92%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 5 (0.39%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $30,024

Per capita income: $15,199

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $37,617
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,734

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 194 (15.14%)
--With related children under 18 years: 118 (9.21%)
----With related children under 5 years: 76 (5.93%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 88 (6.87%)
--With related children under 18 years: 72 (5.62%)
----With related children under 5 years: 54 (4.22%)
Individuals: 902 (70.41%)
--18 years and over: 610 (47.62%)
----65 years and over: 131 (10.23%)
--Related children under 18 years: 287 (22.4%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 186 (14.52%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 286 (22.33%)

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