Saco, ME

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2364675, place: Saco city, Maine)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 13,060 (100%)
In labor force: 9,237 (70.73%)
--Civilian labor force: 9,227 (70.65%)
----Employed: 9,026 (69.11%)
----Unemployed: 201 (1.54%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 2.2%
--Armed Forces: 10 (0.08%)
Not in labor force: 3,823 (29.27%)
Females 16 years and over: 6,918 (52.97%)
In labor force: 4,593 (35.17%)
--Civilian labor force: 4,593 (35.17%)
----Employed: 4,491 (34.39%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,319 (10.1%)
All parents in family in labor force: 973 (7.45%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 8,870 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 7,306 (82.37%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 919 (10.36%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 57 (0.64%)
Walked: 258 (2.91%)
Other means: 62 (0.7%)
Worked at home: 268 (3.02%)
Mean travel time to work: 22.4 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 9,026 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 2,830 (31.35%)
Service occupations: 1,364 (15.11%)
Sales and office occupations: 2,692 (29.82%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 77 (0.85%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 842 (9.33%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,221 (13.53%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 81 (0.9%)
Construction: 630 (6.98%)
Manufacturing: 1,232 (13.65%)
Wholesale trade.: 389 (4.31%)
Retail trade: 1,290 (14.29%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 431 (4.78%)
Information: 185 (2.05%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 817 (9.05%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 682 (7.56%)
Educational, health and social services: 1,958 (21.69%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 721 (7.99%)
Other services (except public administration): 347 (3.84%)
Public administration: 263 (2.91%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 7,319 (81.09%)
Government workers: 1,046 (11.59%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 648 (7.18%)
Unpaid family workers: 13 (0.14%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 6,773 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 532 (7.85%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 503 (7.43%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 871 (12.86%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 769 (11.35%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,105 (16.31%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,782 (26.31%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 683 (10.08%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 390 (5.76%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 79 (1.17%)
$200,000 or more: 59 (0.87%)
Median household income: $45,105

With earnings: 5,376 (79.37%)
--Mean earnings: $51,534
With Social Security income: 1,666 (24.6%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,438
With Supplemental Security Income: 226 (3.34%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,702
With public assistance income: 252 (3.72%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,505
With retirement income: 1,096 (16.18%)
--Mean retirement income: $15,996

Families: 4,555 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 193 (4.24%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 231 (5.07%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 454 (9.97%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 431 (9.46%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 735 (16.14%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,452 (31.88%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 576 (12.65%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 359 (7.88%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 73 (1.6%)
$200,000 or more: 51 (1.12%)
Median family income: $52,724

Per capita income: $20,444

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $35,446
Female full-time, year-round workers: $25,585

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 322 (7.07%)
--With related children under 18 years: 226 (4.96%)
----With related children under 5 years: 128 (2.81%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 203 (4.46%)
--With related children under 18 years: 176 (3.86%)
----With related children under 5 years: 97 (2.13%)
Individuals: 1,372 (30.12%)
--18 years and over: 956 (20.99%)
----65 years and over: 243 (5.33%)
--Related children under 18 years: 383 (8.41%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 206 (4.52%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 521 (11.44%)

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