South Portland, ME

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2371990, place: South Portland city, Maine)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 18,756 (100%)
In labor force: 13,199 (70.37%)
--Civilian labor force: 13,108 (69.89%)
----Employed: 12,674 (67.57%)
----Unemployed: 434 (2.31%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 3.3%
--Armed Forces: 91 (0.49%)
Not in labor force: 5,557 (29.63%)
Females 16 years and over: 10,092 (53.81%)
In labor force: 6,552 (34.93%)
--Civilian labor force: 6,536 (34.85%)
----Employed: 6,351 (33.86%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,564 (8.34%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,135 (6.05%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 12,565 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 10,326 (82.18%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,205 (9.59%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 140 (1.11%)
Walked: 279 (2.22%)
Other means: 223 (1.77%)
Worked at home: 392 (3.12%)
Mean travel time to work: 17.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 12,674 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 4,535 (35.78%)
Service occupations: 1,957 (15.44%)
Sales and office occupations: 3,889 (30.68%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 9 (0.07%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 870 (6.86%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,414 (11.16%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 21 (0.17%)
Construction: 585 (4.62%)
Manufacturing: 972 (7.67%)
Wholesale trade.: 516 (4.07%)
Retail trade: 1,851 (14.6%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 565 (4.46%)
Information: 506 (3.99%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 1,453 (11.46%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 1,094 (8.63%)
Educational, health and social services: 2,896 (22.85%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 1,020 (8.05%)
Other services (except public administration): 704 (5.55%)
Public administration: 491 (3.87%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 10,313 (81.37%)
Government workers: 1,630 (12.86%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 717 (5.66%)
Unpaid family workers: 14 (0.11%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 10,042 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 695 (6.92%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 615 (6.12%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,223 (12.18%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,241 (12.36%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 2,074 (20.65%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 2,442 (24.32%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 962 (9.58%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 569 (5.67%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 88 (0.88%)
$200,000 or more: 133 (1.32%)
Median household income: $42,770

With earnings: 8,016 (79.82%)
--Mean earnings: $54,209
With Social Security income: 2,818 (28.06%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,138
With Supplemental Security Income: 331 (3.3%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,968
With public assistance income: 356 (3.55%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,020
With retirement income: 1,859 (18.51%)
--Mean retirement income: $15,052

Families: 6,058 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 181 (2.99%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 158 (2.61%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 458 (7.56%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 701 (11.57%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,287 (21.24%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,819 (30.03%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 790 (13.04%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 466 (7.69%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 88 (1.45%)
$200,000 or more: 110 (1.82%)
Median family income: $52,833

Per capita income: $22,781

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $32,256
Female full-time, year-round workers: $28,630

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 296 (4.89%)
--With related children under 18 years: 235 (3.88%)
----With related children under 5 years: 115 (1.9%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 182 (3%)
--With related children under 18 years: 170 (2.81%)
----With related children under 5 years: 71 (1.17%)
Individuals: 1,523 (25.14%)
--18 years and over: 1,108 (18.29%)
----65 years and over: 239 (3.95%)
--Related children under 18 years: 369 (6.09%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 243 (4.01%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 740 (12.22%)

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