Van Buren, ME

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2378535, place: Van Buren CDP, Maine)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,942 (100%)
In labor force: 855 (44.03%)
--Civilian labor force: 855 (44.03%)
----Employed: 789 (40.63%)
----Unemployed: 66 (3.4%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 7.7%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 1,087 (55.97%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,049 (54.02%)
In labor force: 404 (20.8%)
--Civilian labor force: 404 (20.8%)
----Employed: 363 (18.69%)
Own children under 6 years: 116 (5.97%)
All parents in family in labor force: 64 (3.3%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 765 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 553 (72.29%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 83 (10.85%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 5 (0.65%)
Walked: 49 (6.41%)
Other means: 8 (1.05%)
Worked at home: 67 (8.76%)
Mean travel time to work: 17.2 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 789 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 211 (26.74%)
Service occupations: 191 (24.21%)
Sales and office occupations: 140 (17.74%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 14 (1.77%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 76 (9.63%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 157 (19.9%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 32 (4.06%)
Construction: 42 (5.32%)
Manufacturing: 66 (8.37%)
Wholesale trade.: 20 (2.53%)
Retail trade: 129 (16.35%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 62 (7.86%)
Information: 4 (0.51%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 10 (1.27%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 33 (4.18%)
Educational, health and social services: 282 (35.74%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 19 (2.41%)
Other services (except public administration): 44 (5.58%)
Public administration: 46 (5.83%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 562 (71.23%)
Government workers: 137 (17.36%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 86 (10.9%)
Unpaid family workers: 4 (0.51%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,005 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 257 (25.57%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 154 (15.32%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 158 (15.72%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 131 (13.03%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 158 (15.72%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 87 (8.66%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 21 (2.09%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 34 (3.38%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 5 (0.5%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $19,441

With earnings: 607 (60.4%)
--Mean earnings: $29,243
With Social Security income: 460 (45.77%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,431
With Supplemental Security Income: 150 (14.93%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,920
With public assistance income: 98 (9.75%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,366
With retirement income: 155 (15.42%)
--Mean retirement income: $12,584

Families: 616 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 49 (7.95%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 95 (15.42%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 114 (18.51%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 89 (14.45%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 141 (22.89%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 68 (11.04%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 21 (3.41%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 34 (5.52%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 5 (0.81%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $30,870

Per capita income: $13,225

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $27,917
Female full-time, year-round workers: $19,958

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 99 (16.07%)
--With related children under 18 years: 75 (12.18%)
----With related children under 5 years: 35 (5.68%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 41 (6.66%)
--With related children under 18 years: 36 (5.84%)
----With related children under 5 years: 29 (4.71%)
Individuals: 503 (81.66%)
--18 years and over: 376 (61.04%)
----65 years and over: 60 (9.74%)
--Related children under 18 years: 121 (19.64%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 88 (14.29%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 221 (35.88%)

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